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Aluna’s baby ends San Antonio Zoo’s 16-year gap between sloth births
Aluna and Sol’s baby was born on October 25, 2026, ending San Antonio Zoo’s 16-year gap between sloth births. Here’s how young sloths learn to feed, cling and climb.
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Animals and nature
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Aluna’s baby ends San Antonio Zoo’s 16-year gap between sloth births
Aluna and Sol’s baby was born on October 25, 2026, ending San Antonio Zoo’s…
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Chernobyl’s wolves may hold clues to cancer protection
Tracking collars and blood samples are helping scientists explore how Chernobyl’s wolves respond to…
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The dairy calves that stay with their mothers for months
Keeping cows and calves together changes feeding, social development and the business of dairy…
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A week with Ginger changed Patrick Stewart’s outlook
A foster pit bull named Ginger was soon snoring on Patrick Stewart’s couch. Within…
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Chernobyl’s wolves may hold clues to cancer protection
Tracking collars and blood samples are helping scientists explore how Chernobyl’s wolves respond to…
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The dairy calves that stay with their mothers for months
Keeping cows and calves together changes feeding, social development and the business of dairy…
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Milani never met her mother. Nearly three months later, she joined a giraffe herd
Milani never got to meet her mother after an emergency C-section. Her path from…
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If it isn’t a wolf or a fox, what exactly is a maned wolf?
The maned wolf looks like several animals combined, but it is neither a true…
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