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Why Did Snakes Lose Their Legs? And 9 More Animal Mysteries

NYT - Home Page

By: Emily Anthes and Stella Raine Chu

2 November 2026 at 10:00

There are more than 1.5 million known zoological species on Earth, with at least as many enigmas. Here are our top 10.