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White tigers were first recorded in India in the 1500s, but the last wild one was shot in …
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Tracking rarely seen wild dogs on the run across the waterways and islands of Botswana’s Okavango Delta was almost impossible. These painted canines are swift hunters and despite our high-powered safari vehicle we had trouble keeping up with them. African wild dogs hunt with formidable speed in tightly coordinated packs that seem to think and…
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The explanation for the infestation. Magicicada is a plague unlike any other, here in the northeast. And it is a plague with a reason: emerging in absurd, over-the-top, biblical numbers is the cicada's bizarre--but effective--means of survival. The Magicicada, the genus of cicada that's about to blanket the northeast United States, is a very odd creature. It is, in the animal kingdom, a very tasty treat, which is unfortunate for the cicada, but not so odd. What's odd is that it has literally
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On our radar today: 1) Astronomers spot two galaxies merging; 2) An octogenarian has become the oldest to reach the summit of Mount Everest; 3) A speedy new dinosaur has been found in Canada, and...
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The Magazine Mountain shagreen snail won the race to become the first inveterate in United States history to escape the Endangered Species List. Continue reading →
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Three thousand people explored the Louisiana swamps during BioBlitz last weekend, but an exhibit in town reveals the deep roots of the naturalist tradition in New Orleans.
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Telepathic Rats and a Red-lored Amazon: SciShow Talk Show #10
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Emily Graslie of The Brain Scoop is back again to stump Hank and to tell us about some fascinating new research in the field of rat telepathy (NO JOKE). Then Jessi from Animal Wonders shares Zoe the Red-lored Amazon parrot.—Want more Emily? Check out The Brain Scoop! http://www.youtube.com/thebrainscoopLearn more about Zoe! http://www.animalwonders.org/zoe.htmlWant more animals? Check out Animal Wonders Inc. at
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Homes with dogs have more bacteria than those without -- but that's not necessarily bad news. Continue reading →
