Read more about the article Prehistoric Giant Sloths Had A Chainmail Armour Made Of A Bone Mesh To Stop Predators Sinking Their Teeth Into Them
Palaeontologists found hundreds of pieces of bone that were immersed inside the dermis of certain large extinct mammals, between 2 and 12 millimetres in diameter, whose age for the area is estimated to be greater than 20,000 years, in San Pedro , Argentina. (Newsflash)

Prehistoric Giant Sloths Had A Chainmail Armour Made Of A Bone Mesh To Stop Predators Sinking Their Teeth Into Them

Prehistoric giant sloths had a chainmail-like armour made of a bone mesh embedded in their skin to stop predators sinking their teeth and claws into them, according to new research.…

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Read more about the article Nearly 50 Dogs And Puppies Found In Horrific Conditions With Tumours And Ulcers On Their Emaciated Skin
One of the dogs rescued in Arucas in Gran Canaria in February 2022. (Newsflash)

Nearly 50 Dogs And Puppies Found In Horrific Conditions With Tumours And Ulcers On Their Emaciated Skin

These images show some of the 45 dogs and puppies that were found in horrific conditions in the Canary Islands, with their skin emaciated and various injuries including tumours and…

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Read more about the article Vets Use Skin From Frostbitten Tiger Cubs Leg To Replace Rotting Flesh On Her Face
An emaciated tiger cub with severe frostbite and a lower jaw injury was taken to operation in the veterinary clinic in the rehabilitation centre in Primorsky Krai, Russia, in December 2021. (Oleg Kabalik/Newsflash)

Vets Use Skin From Frostbitten Tiger Cubs Leg To Replace Rotting Flesh On Her Face

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This severely malnourished tiger cub that ended up with severe frostbite and on the verge of death has been rescued after it was separated from its mother and probably attacked…

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Read more about the article Brave Little Fish Risk Their Lives By Rubbing Against Great White Sharks To Exfoliate, Study Says
School of Pacific jack mackerel chaffing against a white shark at Guadalupe Island, Mexico. (Jesus Erick Higuera Rivas/Newsflash )

Brave Little Fish Risk Their Lives By Rubbing Against Great White Sharks To Exfoliate, Study Says

These small fish rub against great white sharks and a new study argues that it could be so they can exfoliate their skin and remove parasites. A team of researchers…

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Read more about the article Scientists Recreate What Twin Horned Flesh Eating Dinosaur With Scaly Skin Would Have Looked Like Using Fossil Remains
An up-close illustration of the Carnotaurus' horn which earned it the name 'carnivorous bull'

Scientists Recreate What Twin Horned Flesh Eating Dinosaur With Scaly Skin Would Have Looked Like Using Fossil Remains

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A flesh-eating dinosaur with horns that earned it the name 'carnivorous bull' has taken shape in a series of illustrations created by researchers studying fossil evidence, who also discovered it…

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Read more about the article Gold-Covered Torahs Among Historical Artefacts Seized During Anti-Smuggling Operation
A gold embellished Torah written on animal skin seized in the operation organized against historical artefacts smugglers in Edirne, Turkey on 2nd April 2021.

Gold-Covered Torahs Among Historical Artefacts Seized During Anti-Smuggling Operation

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Turkish cops have recovered two gold-covered Torahs, the Jewish holy book, which had been inscribed on animal skin after busting a historical artefact smuggling gang. The two holy books were…

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