Tag: Animals - Page 7
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Light Pollution May Actually Help Some Migratory Birds
According to new research, coastal light pollution may help migratory birds forage for food during their typically lean wintering period.
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Unusual Friendship Between Kira the Dog and a School of Dolphins! (Video)
While seeing dogs and dolphins play together isn't very common, it's certainly not impossible. Check out this video of Kira and her friends!
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22 Treasures on View at London's Natural History Museum
Objects on view in the museum's new gallery range from the dodo bird to the Great Auk, Charles Darwin's pigeons, and the UK's only piece of moon rock.
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Up Close: The Amazingly Beautiful Clouded Leopard!
Let's take a moment to appreciate this threatened species from South-East Asia.
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Nature Blows My Mind! The Multi-Generation, 2,500 Mile Monarch Butterfly Migration
The only insect to make an annual seasonal migration over such distances, the journey is so long it takes four generations of butterflies to make each trip. Amazing!
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Caption Contest Winners! A Wink You'll Never Forget
Our top five captions for this contest are in!
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How Long Does it Take to Discover a New Species, Anyway?
Some species discoveries happen in a flash, but a new study has found that the "average shelf-life" between initial identification and final description is more than 20 years.
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Norway's Plans to Kill Wolves Reveals Lack of Environmental Values
George Monbiot's column rips apart Norways plans for wolves and other Red List species.
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Caption Contest: A Wink You'll Never Forget
This photo is begging for a caption -- and yours could win the contest!
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Lonesome George May Not Have Been the Last of His Species
On a remote island in the Galapagos, hybrid turtles have been found that suggest a long-lost purebred companion for the late Lonesome George may survive.
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New Mexico Gun Store Sponsors Coyote Killing Contest
A gun store owner is hosting a contest to see who can kill the most coyotes this weekend, offering guns as a prize.
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Contagious Cancer May Send Endangered Tasmanian Devil Into Extinction
A strange contagious cancer that began in 1996 is threatening to wipe out the entire species. Researchers are finding out that the cancer is evolving to become even more complex.
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Rare White Humpback Whale Spotted Near Norway
While the chance to gaze upon a pod of majestic humpback whales swimming wild and free in the wild would certainly be enough to stir delight in any nature-loving seafarer, spotting Moby Dick's doppelgänger is another thing altogether.
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Wildlife Services Worker Posts Graphic Photos Depicting Wild Animal Abuse
Several conservation groups are now petitioning to have him fired.
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Caption Contest Winners: Llama On The Bus
Our top five captions for this contest are in!
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The Incredible Story of an Elephant Who Derailed a Train to Defend His Herd
Some of the most harrowing stories of animals defying human encroachment have likely been lost to the ages. But thankfully not this one
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Caption Contest: Llama On The Bus
This photo is begging for a caption -- and yours could win the contest!
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Photo of the Day: Mustangs Gallop at Dawn
Enjoy this bit of beauty on your Monday morning.
