High up from the forest floor, birds flit from limb to limb and weave their homes from leafy foliage, seemingly safe from ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey. Pythons can eat prey over 100% of their body mass, including deer and bobcats.

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