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Why Pandas Are Rubbing Themselves with Horse Manure
It’s true: for years, giant pandas have been rubbing horse manure on themselves. New research suggests a reason.
Indigenous Lands Are Critical for Mammal Conservation
A new analysis reveals the importance of indigenous lands to global mammal conservation.
Bowerbirds: Meet the Bird World’s Kleptomaniac Love Architects
They display, they dance, and they collect baubles like a jealous hoarder. Meet Australia’s incredible bowerbirds.
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.
Mapping the Way to Better Conservation in the Caribbean
For the first time, scientists have mapped all the shallow underwater habitats across 30 Caribbean countries and territories.
Ranger Rick: A Garish Origin Story
A career dedicated to a prehistoric fish begins with Ranger Rick.
50 Fish, 50 States: Cutthroat Connections
A search for native cutthroats offers connections in a crazy year.
Meet the Dipper, the Songbird That Swims
Meet North America’s only aquatic songbird.
Dead Drift: Adding Salmon Carcasses to Streams
Salmon feed an entire ecosystem. But what if the fish are gone?
Animal Hoarders: How Creatures Feast for Winter
The strange and surprising ways wild animals prepare for winter.
How Cowbirds Raise Their Young, Without Raising Their Young
The opportunities, and costs, of laying your eggs in another bird’s nest.
