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To save these shorebirds, scientists are tracking every ‘step’ of their 9000-mile migration | Blog |…
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New tracking technologies are uncovering the flight paths of endangered shorebirds — and the obstacles they face along the way.
On a tidal mudflat in Chile, a group of scientists…
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Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin Fact Sheet | Blog | Nature
A golden-headed lion tamarin, Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil. Credit: Photography Joseph Shepherdson © BBC NHU
Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas): a lion tamarin endemic to Brazil.
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Using Education to Promote Diversity in Conservation | Blog | Nature
For a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, Shannen and Edna picked up empanadas made by a local restaurant and decorated a space at the Central Park Zoo. Photo credit ©WCS.
This year for Hispanic Heritage Month, we bring you a…
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Cuttlefish Fact Sheet | Blog | Nature
Cuttlefish: marine mollusks of the order Sepiida.
Kingdom: | AnimaliaPhylum: | MolluscaClass: | CephalopodaOrder: | Sepiida
There are more than 120 species of cuttlefish. They are found in the order Sepiida and are grouped into six…
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Turning Point or Tipping Point? The Future of the Amazon Hangs in the Balance | Blog | Nature
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One year ago, world leaders, investors, and environmental advocates…
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Support for Rangers Is Critical to Meet Tiger Recovery Goals and Biodiversity | Blog | Nature
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Siberian tiger walking in snow. Photo credit: ANO WCS and…
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Peacock Mantis Shrimp Fact Sheet | Blog | Nature
Credit: Cédric Péneau/ Wikimedia Commons
Peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus): large, colorful mantis shrimp
AKA: harlequin or painted mantis shrimp
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AMA with “Spy in the Ocean” Filmmakers | Blog | Nature
Spy Coconut Octopus facing camera. Credit: Ben McCulloch Trayner / © John Downer Productions
New animatronic spy creatures explore the seas and capture never-before-seen animal behavior in NATURE’s four-part series Spy in the Ocean. The…
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Platypus Fact Sheet | Blog | Nature
Platypus among sticks. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Credit: Credit: © Pete Walsh
Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus): semiaquatic, egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia.
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The Bison Are Back Thanks to Native Nations | Blog | Nature
Bison and calves, Wolakota Buffalo Range, Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota. © WWF-US / Clay Bolt
In Ken Burns’ two-part documentary, The American Buffalo, the bison’s tale is interwoven with the recent history of the Indigenous Peoples…
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