In its temporary home at a laboratory aquarium in China, a river creature began to “dance.” The small animal twisted its shell in circles, sometimes changing direction. Scientists watched the animal.

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Scientists found a small animal in a river of Guangxi that uses its shell to “dance” and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Xu Cheng Wei and Yue Ming He via Chen, He, Wang and Pan ...