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Plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae)
Eradication of Small Mammals Is Harming Vital Ecosystems
Frogs Singing in Malaysian Swamp at Dusk Judged to Be 'Most Beautiful Sound in the World'
Baby Elephant and His Doting Collective of Sisters, Cousins, and Aunts
A coral reef teeming with fish
Coastal Lights Are Tricking Coral Reefs and Harming Their Recovery
Spotted Hyenas Are Smart, Social, and Ruled by Females
Cigarette butts overflowing outdoor ashtray
It's Time to Ban Cigarette Filters
wildlife of asian elephants herd in the wild
Elephants Have Lost Nearly Two-Thirds of Their Habitat Across Asia
Bird flying toward window on sunny day
How Should I Care for a Stunned Bird After It Flies Into a Window?
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Best Bee Supply Companies
Tiny Treehopper Is One of the Mightiest Mothers
Beautiful Portrait of Two Cedar Waxwing Feeding on Berries in Pennsylvania
What's Going on With the Wildlife in Your Garden?
Plants and small barnacles growing on a piece of plastic
Unexpected Species Are Colonizing Rafts of Plastic Debris in the High Seas
European robin perched on a branch singing
9 Birds That Sing at Night
Darwin Fox
Darwin's Fox: Rare Photo Reveals of One of the Most Elusive Creatures on Earth
Freshwater turtle basking at night
Turtles Around the World Are Basking in Moonlight
A wild sand cat kitten
Morocco’s Tiny Sand Cats Reveal Behavior Never Before Seen in Wild Cats
Fantastic Arctic Foxes Defy the Odds in Iceland
A bright green with yellow edges and yellow around its eyes, the spicebush swallowtail caterpillar on a leaf looks very snake-like.
8 Spectacular Caterpillars That Look Like Snakes
South polar skua, Stercorarius maccormicki, resting in the snow
Entire Populations of Antarctic Birds Failed to Breed Last Year Because of Extreme Snowstorms
closeup of spider foot
The Odd, Adorable Mystery of Hairy Spider Feet
Meet the World’s Only Completely Freshwater Seal
A cougar swimming in the water
Swimming Cougars Take to the Sea, Astonishing Researchers in the Pacific Northwest
Cheetah standing on a dead branch using it as a advantage point
Cheetahs Can't Roar, They Meow Instead
Prothonotary Warbler Perched on Branch
Get Outside for the Great Backyard Bird Count
Indian Pangolin or Anteater (Manis crassicaudata) one of the most traffic wildlife species
Operation Pangolin: New Initiative Launched to Save World’s Most Trafficked Wild Mammal
The Incredible Secret Lives of Sea Lilies and Feather Stars
A large, colorful frog holds on to a branch
Trippy New Stream Frog Named After J.R.R. Tolkien
A cockatoo using the first of two tools to reach a cashew.
Cockatoos Use and Transport Toolsets, a Behavior Thought Exclusive to Humans and Chimps
An adorable tiny mouse eating some seeds
9-Year-Old Pocket Mouse Named 'Oldest Living Mouse in Human Care'
Photographer Waited in a River Nightly for 4 Years to Get This Singular Shot of a Beaver
Closeup of one single tufted titmouse titmice bird sitting perched on tree branch during heavy winter snow colorful in Virginia with flower buds
How to Take Care of Backyard Birds in the Winter
The heart-shaped light of a firefly in close-up
These Fireflies Flirt With Heart-Shaped Lanterns
groundhog surrounded by dry leaves and small plants
Secrets of the Groundhog Revealed
Photograph of honey bees in a hive
Here is What’s Happening to US Honey Bees
A crow on a rock
Crows Have a Human-Like Grammar Skill, Scientists Find
sand dollars at the bottom of the ocean
Sea Urchins Keep Surviving as Marine Life Deteriorates in the Florida Keys
African Elephants
12 Animals With the Longest Gestation Period
Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) on Green Algae
9 Fascinating Facts About Starfish
Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
World’s Heaviest Birds Might Be Self-Medicating
Firework Display At Night
Fireworks Have Long-Lasting Impact on Wild Birds
Ted Dennard at a beekeeping workshop.
Educating Kids About the Importance of Bees
Octopus with arms extended swimming in blue water
What’s the Difference Between Squid and Octopuses?
Close-Up Of Orb-Weaving Spider On Web
Male Spiders Fight Less When There Are More Females Around
Union Island gecko on a finger
Colorful Gecko Has an Amazing Success Story in Caribbean
Rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago
Female Monkeys Purposefully Have Fewer Friends As They Age
Orange Shrimps Swimming In Sea
What’s the Difference Between Shrimp and Prawns?
Mantidactylus augustini frog in Madagascar
20 New Gurgling, Creaking Frog Species Named in Madagascar
p-22 mountain lion in front of Hollywood sign
California Celebrity Mountain Lion P-22 Is Euthanized
Copper headed Trinket Snake ready to strike, Indonesia
20 of the World's Most Venomous Snakes
Chimp Fiona shows her mother a leaf
For Chimps, This Small Gesture Is a Big Deal
9 Uncanny Facts About Crows
Sea star off the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
12 Animals That Reproduce Asexually
Rainbow Lorikeet
14 Dazzling Types of Parrots
a group of white alpacas against a blurry mountain background
8 Things You Didn't Know About Alpacas
Northern Parula male singing in breeding territory.
What Is Intraspecific Competition?
Sea otter floating in water with pup sleeping on its stomach
59 Endearing Names for Baby Animals
Two gray Irawaddy dolphins poke their heads out of the water
14 Most Endangered Whales, Porpoises, and Dolphins
bull shark off the coast of Mozambique
11 Incredible Facts About Bull Sharks
Peregrine falcon flying with lake in background
What's the Difference Between Hawks and Falcons?

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