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Watch a hippo get the royal treatment from cleaning carp.

It's Christmas time in Florida, a time when neighbors get together to share some holiday cheer. But at this Christmas party, some might say they share too much.

July 10, 2008—Hawaii's Kilauea volcano—which has been erupting for 24 years now—continues to spew lava during its latest active spurt from fissures far below the crater.©...

One of the largest fish in the world, the Mekong giant catfish grows to 10 feet and 650 pounds. Despite its size, it is a gentle giant that survives on a diet of plant matter and algae.

July 22, 2008—Parts of the Northern Hemisphere will soon see a rare total solar eclipse. Find out how it works, where to watch, and more.

July 10, 2008— A recently formed tunnel in Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier collapsed on Wednesday. This is the first time in decades such an event has occurred during the Southern...

August 21, 2008—A starving humpback whale calf—apparently orphaned and trying to suckle yachts near Sydney, Australia, for the past several days—will likely be euthanized, according to...

These hawks live in the Sonoran Desert and work together to get their dinner.

Watch a frilled lizard running with its frill fully opened. What a way to scare away predators!

August 21, 2008—Forty thousand costumed revelers took to the streets in Tokushima, Japan, where some dancers emulate "drunken fools" in remembrance of a sake-infused 15th-century celebration.