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News Articles: Animals

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  • Animals

Filmmaker Finds An Unlikely Underwater Friend In 'My Octopus Teacher'

Craig Foster spent a year diving — without oxygen or a wetsuit — into the frigid sea near Cape Town, South Africa. His documentary is now nominated for an Oscar. Originally broadcast Oct. 20, 2020.

April 09, 2021
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By:
  • Sam Briger
Tail of a right whale, tangled in blue fishing gear

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  • Environment

Georgia Today: After Mixed Calving Season, Advocates Say Time Is Running Out To Save Right Whale

The waters off the Georgia coast are a vital calving ground for the North Atlantic Right Whale. This calving season, which winds down in April, has been a rare bright spot for the critically endangered whales, with scientists counting more babies than in the last three seasons combined. But experts say the gains may not be enough to save the species. On this episode of Georgia Today, we hear the latest on efforts to protect the right whale.  

 

 

April 09, 2021
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle

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  • Environment

Feds Propose Protection For Hefty Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle

A rare prehistoric looking turtle only found in south Georgia and north Florida might soon gain federal protection after struggling to rebound.

April 08, 2021
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
A group of more than 80 people with an interest in animal welfare, including Dr. Jane Goodall, have signed a letter calling on the editors of the Associated Press Stylebook to change their guidance on the use of animals pronouns.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Animals Deserve Gender Pronouns, Too

Referring to animals as "she" or "he" or "they," rather than "it," may more accurately reflect their importance. Dr. Jane Goodall and others are urging AP Stylebook editors to change their guidance.

April 03, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Simon
A male bonobo at Lola yo Bonobo sanctuary. Only about 20,000 wild bonobos are left, and they are found only in the central rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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  • Health

Saving Endangered Bonobos Teaches A Lesson In Empathy

At an animal sanctuary in the Congo, young students are learning why the gentle, endangered apes known as bonobos should be seen as a national treasure.

April 03, 2021
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
Researchers identified a mummified Blue-Fronted Amazon parrot, recovered from an ancient cemetery in the Atacama Desert.

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  • Animals

Mummified Parrots Reveal 'Sophisticated' Trade In Ancient South American Desert

Scientists found remains of parrots in the Atacama desert, far from the birds' home in the Amazon. The discovery allowed scientists to reconstruct ancient trading routes used to transport the birds.

April 02, 2021
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By:
  • Mano Sundaresan,
  • Christopher Intagliata,
  • and 1 more
<em>A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World's Smartest Birds of Prey,</em> by Jonathan Meiburg

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  • Book Reviews

'A Most Remarkable Creature' Introduces The Little-Known, Charismatic Caracara

Through Jonathan Meiburg's inquiring lens, readers will find themselves with a new favorite animal — a bird of prey aptly described as "one of the strangest and most wonderful animals on Earth."

March 31, 2021
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By:
  • Anna Morris
Spotted Trunkfish collected in the US Virgin Islands in 1871.

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  • Science

Scientific Specimens Are Going Online, But Much Remains Hidden In Storage

From fish in jars to rare seeds and microbes, hundreds of millions of biological specimens are stored around the U.S., and caretakers are trying to make them accessible for future research.

March 29, 2021
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
a loggerhead sea turtle on the beach near the waterline

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  • Animals

Spring Dredging Plan Raises Sea Turtle Worries

The Army Corps of Engineers said its plan to dredge during sea turtle nesting season is an effort to protect right whales, but environmental groups don't buy it.

March 27, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Jones
An octopus in active sleep — possibly dreaming.

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  • Animals

Sleeping Octopuses May Have Dreams, But They're Probably Brief

Octopuses have an "active" phase of sleep, the kind that might involve dreaming, but they probably don't have long, complicated dreams like people do.

March 25, 2021
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
U.S. bald eagle populations have more than quadrupled in the lower 48 states since 2009, according to a new survey from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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  • Animals

Once Imperiled, America's Bald Eagle Populations Are Soaring

The number of bald eagles in the lower 48 states has quadrupled since 2009, according to a new survey. The findings are a bright spot in an otherwise troubling picture for American birds.

March 25, 2021
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By:
  • Nathan Rott
Major Biden, pictured in the Oval Office on March 4, reportedly received remedial training while staying at the family's Delaware residence in mid-March. He and fellow German shepherd Champ Biden were confirmed back at the White House on Wednesday.

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  • Animals

First Dogs Return To White House After Major Biden Causes Minor Injury

Champ and Major Biden are back in Washington, D.C., after spending some time in Delaware, where Major underwent remedial training after causing a "minor injury" at the White House earlier this month.

March 24, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
A female African lion, said to be similar to those discovered dead, is pictured in 2013.

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  • Animals

6 Lions Found Dead In Ugandan National Park

Six lions were found dead and dismembered in a suspected poisoning in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park. The park is home to hundreds of bird species and nearly 100 types of mammals.

March 20, 2021
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By:
  • Julie McCarthy
A researcher with Franceville International Medical Research Centre collects bats in a net on November 25, 2020 inside a cave in Gabon. Scientists are looking for potential sources for a possible next coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Global Health

Next Pandemic: Scientists Fear Another Coronavirus Could Jump From Animals To Humans

Researchers worry another coronavirus will spill over from a bat or some other creature. They're hunting for sources — and finding evidence that a new pandemic could be around the corner.

March 19, 2021
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By:
  • Michaeleen Doucleff
Courtesy of TED

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  • Environment

Ariel Waldman: What Can We Learn From Microscopic Life In Antarctica?

Many people think of Antarctica as desolate. But wildlife filmmaker Ariel Waldman says the coldest continent is brimming with invisible life — that can only be seen through microscopes.

March 19, 2021
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  • NPR/TED Staff
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