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Overall, the black-browed albatross is a conservation success story.
islands

What Is Killing Albatross Chicks in the Falkland Islands?

The population is healthy overall, but a mysterious contagion has researchers looking for answers.
Erica Tennenhouse April 15, 2021
Bison group with young calf.
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

Elk Island National Park

Watch bison, elk, and other wild animals up close at this national park.
The buffy-tufted-ear marmoset isn't as beloved as its cuter counterparts.
monkeys

Won't Someone Please Think of Brazil's Least-Adorable Marmoset?

The wildly uncharismatic buffy-tufted-ear marmoset needs a boost.
Ashley Stimpson April 5, 2021
The Elk of Prince Street
Alexandria, Virginia

The Elk of Prince Street

A massive, majestic mammal watches over pedestrians from his perch atop a former B.P.O.E. lodge.
Isla de Lobos
Uruguay

Isla de Lobos

This small island off the coast of Uruguay hosts the largest colony of sea lions and fur seals in the southern hemisphere.
The grey-headed flying fox is a fruit bat native to southeastern Australia.
botanical gardens

The Australian Town That’s Gone Batty Over Its Bats

Where some see threatened mammals, others see a threat to historic trees.
Bonnie April 2, 2021
Lough Neagh Torpedo Test Platform
Antrim, Northern Ireland

Lough Neagh Torpedo Test Platform

This former World War II torpedo testing location is now an important nesting site for migratory birds.
Store-bought printed fabric was enough to alarm the putty-nosed monkeys, who are highly sensitive to even a glimpse of a leopard-like pattern moving in the dense vegetation.
animals

Why Researchers Dressed as Leopards to Scare Some Monkeys

A field experiment in Republic of the Congo revealed new insights into how the primates sound the alarm.
Gemma Tarlach April 1, 2021
Queen Beatrice, the Eurasian Eagle Owl, with Trainer Colleen Roddick.
Huntersville, North Carolina

Carolina Raptor Center

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.
The great auk statue
Iceland

Great Auk Sculpture at Valahnúkamöl

This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.
Bear Pit, Sheffield Botanic Gardens
Sheffield, England

Sheffield Botanical Gardens Bear Pit

In the 19th century, this pit housed a fully grown black bear for the entertainment of visitors. Today there is a sculpture in tribute to the poor creature.
monkeys

Podcast: The Grave of Miss Baker

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team March 25, 2021
<em>The World Is Going Upside Down</em>, orangutan in Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, by Thomas Vijayan.
nature

Get Wild With These Award-Winning Nature Photos

The winners of the 2020 World Nature Photography Awards have an eye for the sublime.
Winnie Lee March 23, 2021
"Blacky on a starry night in Laikipia County, Kenya, July 2019. For a photograph like this to work, several elements must come together: The night has to be dark, with the moon below the horizon and no hint of twilight to lighten the sky; the stars need to be unobscured by clouds; and the animal has to be facing the right way."
animals

A Photographer's Pursuit of the Elusive Black Panther

The challenge of capturing something almost impossible to see.
Will Burrard-Lucas March 16, 2021
Toronto, Ontario

Gordo the Barosaurus

Canada's largest dinosaur skeleton was hidden away in storage for more than 40 years.
The Zoo,Groovy Yard Art
Mineral Bluff, Georgia

The Zoo, Groovy Yard Art

The only zoo where you can buy animals that won't need feeding.
Doug Stoakley's racing Labrador retrievers needed a husky to show them how to pull, but then quickly took to the sport.
animals

No Huskies, No Problem: These Unexpected Sled Dogs Have Serious Pull

Almost any dog can learn to pull a sled, say the mushers racing border collies, retrievers, and even Great Danes.
Elisa Shoenberger March 12, 2021
The Grand Canyon's hundreds of caves hold information about the long-gone past.
caves

The Grand Canyon's Caves Are Full of Sloth Dung and Mummified Bats

The limestone cliffs harbor hundreds of passages that offer glimpses into the distant past.
Shaena Montanari March 9, 2021