Animals
The Rhinos Are Baaack!
In South Africa these hefty, unpredictable and inquisitive beasts are flourishing and have become very big business
Dear Smitty
Our authors write Smitty, our travel editor, about their journeys
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Horning In?
Bighorn sheep have made a big comeback in recent years, but some developers out West think they're intruders
Last of the Wild Buffalo
Long displayed, long dispersed, the famous Hornaday bison "family" is reunited in a new home
Sloth Bears: They Eat Ants, but Take on Tigers
Still used as "dancing bears," they can hold their own with the big cats but not with human expansion
The Return of the Elk
Monarchs of the mountain West, they once ranged all the way to the Eastern Seaboard. Now they are coming home
Something Just Bit You?
Was it a scorpion? A spider? A snake? The toxin experts at APDIC can tell you what to do
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A Census of the Wild
A government report takes a look at what we have left and where we are heading
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Do Not Take the Javelina Lightly
Oh yes, it's a touchy-feely creature all right, but the collared peccary, or javelina, has very big teeth and it knows how to use them
New Breeds Down on the Pharm
Plain old barnyard animals with genes from other species added are producing medicines that keep people alive
Making Room for Prairie Dogs
These rodents are cute if you're not a suburban homeowner watching your grass disappear. Millions live on the prairies, yet the rascals are in trouble
The Joys of Rehabbing
Rehabilitating injured or abandoned wildlife fulfills the longing of many animal lovers to know other bloods
Here, Birds Are Unafraid
Galápagos seabirds tolerate human spectators, and crabs in Panama ignore cars (but hide from trucks)
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Everyone Knows the Dragon Is Only a Mythical Beast
But try telling that to the people who live on a few islands in Indonesia where several thousand real dragons subsist in the wild
You Can Call Him 'Cute' or You Can Call Him 'Hungry'
The much-maligned weasel is always on the lookout for something to eat, and the rest of us should be grateful he usually finds it
Following the Footsteps of Fox and Bear
Naturalist-sleuth Susan Morse and her fellow conservationists at Keeping Track monitor wildlife in order to pinpoint critical habitat
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