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First-ever Live Exhibit of One of New York State’s Rarest Animals at Ithaca’s Museum of the Earth

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Sept. 10, 2025 — One of the rarest New York species lives near Syracuse. It is a tiny and jewel-like animal called the Chittenango ovate amber snail (COAS). This special land snail ...
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Purple is nature's rarest colour but purple animals do exist: Meet 9 beautiful, incredible purple animals that look like they've been painted

The violet carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea) is a rare and exotic-looking bee that can grow up to 3cm. It has a striking ...

From Himalayan wolf to Purple Frogs: 7 rare animals you did not know existed in India

Here is a look at some of the rare animals you did not know existed in India. Rare animals that exist in India Lion-tailed ...

5 electric blue animals that seem to be painted with ocean water

The ocean is home to some of the most stunning colours in nature, but few are as mesmerising as the vibrant electric blue ...
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Reader’s Vote: Which Of These Cool-Looking Animals Is The Most Mind-Blowing?

The natural world is home to some truly bizarre creatures, so strange yet fascinating that they seem more alien than Earth-born. Some are extremely rare, glimpsed only a handful of times due to ...
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'Major milestone': Rare animal reintroduced to California national park

Dozens of rare amphibians boarded a helicopter from the Bay Area last week, unaware of the journey that was ahead: a 250-mile flight to their new home in a national park. Yellow-legged frogs were once ...