Animals in the United States

Tucked away near Gainesville, Lubee Bat Conservancy invites visitors to discover the surprising personalities of giant fruit bats while learning how protecting these misunderstood animals helps preserve forests around the world.

This place claims to be North America’s first vegan convenience store.

The grave of the first dolphin to play Flipper is located at the Dolphin Research Center.

A hidden Brooklyn basement gallery where two biologists nurture one of the Northeast’s rarest and most vibrant reptile collections.

A chimpanzee sanctuary in the Blue Ridge Mountains giving former research chimps a new chance at life.

The final resting place for an internet icon.

Louisiana's first and only water buffalo farm makes exceptional cheeses.

A memorial dedicated to a traveling circus elephant killed by a lightning strike in 1972.

An ordinary rancher stumbled upon one of the world’s largest collections of Pliocene horse fossils.

An American industrialist hoped this nature preserve could help save the North American bison.

The sump of the landlocked Carson River is a haven for wildlife.

A colony of Mexican free-tailed bats live under the bridge and take flight at sundown all summer long.

A frog crossed this road, but whether it made it to the other side remains a mystery.

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.

A striking lighthouse with views of the Gulf of Mexico and of a military air show.

A pristine beach on the Gulf of Mexico with deep ties to Pensacola’s Black community.