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Year in Review Animals

2017 delivered amazing biology finds from organisms large and small

From elephants to tardigrades, lizards and larvaceans, Science News covered it all

tardigrade

I WILL SURVIVE  Scientists discovered some surprising biology among a diverse cadre of critters this year. Thanks to its impressive adaptations, one minuscule member, the tardigrade, may just outlive us all.    

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By Cassie Martin

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