1. Feeding frenzy
More than 30 small earthquakes, most too small to feel, shook the island of Hawaii in the past two weeks.
The tremors are signs of magma moving underground, feeding two on-going eruptions at Kilauea volcano.
2. Strange species
Beelzebub's bat, a walking catfish and a frog that sounds like a bird are among 126 species introduced to science in just a year in the incredibly diverse Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia, according to a report released this week by the conservation group World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
3. MINE!
Keepers at the San Diego Zoo have been having a hard time getting panda cub Xiao Liwu to sit still during his regular check-ups. But this week they found that, much like a toddler, the fidgety bear calms down when he has a toy to play with.
4. Crucial additions
The Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) Bronx Zoo in New York has welcomed five extremely rare Chinese yellow-headed box turtles.
The hatching marks a significant population boost for the species, since there are only estimated to be 150 left in the wild.
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