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Charlie.

Adelaide River, Australia

Charlie the Water Buffalo

The taxidermy remains of the mighty beast made famous by a Crocodile Dundee film.

Whale oil was so important it was declared key to national defense in World War II.

Margarine Once Contained a Whole Lot More Whale

And helped launch a corporation now worth more than $40 billion.

Sarah Laskow October 11, 2018

Polar bears dine on a bowhead whale carcass on Wrangel Island, Russia.

Dead Whales Once Saved Polar Bears From Climate Change, But Not This Time

Less sea ice and fewer whales mean a grim outlook.

Matthew Taub October 10, 2018

Up, up, and away.

Why North America’s Gangliest Bird Is Hitching a Ride With the Coast Guard

Whooping cranes are on the move, because of budget cuts.

Jessica Leigh Hester October 9, 2018

A stork flying above the center.

Hunawihr, France

NaturOparc Stork Reintroduction Center

Wander among free-roaming storks at the sanctuary that helped save them from local extinction.

A coyote ogles some real estate.

Non-Human Mammals Love the Suburbs, Too

A new study suggests they're learning to live in the urban sprawl.

Cara Giaimo October 5, 2018

Butter Lamps

In Tibetan temples, yak butter burns day and night.

Sunderland, England

Mowbray Park Walrus

This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.

Misty's taxidermy body at the Museum of Chincoteague.

Chincoteague Island, Virginia

Misty of Chincoteague

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

Smokey Bear.

Capitan, New Mexico

Smokey Bear's Grave

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

The Edna Lawrence Nature Lab.

Providence, Rhode Island

Edna Lawrence Nature Lab

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Meet the blue-throated hillstar.

The Existential Ennui of Discovering an Endangered Species

Newly found and already almost lost.

Jessica Leigh Hester September 27, 2018

They didn't take over the city by being foolhardy.

City Cats Might Not Be the Rat-Control Option We Thought They Were

But they're still bad news for birds.

Matthew Taub September 27, 2018

The Big Elk

Stor-Elvdal, Norway

Storelgen (The Big Moose)

The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim.

Michigan War Dog Memorial.

South Lyon, Michigan

Michigan War Dog Memorial

This quaint stretch of road is the final resting place for hundreds of America's four-legged veterans.

A maned wolf at Santuário do Caraça.

Catas Altas, Brazil

Maned Wolves of Santuário do Caraça

This neo-Gothic monastery offers a rare chance to witness the unique maned wolf right up close.

Den Burg, Netherlands

The Wadden Sea

Rich with fauna and flora, nature-lovers can walk across the sea at this UNESCO World Heritage spot.

Bridges of Ross.

Bridges of Ross

This natural sea arch highlights Ireland's rugged coastal beauty.