Wild Things

Slate's animal blog.

[Roberta Kravette @WildlifeDest]

Actually, wolves do NOT howl at the moon. Here’s why they do howl. By @LanceRichardson https://t.co/UcRdkLSKVn via @SlateWild

[Ashton Bio Preserve @ashtonpreserve]

The sad story of how we almost ate many species of #turtle into extinction. By @AlongsideWild: https://t.co/SG1SLrlFQe via @SlateWild

[Wyatt Whystinger @Whystinger]

@rachelakatz @AlongsideWild @SeanSterrett @SlateWild People used to call me nuts for helping turtles cross the roads. Someone's gotta care

[Rachel E. Gross @rachelegross]

I write about the evolution of...EARS! http://t.co/Wp9qZrESWz via @Slate @SlateWild

[Joan Silk @jbsilk1]

More opportunistic adaptations in Darwins finches @BittelMeThis: http://t.co/go807za0k4 via @SlateWild

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Howler monkeys make you want to sing the R-rated version of "Do Your Ears Hang Low." By @BittelMeThis: https://t.co/u1xDLZPati via @Slate

[Teena Maddox @teena_maddox]

Who knew peacocks were such, well, peacocks??? I think I've dated this guy. @RachelEGross: http://t.co/oKJaA4Rnl3 @SlateWild

[Mary Emma Young @MaryEmmaWrites]

Between this #hummingbird article and the rampaging #koala video, I don't know what to believe in // http://t.co/DNjrI0GPHI via @SlateWild

[Wild Things @SlateWild]

Sex is overrated. These smalltooth sawfish sharks do just fine without it, thank you very much. @RachelEGross: http://t.co/BMIxAthsgZ @Slate

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An absolutely SMASHING video: Watch a chimp take down a drone. By @_ajmccarthy: http://t.co/jQUJKDZFVq via @Slate

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Thank you for your service! @AlongsideWild @TheBirdist

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Need a snake ID? Ask the best biologist on Twitter: @AlongsideWild. By @TheBirdist http://t.co/n6scCOdVId via @Slate

[Wild Things @SlateWild]

You gotta hear these birds' ping-pong calls--and see great documentary on Nature tonight. By @TheBirdist http://t.co/WlvTRigj76 via @Slate

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A cougar hid in a crawl space, and the media went wild. @jgold85 on how NOT to treat mountain lion P-22. http://t.co/Heew3TK6io via @Slate

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For Easter: 5 of evolution's pointiest, bulkiest, sneakiest, smelliest, and shiniest eggs. By @rdeatsman http://t.co/4Zj4F4FpwT via @Slate

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Carry your binoculars & three forms of ID. Rules for the Black Birdwatcher by @1blackbirder @BirdNoteRadio http://t.co/aBw5RoH7dv via @Slate

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What Happens if You're Bitten by a Black Widow? VIDEO. http://t.co/H8T0WEfzcs via @slate

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What's worse than being a circus elephant? Being a circus elephant with TB. By @nathaliaholt on #WorldTBDay http://t.co/K2WhegLawZ @Slate

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*Fascinating* videos of a praying mantis jumping. By @benmirin http://t.co/1atghoqDWC via @Slate

[Benjamin Mirin @benmirin]

Baby praying mantises jump with incredible speed and accuracy. Let me show you how! --> http://t.co/Jz7KPsUxmy via @Slate and @SlateWild