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Crested Rats & Hairy Porcupines: Meet 7 of the World’s Coolest Rodents
Rodents don’t always have the best reputation, but they can be beautiful, surprising and just downright bizarre. Here are seven of the world’s coolest rodents.
This Skunk Does Handstands. Yes, Handstands.
The island spotted skunk is difficult to observe. But a monitoring program on California’s Channel Islands offers a glimpse at this creature’s amazing habits.
7 Strange Species from the Ocean’s Depths
Eye-eating worms, crabs that look like a yeti, and eels that help fish hunt.
Meet the Leatherback: A Giant, Deep-Diving Migrant of the Open Seas
What dives deeper than a submarine, swims across oceans, is covered in polka-dots, and has a mouth straight out of a horror movie?
Meet the World’s Largest Freshwater Crayfish
National Geographic Society & TNC extern Zoe Starke shares her experience studying the 13-pound Tasmanian giant crayfish.
Notes from Eclipses Past: Nervous Hippos, Sad Ducks & Bewildered Ground Squirrels
How do animals react to solar eclipses? Scientists don't know much, but what they do know is, well, sometimes a little weird.
Did You Know Sandhill Cranes Dye Their Feathers?
Sandhill cranes add a rusty-brown color to their gray feathers each spring.
Meet the Amazing Giant Rats of Oceania
Rats that climb trees, swim in rivers, grow to epic sizes, and evade detection by scientists for decades. Meet seven spectacular rat species from Oceania.
Scientists Re-Discover Giant Rat Not Seen in 30+ Years
A TNC-funded expedition in the Solomon Islands has re-discovered a giant rat species.
Quality Time with Pocket Gophers
Most North Americans have heard of gophers. But what about the elusive pocket gopher?
Extreme Birding: Gull Watching at the Landfill
Sick of your favorite birding hotspot? Try the dump.
Borax Lake Chub: Conserving a High Desert Survivor
This fish has adapted to a lake high in arsenic and heavy metals. But human activity poses a greater challenge.
