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Move Over, Cicadas: 5 Other Great North American Wildlife Hatchings (and Emergences)
Cicadas are in the news, but here are 5 other natural spectacles to catch.
Strange and Surprising Facts about Opossums
Death fainting! Walking embryos! And other weird facts about the underrated Virginia opossum.
Book Picks: Nighthawk’s Wing
A mystery series for nature lovers.
How Cattle Egrets Took Over the World
In the past 150 years, cattle egrets have self-populated nearly every continent on earth. Just how, and why, remains somewhat of a mystery.
Earth Day Book Review 2021
Six books to celebrate the planet’s biodiversity and conservation.
Beaver? Otter? Muskrat? A Field Guide to Freshwater Mammals
Think you saw a beaver or a mink? Here’s how to tell for sure.
The Mountain Beaver That Is Not A Beaver
The mountain beaver is a rodent like no other. Just don’t call it a living fossil.
Chipmunk Quest
A chipmunk is a chipmunk, right? Nope. There are 22 species in the United States. Here’s how to find them.
How to See a Red Fox in Winter
Now is the perfect time to see (or smell) a fox. Here’s how.
Slow Birding: Twenty Years Observing Ring Ouzels
Two British birders set out to better understand one secretive bird species. And are still at it 20 years later.
When Only a Hippopotamus Will Do
Hippos for the holidays? Some weird stories of human-hippo relations.
Mistletoe: A Natural and Human History
The myths and natural history behind the holiday mistletoe tradition.
