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Meet the giant rats fighting wildlife trafficking
Often dismissed as pests, rats have long been misunderstood. But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus), the world’s longest, is challenging that perception. With its intelligence and ...
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Mammals, birds in Vietnam’s rare coastal forests revealed by camera traps
In 2019, scientists rediscovered a species of miniature deer long lost to science within the dry coastal forests of southern ...
We thought these places were useless. They may help save the world.
These soggy spots have been dismissed as inhospitable smudges on the map — even serving as a metaphor for corruption that ...
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Penguins Help to Map Antarctica’s Growing Mercury Threat
When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...
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After 100 Years, Hidden Cameras Just Captured South America’s Largest Mammal Once Thought to Be Extinct
For over a hundred years, the South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris) was thought to have vanished from Brazil’s coastal ...