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Khustain Nuruu National Park
Mongolia

Khustain Nuruu National Park

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.
animals

Found: A Scorpion on an Airplane

It's been a bad week for United Airlines.
Erik Shilling April 13, 2017
Please don't take my feathers.
animals

Ancient Puebloans Probably Had Farms for Macaw Feathers

Some archaeologists recently studied a lot of old bird bones.
Eric Grundhauser April 11, 2017
A bear playing in the Český Krumlov moat
Český Krumlov, Czechia

The Bear Moat at Český Krumlov Castle

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.
Carved and painted ostrich egg showing Greek soldiers.
museums

When Ostrich Eggshells Were Luxury Goods

Be careful when you collect them.
Samir S. Patel April 11, 2017
Watch out for birds.
amusement parks

A Pigeon's Violent Encounter With a Roller Coaster Rider

There's video.
Eric Grundhauser April 10, 2017
What lurks in spring mix?
animals

Found: A Dead Bat in a Pre-Packaged Salad

Even for gross things found in food, this one is weird.
Sarah Laskow April 10, 2017
animals

Deer, Violence, and Videotape

When a deer ran over an aspiring rap artist on April 1, no one believed him. Until he got surveillance footage, that is.
Eric Grundhauser April 7, 2017
Douglas's marker in Cedar Hill Cemetery
Vicksburg, Mississippi

Grave of Douglas the Confederate Camel

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
It is where canine couple Pongo and Perdita meet for the first time in the Disney classic '101 Dalmatians'.
London, England

Queen Mary's Garden

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."
Permanently Closed
Blaschka glass sea creature at the Corning Museum of Glass exhibit.
Ithaca, New York

Blaschka Glass Sea Creatures

These expertly crafted, scientifically accurate glass sea creatures were once an international phenomenon.
Eroni Matatia, Fiji's foremost iguana protector.
islands

How Fiji’s Official Iguana Guardian Protects 12,000 Lizards

As a third-generation reptile ranger, Eroni Matatia keeps smugglers at bay.
Serena Solomon April 5, 2017
A newly discovered worm snail.
shipwrecks

Found: An Invading Snail That Slings Slime at its Prey

It took up residence on the USNS Vandenberg, which was sunk as an artificial reef.
Sarah Laskow April 5, 2017
A historical marker for the U.S. Camel Corps, in Indianola, Texas.
military history

The Most Interesting Camel in the World

Before she retired to L.A.'s Griffith Park Zoo, Topsy was a soldier, a builder, a miner, and a movie star.
Cara Giaimo April 4, 2017
The grave of Gelert, just outside of the village of Beddgelert in northwest Wales.
Caernarfon, Wales

Gelert's Grave

A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.
Let's kiss!
dinosaurs

Tyrannosaurs Might Have Enjoyed Making Out Before Sex

Does first base go back longer than we think?
Eric Grundhauser March 30, 2017
dinosaurs

Why Were These Dinosaurs Crossing the Thames?

Just a couple of mystery carnivores, out on the town.
Cara Giaimo March 30, 2017
A lone male tiger patrols his territory in the forests of Eastern Thailand.
parks

Found: A New Population of Endangered Tigers

Including six cubs!
Sarah Laskow March 29, 2017