Wildlife

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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

Grand Gallery of Evolution in the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France

Feeling Crabby?

The vaults of the Natural History Museum in Paris contain a menagerie of curious crustaceans

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The Rarest of the Rare

Scientists at the Smithsonian's Conservation and Research Center have snatched endangered creatures from the brink and redefined conservation biology

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The Cat That Walks by Itself

In Mexico's Maya jungle, the survival of the jaguar hangs on radio collars, hounds and former hunters

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So Tiny, So Sweet...So Mean

If hummingbirds were as big as ravens, it probably wouldn't be safe to go for a walk in the woods

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Ringtails Like To Be Appreciated

Although they are by nature loners, these clever "cats" don't mind a little human companionship

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Foreign Worm Alert

Aliens are tunneling through North America. Who'd have thought these earth tillers have a downside?

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Nightjars Are Everywhere, But Just Try Finding One

Catching a glimpse of these night-loving birds, which include the whip-poor-will, challenges even the most avid bird-watcher

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Horning In?

Bighorn sheep have made a big comeback in recent years, but some developers out West think they're intruders

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Supermodels with Six Legs

Mariana fruit bat Pteropus mariannus

Batty About Flying Foxes

Long considered black devils with wings, these bats today are stealing hearts – and mangoes – across Australia

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