Animals
The Decline of the Pig-Nosed Turtle
Saving the turtle from extinction could be complicated, scientists find
Ask an Expert: Do Animals Get Sunburned?
Staffers at the National Zoo clue us in to how animals like elephants and hippos protect themselves from harmful UV rays
Wild Things: Yawning Chimps, Humpback Whales and More...
Leaping beetles, Pacific salmon, prehistoric mammals and other news updates in wildlife research
The Secret to Machu Picchu’s Success: Llama Poop
The Incas used llama dung as fertilizer to grow maize, and fuel an empire
Wild Things: Spider Monkeys, Fire Ants, Hagfish and More...
Dinosaur "thunder thighs" and fast-flying moths
Fifty Years of Arctic National Wildlife Preservation
Biologist George Schaller on the debate over ANWR conservation and why the refuge must be saved
Wild Things: Giant Pandas, an Ancient Ibis and More...
Panda-friendly forests, one bizarre bird and foxes on junk food
Wild Things: Great Whites, Tree Snakes, Drongos and More
These animals redefine life as we know it
Wild Things: Life as We Know It
Flamingos, T. rex Tails, Burmese monkeys and more...
Wild Things: Life as We Know It
Drought crises, Florida panthers, humpback whales and more...
Richard Conniff on The Species Seekers
The 18th century was an age of discovery when a frontiersman mentality yielded scientific breakthroughs in natural history
Wild Things: Life as We Know It
Caterpillars, Bonobos, European Songbirds and More...
Wild Things: Life as We Know It
Caterpillars, Frogs, Big Birds and More...
Wild Things: Life as We Know It
Orchids, Baboons, Ancient Reptiles and More...
Name That Butterfly
Citizen scientists on a sharp learning curve are carrying out an important census in fields and gardens across the country
Wild Things: Life as We Know It
Cobras, sharks, lemurs, hermit crabs and more...
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