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Big Bear eaglets Sandy and Luna receive names with a local legacy
Big Bear’s newest bald eagle chicks now have names, and one of them carries a memory that reaches beyond the…
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Why helicopters dropped carrots across Australia after the 2019/20 bushfires
At first, it sounds almost impossible: a helicopter crossing a burned Australian landscape while carrots and sweet potatoes scatter into…
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Millionaire trophy hunter killed by elephants during Central Africa safari
A $40,000 hunting trip in Gabon ended in a deadly reversal when Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old California vineyard owner and…
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Legendary Spanish matador unable to eat or sleep after severe rectal goring injury
In the bullring, danger is part of the ritual. It sits beneath the music, the costumes, the applause, and the…
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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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