Wildlife

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Risky Business

The Australian pact with the world's largest crocodiles seems to be working—but critics say that the costs are fatally high

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Monkey Wrench

An American couple's ingenious research challenges the popular notion that baboons and other monkeys are almost human

During the six-month fire season, the McGrews' hardworking goats can be found lunching in various locations across California.

Using Goats to Prevent Wildfires

Communities worried about the ravages of wildfires are embracing a four-legged solution

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They Drink the Wind

Famed for their "floating-on-air" gaits, Arabian horses run in 100-mile races and ask for more

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Where the Gooney Birds are

More than 400,000 albatross pairs nest on Midway Atoll, which is now the site of an extraordinary National Wildlife Refuge

Hawaiian monk seal

A Glimmer of Hope in The Sunset

Wayne Sentman on the extremely endangered Hawaiian monk seal

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Suiting Up for the Honey Wars

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The Little Foxes

Their habitat is disappearing fast, but San Joaquin kit foxes are finding ways to survive

Camping at the Zoo

Popular "snore and roar" sleepovers give visitors an up close nighttime adventure with animals

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Following the Track of the Cat

The Bushmen of Namibia are so good at reading the language of footprints they can tell what a leopard did the day before they started pursuing it

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Sage Grouse Strut Their Stuff

The star of one of nature's most spectacular spring shows is losing ground and may be headed for the federal Endangered Species List

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The Tail of the Whale

Steve King embarks on a whale-watching odyssey

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The Horses Exalt the Officers Who Ride Them

Cantering through smoke, over obstacles and down city streets, recruits in Washington, D.C. train for careers as mounted police

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Serpent Surprise

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Return of the Pandas

After moving from Wolong to Washington, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian are packing them in at the National Zoo

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The Rhinos Are Baaack!

In South Africa these hefty, unpredictable and inquisitive beasts are flourishing and have become very big business

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Hunting Slime Molds

They're not animals and they're not plants, and biologists want to know a lot more about them.

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In Search of Sanctuary

As its Florida habitat disappears, the American wood stork, our largest wading bird, is migrating northward to new nesting grounds

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How Squirrels Fly

Fascinated by the graceful gliding of these mammals with "wings," scientists take a close look.

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The Bone Collectors

A pair of biologists on Cumberland Island save the remains of dead sea critters for others to study

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