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At the Age of 50, an Elderly Female Elephant Dies at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo
The pachyderm, named Kamala, was suffering from osteoarthritis when zoo staff chose to euthanize her ...
Smithsonian National Zoo euthanizes beloved, elderly Asian Elephant Kamala
Kamala, a beloved Asian elephant at the Smithsonian National Zoo, was humanely euthanized on Friday, according to officials ...
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Cloned black-footed ferret gives birth for first time ever, a landmark in Colorado-based reintroduction efforts
A black-footed ferret cloned from a 1980s-era Colorado ferret gave birth to babies for the first time in an endangered species breakthrough.
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Five Fascinating Facts About the Arapaima, the Largest Freshwater Fish in South America
Arapaima are the largest freshwater fish in South America—and a keystone species in the Amazon River ecosystem.
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How Can We Close Nature’s Funding Gap?
A suite of strategies could help prevent this, but they cost money—and lots of it. Experts estimate that we will need roughly ...
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FWC dismisses group's complaint about captive Williston elephant and its missing tusk
Free All Captive Elephants (FACE), a South Florida-based advocacy organization, has filed a complaint with the Florida Fish ...
Scientists Discover Bizarre New Frog Species That’s Smaller Than a Centimeter
Brachycephalus dacnis is the seventh species of flea toad to be identified and is slightly larger than only one closely ...
Experiments find coral reefs can survive some climate change—with help
If carbon emissions are curbed and local stressors are addressed, coral reefs have the potential to persist and adapt over ...