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two Black-and-white ruffed lemurs in an enclosure

Tiny Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur Twins Born at Central Park Zoo Represent a Conservation Win for a Species in Decline

Discovery of Colobus congoensis, monkey in Africa

A New Orange-Faced Monkey Was Discovered Deep in the Congo — and It May Already Be Endangered

Critically endangered Amur leopard cub, one of the world’s rarest big cats, sitting against a blurred green background.

Rare Amur Leopard Born at Cleveland Zoo as Fewer Than 100 Remain in the Wild

A gray fox standing in a field of purple flowers

An Elusive Gray Fox Climbs Trees to Hide in Plain Sight — and It May Be Much Rarer Than Once Thought

People viewing Manhattanhenge in New York

The Best Mushrooms for Beginner Foragers, How to Protect Baby Turtles, Where to Catch the Next Solar Eclipse, and How to View Manhattanhenge 

Young giraffe at a wildlife center in Texas

A Young Giraffe Went Strangely Missing in Texas, and the Two-Week Search Revealed the Complex World of Exotic Wildlife

trail cam image of a Bornean ferret badger

Nighttime Photos Provide Rare Look at the Endangered Bornean Ferret Badger's Secretive Lifestyle 

Parent mountain bongo with baby bongo next to it. Each have brown fur and white stripes

A Rare Antelope Species Was Just Spotted in Kenya, Years After Being Thought Locally Extinct

Three critically endangered red ruffed lemur babies rest among green leaves and wood chips at Wild Adventures Theme Park in Georgia.

Rare Newborn Lemur Triplets Born in Georgia Are the "Chatterboxes" of the Forest, with Names Tied to Taylor Swift 

Beluga whale showing self recognition after seeing itself in a mirror

Beluga Whales May Recognize Themselves in Mirrors — and One Even Returned with a Hoop

Two Puerto Rican crested toads sitting on damp soil near a log at Brookfield Zoo Chicago

A Chicago Zoo Raised 12,000 Tadpoles to Save One of the World’s Rarest Toads — the Puerto Rican Crested Toad

Colossal Biosciences hatches first chick from fully artificial egg system

Colossal Hatches Healthy Chicks From an Artificial Egg, Setting the Stage for Giant Moa De-Extinction ​

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