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No one knows where whale sharks give birth. But a rare encounter with a baby whale shark could help solve one of the oceans' biggest mysteries.

Once alleged to have been introduced by a Nazi commander, the true story of Germany's raccoons is divisive and often wildly misunderstood.

From democratic honeybees to self-aware flies, there's plenty we can learn from creepy crawlies about how to make better decisions.

When you're visiting the seaside, a simple trick could stop seagulls from robbing you of your lunch.

Humans have become one of the world's greatest evolutionary forces. To survive our cities, animals from urban foxes to glass-climbing lizards are responding with extreme adaptation.

From antelopes to TVs, tiger sharks are far from picky eaters and will even brave hurricanes for a feast. Luckily, their extreme diet has upsides for others too.

Plans for the world's first octopus farm have been abandoned. As the controversial project folds, several nations and US states are banning octopus farming before it even begins.