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Great Apes and Tiny Bears: Chasing Wild Thrills in Borneo

By: Mihir Zaveri
25 November 2024 at 18:03
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This Southeast Asian island, home to some of the world’s strangest and most iconic creatures, is a dream destination for a growing number of “mammal watchers.”

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A young male proboscis monkey, a species found only in Borneo, sitting on a tree along a tributary of the Kinabatangan River.
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Fin Whale Carcass Washes Ashore in Anchorage, Alaska

By: John Yoon
22 November 2024 at 07:17
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Crowds in Anchorage have braved freezing temperatures and slippery ice to see the hulking carcass of a rare fin whale, which washed ashore a few miles from downtown.

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A dead fin whale rests on a frozen mud flat near Anchorage on Monday.
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Giraffes Need Endangered Species Act Protection, U.S. Officials Say

By: Catrin Einhorn
20 November 2024 at 08:45
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A new proposal would restrict the import of hunting trophies, pelts, bone carvings and other items.

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About 117,000 wild giraffes are left worldwide, according to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation, down almost 30 percent from the 1980s.
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What Trump’s Return Could Mean for Animals

By: Emily Anthes and Catrin Einhorn
20 November 2024 at 14:44
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A second Trump administration could alter the lives of all sorts of animals, whether they live in laboratories, zoos, fields or forests.

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Caribous graze near ConocoPhillips oil pipelines on the North Slope of Alaska. During his first term, President Trump moved to open up the state’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development.
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