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Was this 33-foot monster anaconda the longest on record? Click here to discover the largest anaconda ever found.

Today, rock wallabies rarely stray far from the safety of their rocky shelters. But the fossil record tells a very different ...

The monk parakeet is one of 25 tropical parrot species that have gone from pet to wild animal across 23 U.S. states.

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