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National Wildlife Property Repository.
Commerce City, Colorado

National Wildlife Property Repository

Over 1.3 million confiscated wildlife products fill this macabre menagerie of illegal animal specimens.
New Zealand birdwatchers survey the coast of North Korea.
politics

The New Zealand Birdwatchers Who Fly to North Korea in the Spring

The quest for a bird that continues to defy international sanctions.
Natasha Frost November 7, 2017
Wall behind soldiers.
Washington, D.C.

The K-9 of the Korean War Veterans Memorial

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.
Rooster Cemetery.
Key West, Florida

Blue Heaven Rooster Cemetery

A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.
Marco Island, Florida

The Key Marco Cat Statue

Pay homage to a mysterious feline artifact outside of this Florida museum.
The dinosaur models were huge tourist attractions.
dinosaurs

The Dinner That Kicked Off the First Dinosaur Craze

One of the world's first life-size dinosaur models was the venue.
Anne Ewbank November 6, 2017
Hartford, Connecticut

Statue of Rover

A tribute to the truly loyal dog who waited outside a hospital for his owner to come back.
"Some Were Quite Blind" by Carol K. Brown.
Gainesville, Florida

'Some Were Quite Blind'

Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.
Shrew mummy skulls.
mummies

The Reclaiming of the Shrew

A biologist solves the mystery of two dozen missing animal mummies.
Sarah Laskow November 2, 2017
Entrance to the Cueva de las Lechuzas.
Las Palmas, Peru

Cueva de Las Lechuzas

A jungle cave in Peru of unknown depths, otherworldly sounds, and strange nocturnal birds that navigate by echolocation.
science

Watch Very Old Jellyfish Glide Beneath the Arctic Ice

Life under the ice is long and slow.
Natasha Frost October 25, 2017
A pileated woodpecker, who likely resembles the one in question.
cars

A Woodpecker Has Been Attacking Car Mirrors in Snellville, Georgia

"Son of a biscuit," one victim responded.
Cara Giaimo October 25, 2017
"Earth as the Life-giver."
Lincoln, Nebraska

Nebraska State Capitol Mosaic Floor

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.
Silhouettes of bats flying around the Phoenix Bat Cave.
Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix Bat Cave

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.
Machaeropterus eckelberryi
science

Found: A Bird That Could Be Distinguished Only by Its Song

It looked almost identical to another species.
Sarah Laskow October 24, 2017
Look out behind you!
animals

The Doctor Who Fends Off Magpie Attacks With Children's Party Favors

It's magpie swooping season in Australia, and at least one man is sick of living in fear.
Eric Grundhauser October 23, 2017
Some of the more than 50,000 beloved pets buried at Aspin Hill.
Silver Spring, Maryland

Aspin Hill Pet Cemetery

Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.
A bull and bear fight in California, 1876.
animals

The Brutal Bull-and-Bear Fights of 19th-Century California

It’s hard to imagine now, but cruel bloodsport was once part of people’s Sunday routines.
Jake Lee Hanne October 23, 2017