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In lieu of seal meat, polar bears will resort to eating anything that looks edible, including mineral-rich kelp. Here, one chows down on a fresh batch
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Polar bears will spar relentlessly with each other whenever they meet in summer. It's friendly and sociable, but also a good way to establish hierarchy
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Bernard Lynch was an engineer fitter at British aviation firm Martin-Baker. But his main claim to fame was as the fearless test subject
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Over the past half century, Leatherback turtle numbers have suffered a disastrous decline of almost 70%
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The Isthmus of Panama has witnessed some of the greatest movement of animal species in history. Today, rapid urbanization has accelerated deforestation
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On October 10, 2006, Atlantic Airways Flight 670 overran the runway at Stord Airport in Norway, and careened off a nearby cliff
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The Titanic was specifically constructed to survive a high-impact collision like the one that sunk her
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On April 5, 1991, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 was making a routine landing. Suddenly, the plane tilts dangerously to the left
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A wildlife photographer spots a swimming polar bear, completing the last lap of its summer migration. It's the perfect photo op
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Residents of the valley of Vajont in Italy had reservations about a new hydroelectric dam--especially when cracks began to appear in the nearby mountain
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When kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst's voice was transmitted on Radio KPFK in 1974, it wasn't the desperate plea for freedom many expected
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On tape, kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst disavowed her family and expressed her support for the Symbionese Liberation Army
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A male polar bear stands on the edge of the ice waiting for potential prey. But he's set his sights on something bigger than a seal today
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On October 9, 1962, Bartolomeo and Margareta Filippin became trapped on the second floor of their house in Longarone, Italy
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Toward the end of WWI, it became clear to the U.S. government that pilots needed parachutes to better save their lives
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A young tiger comes face-to-face with an encroaching male tiger, threatening to take over his father's territory
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It's August 2008 and Spanair Flight 5022 is late taking off from Madrid-Barajas airport. Seconds after lift off, the unthinkable happens
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Dehydrated, exhausted, and preyed upon by sharks, the surviving crew of the sunken USS Indianapolis was in a living nightmare
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Aviation pioneer Wiley Post needed an oxygenated pressure suit to survive a high-altitude transcontinental flight. Enter engineer Russell Colley
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Young tiger Kumal is spellbound by a female tiger he encounters in a local stretch of forest. If she's interested, she'll signal her intent
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