Endangered Species
First Tiger Photos Snapped in India Cor...
A conservation team happened upon the tiger crossing a river.
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Elusive Snow Leopards Photographed, Steal Camera
Some of the young leopard cubs have sticky paws.
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Near-Extinct Spider Monkey Spotted
The brown spider monkey is one of the scarcest primates on Earth.
Newfound Species
Nature's Surprise: 365 New Species Spot...
The colored cuckoo and tricolored bat are among the newly found species in the park.
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Yeti Crabs & Ghost Octopus! Unique Life Found at 1st Antarctic Deep-Sea Vents
Yeti crabs and ghostly octopuses lurk around the first known hydrothermal vents in Antarctica.
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208 Species Discovered in Asia's Mekong Region in 1 Year
Region has some of most diverse, endangered species on planet.
Animals
New Survey Snaps Amazing Images of Snow...
Images taken during first-ever survey of snow leopard prey in Bhutan's newest national park.
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Love & Hisses: Name a Roach After Your Honey
Cockroach-shaped chocolates are also on sale for this year's romantic holiday. Plus some less vil...
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Turtle Feeding Hotspots Found in the Gulf of Mexico
Satellite tracking leads researchers to southwest Florida and the northern Yucatan Peninsula.
Conservation
Rare Pygmy Nile Crocodile Found in New ...
Signs of little understood croc found in Uganda national park.
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Wolverine Makes First Known Trans-Canada Highway Crossing
After 15 years, a wolverine is finally caught on tape scampering over the highway.
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Sea Turtle Baby Boom Smashes Record
Newborns break 28-year-old record on Philippines' Turtle Island.
Miscellaneous
Microbe Census to Delve Deep for Earth'...
Finding out what's down there is a big task, complicated by microorganisms' wily ways.
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Ask A Drone Pilot, in English or Spanish! Transcript of Web Chat
Herman Posada answers questions in English and Spanish.
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Mystery of the Floating Octopus Solved
Argonaut octopus traps air in paper shell to control buoyancy.
Whales
A Whale of a Tale: The Real 'Big Miracl...
The true story of "Operation Breakthrough's" whale rescue.
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Will 2012 Be the Year of the Whale?
The annual southward migration of gray whales began earlier than usual this year.
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Tracking of Mysterious 'Unicorns of the Sea' Begins
Tracking could help reveal creature's habits, effects of sea ice decline.
Invasive Species
Invasive Tree-Eating Beetle May Put Bit...
Asian longhorned beetles can spread from city streets to nearby forests.
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King Crabs Encroach on Antarctica, Scientists Warn
Predatory crabs could come to occupy Antarctica's continental shelf ecosystem within two decades.
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Wave of Alien Species Invade Mediterranean Sea
Hundreds of non-native species thriving at expense of native ecosystems.
Flowers
Hold Your Nose! Corpse Flower Drops a S...
Rotten flesh smell lingers at Binghamton University greenhouse.
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Flowers Could Become Extinct Before They're Even Discovered
Thousands of rare flowering plants still undiscovered.
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A Corpse Flower Blooms
Follow Titan 3 during its bloom.
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Q&A: 'Shark Men' Get Up Close with Great Whites
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Prized Shark Fins May Be Banned in California
The proposed law would stop the sale of shark fin soup.
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World's First Night-Blooming Orchid Discovered
This bizarre nocturnal flower lives fast and dies young.
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Endangered Plants Not 'Living Fossils' After All
Cycads were thought to be ancient remains of Age of Dinosaurs.
Biodiversity
Island at Bottom of World Boasts Incred...
Plant and animal species even richer than Galapagos Islands.
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Tree Frogs Provide New Answers to Amazon Diversity Puzzle
Why some places have more species than others.
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Disappearing Bird Species Take Plants Down with Them
As birds dwindle in New Zealand, plants lose pollination partners and decline too.
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Too Cute! Lion Cubs Get First Checkup
Vets suspect two cubs are male and one is female.
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Name That Baby Kiwi
Smithsonian National Zoo asks for public's help naming kiwi chick.

















