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  1. Across four seasons, an assortment of bears, wolves, badgers, and wild boars can be seen as they pass by the tree

  2. 6 hours ago

    Watch this adorable baby elephant struggle to get on its feet—with a little help from mom

    Baby Elephant's First Steps
  3. Watch: when frozen in time by high-speed cameras, hummingbirds yield their secrets

  4. Photo of the Day: Above the Clouds

  5. Pastoralists have lived in the northeast region of Kazakhstan for at least 5,000 years.

  6. The latest black market craze: lizard genitalia sold as magical plant roots that bestow happiness on their owners

  7. In some species, color denotes ranking, but for the mountain gorilla, gray hair seems to confer status

  8. No one has seen photos quite like these before—hummingbirds photographed mid-flight. Here's how they pulled it off:

  9. Within moments of working the site, one of the dogs indicated that he had detected the scent of human remains

  10. A Navajo pageant winner connects to her heritage and continues the tribe's traditions for another generation

  11. On Sunday, will film wildlife using only moonlight—but animals have relied on the moon’s glow for eons.

  12. Photo of the Day: Above the Clouds

  13. 24 hours ago

    To attract mates, male cockatoos turn to a surprising tactic—and a behavior shared only with humans

    Cockatoo Drummers
  14. Jul 7

    Watch: A bear in Yakutat, Alaska, charged at a moving car for no apparent reason

  15. Jul 7

    Covering from South America to Asia and everywhere in between, don't miss this Sunday at 8/7C

  16. Jul 7

    This bird researcher uses high-speed cameras to reveal the rapid movements and interactions of hummingbirds

  17. Jul 7

    Photo of the Day: Lucky Strike

  18. Jul 7

    Sometimes you just forget to book a hotel in a bustling city—it happens

  19. Jul 7

    Watch: a group of orcas consume almost an entire whale, leaving only a dorsal fin behind

  20. Jul 7

    After a full moon, 100 species emit eggs & sperm into the reef—a mass spawning timed to the mood lighting 

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