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Animals

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moon bear performs at a circus in Vietnam

No More Bikes and Dancing for These Circus Bears

Friendly Pelicans Have Better Luck Mating

Can We Save Africa's Great Apes?

What's a Safe Distance Between Humans and Wildlife?
Florida’s Iconic Manatees Are in Trouble
How You Can Make Playing Fetch More Sustainable
A Herd of Wild Elephants Is Wandering Around China
Drone Pilot Rescues Animals After Natural Disasters
Sharks Use Earth's Magnetic Field as a GPS to Navigate the Ocean
How Turning off Half a Building's Lights Saves Birds
Are Your Neighbors Freaking Out About Snakes?
Why Filmmakers Gave Guinea Pigs Their Own Documentary
Puppies Are Born Able to Communicate With People
DNA Test Saves Thousands of Bizarre Turtles
Photographer Follows Hummingbirds From Alaska to Argentina
There Are More Than 50 Billion Birds in the World
Upcycled Pet Treats Are Made With Misfit and Surplus Produce
Pet Tiger Seen Roaming in Houston Now in a Sanctuary
Swifts Can Fly More Than 500 Miles in a Day
Bushbabies Are Cute. Is That Threatening Their Conservation?
Most People Aren't Giving Up On Their Pandemic Puppies
20 Companies Produce More Than 50% of the World's Single-Use Plastic
Denver Zoo's Sloth Exhibit Teaches Visitors About Palm Oil
Pet Poisonings Increased at Home During the Pandemic
Red-Bellied Lemur Born at UK Zoo
Why Bigger Bumblebees Are Earlier Risers
The Real Reason Why Shell Aims for ‘Net-Zero’
Why Grumpy Dogs Can Be Smart Learners
Bug-Based Dog Treats Reduce Your Pet's Carbon Footprint
Grease-Covered Baby Fox Rescued on Railroad Tracks
Biologist Followed the 10,000-Mile Butterfly Migration on Her Bike
Want Eye Contact With Your Dog? These 4 Factors Play a Role
‘Horrible Hundred’ Report Uncovers Problem Puppy Mill Breeders
How Light Pollution Affects Migratory Birds in the UK
New York Could Ban Pet Stores From Selling Dogs, Cats, and Rabbits
Former Circus Elephants Settle Into Refuge Home
South Africa to Ban Lion Breeding in Captivity
Baby Mantis Shrimp Throw a Killer Punch
How the Pandemic Has Made Things Worse for Elephants in Thailand
What's With All the Dog Poop Bags?
Penguin's Cataract Surgery Saves His Vision
Walk Your Dog, Pick up Trash
Dolphins Are Smart Team Players That Learn 'Names' of Friends
50 Dogs Rescued From a Former Dog Meat Farm in South Korea
Some Animals Need Both Friends and Enemies for Survival
African Elephant Range Is Just 17% of What It Could Be
Critically Endangered Gorilla Born at Jacksonville Zoo
Your Dog Gets Jealous Just Imagining You With Another Canine, Study Finds
Why Do Male Gorillas Beat Their Chests?
Rescued Blind and Deaf Puppies Are Incredibly Joyful
How Speed Bumps Are Saving Endangered Monkeys
Photo of Extremely Elusive Antelope is a First
Majority of World's Flights Taken by a Small Minority of Elite Travelers
How People Make Some Squirrels Better Problem Solvers
Here's What's Killing Bald Eagles in the US
Teen Makes 1,000 Bow Ties to Help Pets Get Adopted
Do Animals Deserve Personal Pronouns?
Africa's Elephants Are Now Separate Species and Both Are Endangered
Do Octopuses Dream?
Human Disturbances Force Animals to Move 70% Farther to Survive
Philadelphia Turns Out the Lights to Save Migrating Birds
Birds Learn to Skip Fast Butterflies and Their Look-Alikes
How Clean Are a Service Dog’s Feet?
Insects Can Fake Death for an Hour to Evade Predators
What Happens When Bearded Seals Aren’t Loud Enough
Is There Kangaroo in Your Shoes?
These Sea Slugs Can Lose Their Heads Then Grow New Bodies
Butterflies are Disappearing in the Western US
People Drove Less During the Pandemic, But Car Crash Fatalities Rose 24%. Why?
Cuttlefish Pass ‘Marshmallow Test,’ Showing Impressive Self-Control
Frog's Lungs Act Like Noise-Canceling Headphones
Nature Disappears Online for World Wildlife Day
One-Third of the World’s Freshwater Fish Face Extinction
Polar Bears, Northern Lights, and Enjoying Nature During the Pandemic
What's Happening to Polar Bears and Narwhals as Arctic Ice Melts
Meet Skipper the 'Miracle' Puppy Born with 6 Legs, 2 Tails
Borders Harm Non-Human Climate Refugees Too
Animal Rescue Has Helped 1 Million Street Dogs Worldwide
Dragonflies Do Backflips Even When Unconscious
Climate Change Likely Drove Large Animal Extinction
Volunteers Rescue 2,500 Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles in Texas
Barred Owl Rescued from Fireplace
Habitat Loss and Deforestation Are Stressing Out Animals
Vampire Bat Adopts an Orphaned Pup
Giraffes with Large Groups of “Friends” Live Longer
Dramatic Bushfire Image Wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award
How We Ended Up With an Invasive Species as a Pet
Noise Pollution Makes Crickets Less Picky When Mating
Gifted Dogs Learn New Words Rapidly
Germany Wants to Ban the Mass Culling of Male Chicks
