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The wild he trusted most was the thing that killed him
Gary Freeman spent decades guiding people through one of South Africa’s most unforgiving landscapes. He understood the bush as both…
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Disney’s robot dolphin hints at a future without live-animal marine shows
A dolphin-shaped machine breaking through the water looks like the kind of thing social media was built for. It’s strange,…
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Big Bear’s bald eagle chicks need names, and fans are being invited to help
The two bald eagle chicks that hatched in Jackie and Shadow’s Big Bear nest earlier this month are now entering…
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Snow raised the stakes for Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets in Big Bear
The snow changed the story. In Big Bear, Jackie’s eaglets had already entered the most fragile stretch of their lives,…
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Why Jackie and Shadow’s eagle chicks are bonking each other
Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets are only a few days into life, and already the nest has entered a new phase.…
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Virus from marine animals may be behind a rare eye illness in people
A strange new line may have just been drawn between the sea and human disease. In China, doctors have identified…
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Jackie and Shadow welcome two eaglets after a difficult Big Bear season
As of Sunday afternoon, the long wait over Big Bear Lake had finally resolved into movement in the nest bowl.…
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Jackie and Shadow’s first chick is hatching as second egg begins to pip
After everything Jackie and Shadow have already been through this season, Big Bear is finally at the edge of a…
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Jonathan is still alive after a death rumor spread worldwide
For a little while, millions of people believed they were witnessing the end of a life that had stretched across…
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