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Statue of Patsy Ann

15 Places That Put the Dog Back in the 'Dog Days'

Celebrate the amazing feats of some four-legged friends—all year long.

Gemma Tarlach August 11, 2021

Curious visitor in the bamboo forest.

Atlanta, Georgia

Alpaca Treehouse

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

The hare

Sant'Andrea's Hare

A hidden bas-relief of a hare on a church main portal that brings good luck to the ones who find it.

This could be the last thing a plankter saw before being forced up to be consumed.

See an Ordinary Jellyfish From an Extraordinary Perspective

An underwater photographer captured the stunning side of a barrel jelly, usually seen washed up on the beach as a pile of goo.

Gemma Tarlach August 9, 2021

Podcast: The Shrek Donkey of Barron Park

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team August 9, 2021

Gate to Angels Rest.

Angels Rest

Not your typical pet cemetery.

Launceston, Australia

City Park Macaques

A small troop of Japanese macaques live peacefully in the heart of this Tasmanian city.

The San Francisco garter snake has been on the federal endangered species list for more than half a century.

A San Francisco Airport Site Is Crawling With Snakes—And That's a Good Thing

An endangered species is thriving at a once-blighted lot, but climate change and other challenges threaten its future.

Ashley Stimpson July 27, 2021

'Bruin'

Dundee, Scotland

'Bruin'

This monument depicts a harrowing event involving an escaped polar bear.

Taranna, Australia

Tasmanian Devil Unzoo

The world's first cageless zoo is working to save endangered Tasmanian devils.

The gleaming white Tahitian tree snail <em>Partula hyalina</em> rests on a leaf beside one of the world's smallest computers.

Tiny Computers Reveal How Tahiti's Tree Snails Evade a Fierce Predator

The bean-sized snail has persevered despite hundreds of related species going extinct in recent decades.

Hannah Thomasy July 14, 2021

Podcast: Catalina Island Bison Herd

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team July 13, 2021

A giant clam near Ligpo Island in the Philippines.

The History, Myth, and Future of the Giant Clam

Despite traditional and modern protections, Palau's massive mollusks are at risk.

Cynthia Barnett July 6, 2021

OR-93, the Oregon wolf that traveled to California in 2020.

More Gray Wolves Are Calling Northern California Home

The Beckwourth pack is only the third to establish itself in the state in the last century.

Maanvi Singh July 6, 2021

An adult male jaguar at the Jaguares en la Selva sanctuary in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca.

Can the Jaguar, King of the Forest, Save an Entire Ecosystem?

With a new train line threatening its habitat, the big cat may be the key to protecting this Mexican reserve—and everything else in it.

Emiliano Ruprah June 29, 2021

Beauty Point, Australia

Seahorse World

An active seahorse farm is currently saving Tasmania's handfish from extinction.

After heavy rains, spiderwebs covered part of Gippsland like a glinting blanket.

Spiders Covered Australian Shores With a Massive, Gossamer Blanket

The ghostly sight tells a story of escape, survival, and a post-flood feast.

Jessica Leigh Hester June 25, 2021

Frog at LaRue Swamp

Wolf Lake, Illinois

Snake Road

Twice a year, this road is closed off to allow for the migration of thousands of snakes, reptiles and amphibians between cliffs and a swamp.