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Zoo Atlanta's panda exhibit has sat empty since 2024. That will soon change as pandas are returning to the zoo!

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Filmmaker Andy Casagrande's 360° footage of a great hammerhead offers a close look at a critically endangered predator whose unusual anatomy hides some of the sharpest senses in the ocean.

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The Navy's Marine Mammal Program trains marine mammals to perform undersea tasks that draw on their exceptional diving and ...

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Once considered local legends, camera traps recently captured "Cinco," Arizona’s fifth jaguar sighting since 2011.