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Animals

Common Thresher Shark

Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Cobras, sharks, lemurs, hermit crabs and more…

The discovery of new species is driven by new technologies, targeted surveys of little-studied ecosystems and a determined effort to identify plants and animals before their habitat is lost. The kipunji is one of 300 mammal species discovered in the past decade; it is thought to be Africa’s rarest monkey.

Meet the New Species

From old-world primates to patch-nosed salamanders, new creatures are being discovered every day

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Rhinoceroses in Romania

Northern quolls, cat-size Australian marsupials

Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Hummingbirds, birch trees, queen bees, northern quolls and more…

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Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Running elephants, far-flying mosquitos, ancient crocodiles and more…

Camargue horses running through water France

Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Feathered dinosaurs, white-coated horses, giant redwoods and more…

In the Alps, you'll share the trail with cows.

Switzerland

The “Cow Culture” of Switzerland’s Berner Oberland

Living up high among the Swiss Alps, cow farmers keep their family traditions alive, earning a living by making cheese

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Wild Animals Are Not Pets

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Wild Things: Life as We Know It

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

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Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Octopuses, Dinosaurs, Pandas and More…

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Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Vanishing dinosaurs, breeding birds, redback spiders and more

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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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Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Butterfly GPS, glowing mushrooms, bat-hunting songbirds and more

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Wild Things: Life as We Know It

Geckos, tiny dinosaurs, cave man couture, and more

A National Postal Museum exhibition includes postage stamps that President Franklin D. Roosevelt helped design.  FDR's stamps helped him relax.

From the Castle - FDR’s Stamps

FDR’s Stamps

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