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Oh yes, it's a touchy-feely creature all right, but the collared peccary, or javelina, has very big teeth and it knows how to use them
Never mind its savage reputation. The piranha is a pussycat most of the time
A Smithsonian scientist studies the relationship between Eocene insects and the plants they ate
Costa Rica's squirrel monkeys are adorable, charismatic, sexy and critically endangered
When grizzlies and black bears start hanging around people, Carrie Hunt and her feisty Karelians persuade them to go away
These ubiquitous herons are learning to live with people
A photographer's imaginary insect world mirrors our own, with beetles flying kites and six-legged warriors on the march
Caution: Unexpected birdsong can cause flashbacks that lift the listener out of time and place
Carolina dogs, discovered in the Southeast woods, may provide clues to the primitive dogs that arrived with the first humans in America
An American biologist treks the steppes and the Gobi to rescue a Mongolian raptor that's in deep trouble
For a walk on the wild side, follow the tracks of a tiger or look at a lion close up at the National Zoo
Loitering on sidewalks and begging at shops, macaques are familiar, but not always welcome, sights in cities across Asia
This feisty waterbird is very common. That's part of the problem
Termites are covert destroyers. You don't hear them or see them until they come swarming out of the woodwork on their spectacular mating flight
An ungainly monster, the steam traction engine helped turn the buffalo's pasture into America's breadbasket
Plain old barnyard animals with genes from other species added are producing medicines that keep people alive
Legendary trainer Buck Brannaman relies on trust, not terror
Winging south, Operation Migration embarks on a remarkable odyssey
These rodents are cute if you're not a suburban homeowner watching your grass disappear. Millions live on the prairies, yet the rascals are in trouble
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