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What is a raptor?
Naturalist Ken Burton offers up some details on these amazing birds, including addressing the concept of convergent evolution.
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- Added: Feb 28, 2018
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It's about the size of a small cat, but looks like a bizarre cross between a miniature antelope and an anteater. Give up?
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- Added: Sep 29, 2008
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Saving the puffins is a tough job. But folks in Maine miss the colorful little birds resembling miniature penguins that can fly.
- Added: Mar 26, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Sometimes good old Mother Nature seems a bit mixed up. Take the Okapi, for example...
- Added: Jul 26, 2007
- Length: 01:32
The waters near the Papua Province of Indonessia is home to a stunning variety of marine life, including species never before seen.
- Added: Apr 16, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Could changes in global climate be fueling hurricanes?
- Added: Apr 16, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Maybe there's hope for troublemakers. Some creatures thrive in hot water...
- Added: Apr 16, 2007
- Length: 01:32
In California's Sierra Mountains, a drama is being played out pitting a rare, native frog against a very popular non-native fish.
- Added: Mar 28, 2007
- Length: 01:32
The cold-water coral gardens of the Gulf of Alaska are one of the largest protected areas in U.S. waters.
- Added: Mar 28, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Schools all across the country are designing energy-efficient dorms.
- Added: Mar 24, 2007
- Length: 01:32
Cougars are important predators in many ecosystems. But the magnificent cats are elusive by nature, making it tough for conservationists to track t...
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 01:30
According to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could boost the grow...
- Added: Feb 20, 2007
- Length: 01:30
This is a tale of two marsh birds that live on opposite sides of the United States. They belong to the same species, and prefer the same kind of ha...
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- Added: Jan 12, 2007
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Amphibians have existed for 300 million years. But in recent decades, 168 species are believed to have gone extinct, and almost 2,500 others are di...
- Added: Jan 12, 2007
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To celebrate Valentine's Day, we're going to look at the mating habits of three very different creatures.
- Added: Jan 12, 2007
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Harlequin frogs can't seem to beat the heat. The vibrantly colored amphibians have been dying in droves.
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- Added: Jan 12, 2007
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- Added: Jan 12, 2007
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Scientists studied seven plots of rainforest in Borneo, Malaysia, India, Puerto Rico, Panama, and Thailand. They took a complete census of all the ...
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- Added: Dec 17, 2006
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It's an invasive little mollusk that's costing the U.S. billions. Its name? The Zebra mussel.
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- Added: Dec 17, 2006
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A predator is threatening the coral. It's a huge sea star known as the Crown-of-Thorns, which usually lives in a natural balance with the coral. My...
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There's an alternative way to treat wastewater: filtering it with live plants and even snails!
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
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In the past 20 years, poachers have killed nearly one million elephants. Poachers have driven the giant pachyderms -- which are prized for their iv...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
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About 20 years ago, New Jersey's filthy beaches were the butt of jokes. The medical wastes and other garbage that washed up onshore were forcing lo...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:34
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