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Science / Wildlife

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Wild Animals Are Not Pets

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A Whale of a Carbon Sink

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Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Pollinating crickets, the longest migration, puffed up toads and more…

Three-toed sloths are among the animal species studied by Smithsonian scientists in Panama.

How Sleepy Are Sloths and Other Lessons Learned

Smithsonian scientists use radio technology to track animals in an island jungle in the middle of the Panama Canal

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Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Octopuses, Dinosaurs, Pandas and More…

One of only two plants worldwide that actively trap animal prey, the flytrap is at home in a surprisingly small patch of U.S. soil.

The Venus Flytrap’s Lethal Allure

Native only to the Carolinas, the carnivorous plant that draws unwitting insects to its spiky maw now faces dangers of its own

The stinking passion flower (Passiflora foetida) is native to wet tropical areas in the West Indies and central South America.

Ten Plants That Put Meat on Their Plates

In addition to the well-known Venus flytrap, many other plant species feed on bugs or crustaceans

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Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Vanishing dinosaurs, breeding birds, redback spiders and more

In 1898, two lions attacked dozens of people before Lt. Col. Patterson killed the cats.

Man-Eaters of Tsavo

They are perhaps the world’s most notorious wild lions. Their ancestors were vilified more than 100 years ago as the man-eaters of Tsavo

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