Rhino Poaching Has Declined in South Africa During Lockdown
Pet Pantries Meet Rising Need During Pandemic
Naked Mole-Rats Speak in Community Dialects
Overfishing Has Caused Shark, Ray Population to Plummet by 71%
Litter Creates Habitat for Animals in Rivers
Why Women Have Had a Great Impact on Dog-Human Relationships
Puppies in Patagonia Will Grow Up To Protect Pumas
Bats With White-Nose Syndrome Choose Habitats Where Disease Thrives
How a Warming Future Could Threaten Baby Sharks
Mountain Gorillas Are Friendly with Some Neighbors
Dwarf Giraffes Discovered in the Wild
Why Red Squirrels Depend on Good Neighbors
New Population of Blue Whales Heard in the Indian Ocean
Warming Oceans May Be Causing Sea Stars to 'Drown'
Helping Pandas Doesn't Always Help Their Neighbors
Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to End Wildlife Markets and Wildlife Trade
Your Dog Just Had an Amazing Year
Man Rescues 16 Pets From Burning Building
Online Wildlife Trade is Thriving Despite COVID-19 Risk
Artist's Intricate Jeweled Insect Art Creates Precious, Imaginary Organisms
Monarch Butterflies Aren't Getting Endangered Species Protection
Last Animals Removed From Notorious Zoo in Pakistan
Plastic Bags and Packaging Are Among Most Lethal for Marine Animals
Flashy Lizards Attract More Predators and Mates
In Rare Event, 90,000 Turtles Hatch on a Beach in Brazil
Meet the Treehugger Puppies (and Learn Their Names)
Audubon Christmas Bird Count Kicks Off
Honey Bees Use a Clever Tool to Fight Off Giant Hornets
Bison Recovering, But 31 Other Species Now Extinct
Help Us Name the Treehugger Foster Puppies
A Herd of Elephants is Rewilding Virunga National Park
It's ‘Dumping Season' in the Animal Rescue World
Pets Offer Physical Comfort in Times of Stress
Winning Comedy Pet Photos Are Silly Fun
House Passes 'Tiger King' Bill to Ban Most Big Cat Ownership
'World's Loneliest Elephant' Makes a Friend
Vote for Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award
Newly Discovered Primate is Already Critically Endangered
Photo Awards Find Rollicking Humor in Nature
Owl Rescued from Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
Rescued Black Bear and Cub Safe in Texas Sanctuary
Why (and How) Groups of Animals Fight
Why Some Songbirds Coax Their Young Out of the Nest Early
Trained Dog Sniffs Out Massive Cache of Illegal Rhino Horns and Lion Parts
How Unnatural Light and Noise Affect Birds
First Shelter Dog Heads to the White House
Male Fin Whales Spread Their Songs Across the Sea
Purina Launches Insect-Based Pet Foods
Leopard Population in Northern China is on the Rise
Denmark to Cull 15 Million Mink Due to Coronavirus Concern
Donate Your Leftover Pumpkins to the Pigs
Moon Bears Rescued From Bile Farm
100 Bison Released on Tribal Land in South Dakota
Gray Wolves Lose Protections Under Endangered Species Act
Chimps, Like People, Get Picky About Friends as They Age
Nearly 200 Dogs Rescued from Dog Meat Farms
Ghoulish New Wasp Species May Be a 'Parasite of a Parasite'
This Baby Gorilla Is Being Hand-Reared By Zookeepers
American Pika is Resilient in Face of Climate Change
Wild Giant Pandas Star in New PBS Special
How Oil Spills Affect Birds
Scarlet Macaws Released Into Guatemalan Nature Reserve
Crickets and Katydids Sing Louder in the Suburbs
Shorebirds More Likely to Divorce After Successful Mating
Tasmanian Devils Return to Australia After 3,000 Years
Critically Endangered Orangutan Born at UK Zoo
National Zoo Reveals Panda Cub is a Boy
Dozens of Mammals Could be Susceptible to the Coronavirus, Study Shows
Israel Intends to Ban Sales of Fur
Swearing Parrots Removed From View at UK Wildlife Park
This Rescue is Building Tiny Homes for Shelter Dogs
Here's Why Butterflies Need Shade
Pets Linked to Better Well-Being During Pandemic
Do Rats Like to Be Tickled?
The Problem with Fast-Growing Broiler Chickens
Male Baboons Live Longer When They Have Female Friends
Labradoodles Are More Poodle Than Lab
How Shipwrecks Help Marine Predators
Wildlife Populations Plummet by 68% in the Last 50 Years
Mysterious Singing Dogs Emerge From Extinction After 50 Years
Fostering Puppies During the Pandemic
Old Male Elephants are Key to Their Societies
There Are 5 Types of Cat Owners, Researchers Say
Meet the London Zoo's New Baby Sloth
Free-Roaming Dogs Keep Pandas From Thriving
Black and White Tegu Lizard Spotted for First Time in South Carolina
Mountain Lions Adapt to Save Energy in New Terrain
3 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Feed Bread to Ducks
Cow Yoga Sparks Hindu Cleric's Concern
Tiny Elephant Shrew Species Rediscovered After 50 Years
Songbirds Sing Better After Warming Up First
Many Animal Species May Be Vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2
Wolverines Return to Mount Rainier National Park After 100-Plus Years
Dogs Must Be Walked Twice A Day in Germany Under Proposed New Law

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