animals

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After billions of years dominated by microscopic organisms, the Ediacaran period, which lasted from about 635 million to 539 million years ago, saw the emergence of the first animals.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

She said the sauropod would have been "too big" for a Megalosaurus to hunt, but if it had smaller animals around it the predator may have been "tracking the herd".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“We’re here to show you that we are also people that take care of our of animals, and we care for their well-being, and we do it with dignity.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Surveys last year were “so depressing,” Dagit said, with very few animals, and stretches that were essentially transformed into flat roads from all the sediment buildup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The animals began to quietly assemble as the cloaked fox and hazy badger quarreled.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman