The animal kingdom mirrors our own in many ways, like how animals care for their young. Just as humans hire babysitters or ...

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These thick, plump lips have puzzled researchers for years, leaving them to wonder what drives this curious evolutionary ...

Scientists reveal the genetic secret behind the thick lips of African cichlids, linked to parallel evolution and proteins.

Species that are popular in the ornamental fish trade are very adaptive by nature. This virtue helps them easily adapt to ...

Train them to swim through hoops or follow your finger — they love the challenge. They recognize faces, learn tricks, and ...

Aquatic business has grown to include more than 180 display tanks and 12 outdoor ponds. Bill Ballard shines a flashlight onto a male Zaire blue moba as it swims in a tank at Prairie Creek Aquatics, ...

White flowerhorn cichlid. Image by lienyuan lee, CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. Cichlid fish exhibit sophisticated parenting with both parents passionately guarding their eggs and young. In some ...

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