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Emperor cichlids, large fish native to Lake Tanganyika in Africa, don't like being stared at, especially if someone's gaze is ...

Smithsonian researchers discovered who eats the most young blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay – it’s not people, or even fish, ...

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The findings by Smithsonian researchers could help experts better manage this crustacean's population. The creatures play ...

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A nightmarish eel is invading the Everglades and gobbling up native crayfish, a keystone species that is oblivious to the ...

Students who studied the crab egg predator include undergraduates Yinghui Wang, Dakota Tyson, Sawyer Kennedy, Isabella Check, ...