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The German forest.

Darmstadt, Germany

The Darmstadt Dioramas

The zoological collection at the Hessisches Landesmuseum hosts some of the world's oldest habitat dioramas.

An angry-looking cat on the side of the canal.

The Seven Cats of Shantang Street

Thanks to a bit of wordplay, seven auspicious stone cats guard this ancient canalside street.

Museo Civico "Craveri" di Storia Naturale.

Museo Civico Craveri di Storia Naturale

A collection of wonderfully preserved 19th-century creatures, as well as hunting trophies seized during a police raid.

Mother Goose House.

Hazard, Kentucky

Mother Goose House

An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.

Borrego Springs, California

Galleta Meadows Estate

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

The pickles in the jar represent the headlines we passed on, but still want to preserve.

Headlines You Didn't See on Atlas Obscura in 2018

Spicier alternative titles for some of our stories.

Ella Morton December 28, 2018

Places to go, things to do!

A Convenient New Commute for Washington's Coyotes

Above a busy highway, a safe new wildlife crossing in an area that will soon see many more.

Jessica Leigh Hester December 21, 2018

Sue looking at home in their new suite at the Field Museum in Chicago.

Sue the Celebrity Dinosaur Just Got a Makeover

The 67-million-year-old T. rex has been tweeting all about it.

Shaena Montanari December 21, 2018

Caymans the horse, Floki the eagle, and me toward the end of my lesson at Dartmoor Hawking.

Learning the Ancient Art of Horseback Falconry

I spent a day with one of the few people on the planet still teaching the sport.

Kerry Wolfe December 20, 2018

A female capuchin monkey expressing excitement

Manduri, Brazil

The Capuchin Monkeys of Manduri

In the Manduri reserve of Sao Paulo, you can see the endangered black-horned capuchin monkey up close.

A red deer today.

Hartshorn

Deer antlers were once essential to light and fluffy baking.

Nils Olav inspects the King's Guard after being knighted at the Edinburgh Zoo.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Sir Nils Olav

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

Waddesdon, England

Waddesdon Manor Aviary

An ornate aviary built during the Victorian trend of collecting exotic birds.

The monument.

Wrocław, Poland

Monument In Honor of the Slaughtered Animals

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

Okapi

Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Home to pygmy hunter-gatherers, hundreds of animal and bird species, and the strange okapi, or forest giraffe.

Animal friends have a way of turning travel into an adventure.

19 Perfect Stories About Meeting Animals While Traveling

Fantastic beasts and where you found them.

Eric Grundhauser December 5, 2018

Monkey Buffet Festival

The annual feast invites local macaques to dine on towers of fruit and vegetables among the ruins of a 13th-century temple.

Illustrated chum salmon.

Why Did the Chum Salmon Cross the Road?

Every year, these fish block traffic in Washington State.

Anna Kusmer December 4, 2018