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Animals

A San Francisco Airport Site Is Crawling With Snakes—And That's a Good Thing

An endangered species is thriving at a once-blighted lot, but climate change and other challenges threaten its future.

Ashley Stimpson July 27, 2021

Dundee, Scotland

'Bruin'

This monument depicts a harrowing event involving an escaped polar bear.

Taranna, Australia

Tasmanian Devil Unzoo

The world's first cageless zoo is working to save endangered Tasmanian devils.

Tiny Computers Reveal How Tahiti's Tree Snails Evade a Fierce Predator

The bean-sized snail has persevered despite hundreds of related species going extinct in recent decades.

Hannah Thomasy July 14, 2021

Podcast: Catalina Island Bison Herd

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team July 13, 2021

The History, Myth, and Future of the Giant Clam

Despite traditional and modern protections, Palau's massive mollusks are at risk.

Cynthia Barnett July 6, 2021

More Gray Wolves Are Calling Northern California Home

The Beckwourth pack is only the third to establish itself in the state in the last century.

Maanvi Singh July 6, 2021

Can the Jaguar, King of the Forest, Save an Entire Ecosystem?

With a new train line threatening its habitat, the big cat may be the key to protecting this Mexican reserve—and everything else in it.

Emiliano Ruprah June 29, 2021

Beauty Point, Australia

Seahorse World

An active seahorse farm is currently saving Tasmania's handfish from extinction.

Spiders Covered Australian Shores With a Massive, Gossamer Blanket

The ghostly sight tells a story of escape, survival, and a post-flood feast.

Jessica Leigh Hester June 25, 2021

Wolf Lake, Illinois

Snake Road

Twice a year, this road is closed off to allow for the migration of thousands of snakes, reptiles and amphibians between cliffs and a swamp.

Podcast: Ubatuba Whale(s)

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team June 21, 2021

The Uncertain Future of Finland's Rare Freshwater Seals

The animals face threats from climate change, fishing, and a tourism boom, but their biggest advocate remains hopeful.

Michael Hunt June 16, 2021

Podcast: La Paz Cebritas

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team June 16, 2021

Singapore's Birdsinging Clubs May Help Save Wild Songbirds

The centuries-old tradition includes socializing, competitions, and now, a conservation angle.

Ellie Clin June 11, 2021

Podcast: Moses Gates and the Chrysler Building Eagles

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team June 10, 2021

Kebun Baru Birdsinging Club

Singapore's Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West is a social hotspot for songbirds and their humans.

La Balena della Val di Zena

A great white whale sculpture now sits in the location where the remains of a prehistoric cetacean were found.