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Scientists accomplished a similar feat decades ago in a tiny roundworm, but that animal has a relatively simple body with far fewer cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

"The animal is just being the animal that a million years of evolution has produced," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Another cat, Purdy, was adopted from the local animal shelter to join Kaplanis’s other cat, Sheba, at the store.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

County Animal Care and Control has set up an animal shelter at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, according to the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

All complex animals have nerve cells, but no animal has as many nerve cells as humans do.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

"This shows how widespread docodonts were in the Northern Hemisphere and that this diverse group of animals developed very different lifestyles at an incredibly early stage," summarizes Martin.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

A family of Eurasian beavers was released at Paradise Fields in 2023, returning the animals to urban London for the first time in more than 400 years.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

René Descartes believed animals were soulless, unthinking automatons, though modern neuroscience has repeatedly disproven that one.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

Nations are steeling for a disappointing report card at this month's UN biodiversity summit, with governments falling short on their commitments to protect the plants, animals and ecosystems that sustain life on Earth.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

He’d been a little obsessed with animals back then, so first he’d pictured elephant seals waddling on top of official-looking papers.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix