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A Rancher’s Owls

We crouched down, watching the little owls from a couple feet away. They seemed slightly perturbed but made no move to fly away or disappear down a hole. Burrowing owls. I suffered a bit of that disorientation that can come…

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A Field Guide to Jackrabbits

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The Weirdest Places You Can Find Wild Turkeys

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Wildlife Sightings: Share or Stay Quiet?

Birds & Birding

A Field Guide to Unusual Raptors of the Southern US

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Cool and Overlooked Critters of the Sagebrush Sea

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Thanks Dad! Five Surprising Ways Wildlife Fathers Play Outsized Roles

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9 Strange and Surprising Nature Facts

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Strange and Unbelievable Facts About Shrews

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Spring Break Goes Wild(life)

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The Ultimate Winter Wildlife Guide: Enjoy and Understand Creatures in the Cold

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Wildlife

Squirrel Parkour? The Science Behind Squirrel Acrobatics

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Birds & Birding

Meet the Raptors That Eat Avocados (and Other Fruit)

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Birds & Birding

Cassowary Quest: A Tale of Danger and Defecation

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Birds & Birding

Condor Spotting: Wildlife Watching and Optimism

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Wildlife

10 Weird Australian Marsupials You’ve Never Heard Of

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Saving the Pacific’s Most Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtles

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Wildlife

Kouprey: The Ultimate Mystery Mammal

black rhinoceros

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Giving Black Rhinos Their Space in Northern Kenya

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Tiger Selfie A Reason for Optimism

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Wildlife

There’s a Koala in the Backyard

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From the Field

Where to See a Moose

From the Field

How to Remove Skunk Scent (And No, It’s Not Tomato Juice)

Wildlife

What’s That Weird Noise in the Night?

Wildlife

What Damaged That Tree? Probably Not What You Think

hummingbird with red throat on branch

Birds & Birding

Why You’re Seeing Hummingbirds in Winter

head and shoulders of a bird with a lizard in its beak

Birds & Birding

Roadrunner: Meet the Real Bird Behind the Cartoon

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Birds & Birding

Why Are You Seeing Lots of Vultures Now?

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Birds & Birding

Hollow Homes: Meet the Warblers That Nest in Tree Cavities

Birds & Birding

More Cool Facts About the Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker

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From the Field

The Love Stories of Sleepy Lizards

Wildlife

For Transplanted Tortoises, Who Lives and Who Dies?

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Birds & Birding

There’s a Python Living in My Rain Gutter

Wildlife

The Crocodile Hunter Was My Childhood Hero

two snakes twisted up on ground

From the Field

An Encounter with Mating Gopher Snakes

From the Field

Recovery: A Plague of Bullfrogs

Wildlife

Book Review: Secrets of Snakes