At anatomy dinners, experts delve into how body parts function in both animals and people, and explain how the part is turned into food. (Photo: Jason Bartlett) When Dr. Jonathan Reisman was in ...

When danger strikes, humans usually have two choices — run or fight. But in the wild, some animals have figured out a third, much stranger option: drop part of their own body to survive. It’s called ...

Some warm-blooded animals are shapeshifting and getting larger beaks, legs and ears to better regulate their body temperatures as the planet gets hotter, according to a new review of existing research ...

In this activity, your child will play a game to match animals’ body parts. Together you will observe and compare body parts to match with other players’ animal cards. Then your child will explain the ...

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