Animals

Bat house that has only ever housed bat for one night; they all flew away and never came back.

Internationally recognized group that works to protect the wolf and educate the public about its plight.

Thousands of bats stream out of caves every night on the edge on Thailand's second largest park.

The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country's last wood bison.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

Mound of stones marking the burial site of the world's most famous orca.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

Auburn's iconic eagle flight goes back to a 19th century eagle that dropped dead on the field after inspiring the football team to victory.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Ghosts of France's colonial past.

Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.

Granite outcropping that the state's tourism bureau doesn't promote because of its delicate ecosystem.

Small shop offering mail-order rare and exotic plants.