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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
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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
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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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The world’s foremost lion expert reveals the brutal, secret world of the king of beasts
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Nine Wildlife Stories You Should Have Read This Year
From geoducks to the Cahaba, here’s what you missed
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Scientist Elisabeth Kalko uses high-tech equipment to track and study the 120 bat species in the region
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The Most Ferocious Man-Eating Lions
Africa’s lions may usually prey on zebras or giraffes, but they also attack humans, with some lions responsible for over 50 deaths
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The World’s Fastest Animal Takes New York
The peregrine falcon, whose salvation began 40 years ago, commands the skies above the Empire State Building
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The panda who has the distinction of being the first surviving cub born at the National Zoo will be returning to China
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High in the Simien Mountains, researchers are getting a close-up look at the exotic, socially adventuresome primates known as geladas
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Wild Things: Life as We Know It
Butterfly GPS, glowing mushrooms, bat-hunting songbirds and more
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