Newly discovered snakes use curved teeth to pry snails from their shells
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New species of bright-yellow water frog discovered in Peru
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Crowdsourcing the Olinguito
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Bolivia’s golden bat: one of six new species found by the Smithsonian’s bat detective
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Commercial shipping lanes changed in Panama to save humpback whales
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Smithsonian scientists discover new carnivore: the olinguito
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Poison dart frog toxins best suited for deterring biting arthropods, research reveals
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Salamander DNA reveals evidence of older land connection between Central and South America
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Warming climate unlikely to cause near-term extinction of ancient Amazon trees, study says
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Fungal fidelity: some ants have been eating the same meal for 5 million years!
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First fish App from the Smithsonian free on iTunes. “The Smithsonian Guide to the Shore Fishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific”
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“Molynocoelia erwini,” a new species of fruit fly from Ecuador
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New “cloud-based” storage initiative to make vertebrate research collections available worldwide
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American Indian Museum to host public broadcasts focusing on the Inka Road
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Manakins, birds of tropical forests, form alliances for common good
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Stranding records are faithful reflection of live whale and dolphin populations, new study reveals
