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Working With Orangutans
What makes human and orangutan brains different? Researchers at the National Zoo hope to find out by playing customized computer games with the savvy primates (4:06)
Keeping the Northern Quoll Alive
By training the northern quoll to cease eating a toxic toad, scientists are hoping to bring the marsupial back from the brink of extinction (1:09)
Saving the Puffins
Project Puffin, led by Dr. Stephen Kress, has brought puffins back to the Maine coastline (2:54)
Protecting Montana's Wildlife
With government support, a huge land purchase by conservationists protects prime habitat for grizzlies, mountain lions and other sensitive species (2:51)
The March of the Turtles
After rescuing the Kemp’s ridleys from Cape Cod beaches in late fall, volunteers bring the turtles back to health and reintroduce to them to their saltwater homes (2:38)
How Fast Can an Elephant Run?
Researchers at a conservation center in Thailand tested many variables to study an elephant’s gait and how they accelerate when facing danger (6:20)
Beetles Destroy Pines in the Rockies
At high elevations in the northern Rockies, mountain pine beetles are killing countless whitebark pine trees (02:48)
Saving Amphibians from Deadly Fungus
scientists from Atlanta rescue endangered frogs and other amphibians threatened with extinction by a fatal fungus spreading through South American forests (03:07)
The Cowboys of R.A. Brown Ranch
Donnell Brown and his fellow cowboys combine modern science with their decades of experience with cattle ranching to create the perfect specimen of beef (04:11)
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