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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Bison ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch Yellowstone wolf pack hunting bison after death of one-eyed alpha 'queen' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Yellowstone's Junction Butte wolf pack failed in a recent attempt to kill a bison, but the pack appears to be thriving again after the death of its former alpha female, Wolf 907F. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4DnmwfWcmzzku8N7p4JhwP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A photograph of a Yellowstone wolf pack surrounding a bison during a hunt. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of a Yellowstone wolf pack surrounding a bison during a hunt. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Yellowstone's iconic bison herds have merged into a single entity after 100 years of wandering the park ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ More than 100 years after bison from other regions were introduced to the park, the two genetically distinct herds have finally become one. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ K.R. Callaway ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aLV68ZW7SLEHH57bBFupNg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Yellowstone bison were nearly driven to extinction in the late 19th century as a result of commercial hunting. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A group of bison walking in the center of a main road.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 11,000-year-old settlement in Canada could rewrite history of Indigenous civilizations in North America ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The discovery of an 11,000-year-old village in Saskatchewan could rewrite Indigenous history in central Canada. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:20:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZnMXNjYDvaCp47WWixgBMB-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Sturgeon Lake First Nation]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Experts look at the eroding cliff where the site was discovered in Saskatchewan, Canada.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two people standing in front of a cliff, looking at the different colored lines of soil running horizontally]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bison Licking Insect Bite: A 14,000-year-old lifelike figure carved from a weapon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The small carving was made 14,000 years ago by a group of hunters. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BDAjywfCS5vfYrzcBuDnZB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The carving depicts a bison licking its flank and was made out of a piece of deer antler. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A small carving of a bison licking its flank]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bison are being introduced to the Russian Arctic to replace extinct woolly mammoths. But why? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Large herbivores could transform the local ecosystem by grazing and recycling nutrients, but the climate was probably more important in shaping the vast, frigid grasslands of the Pleistocene. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:24:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G2xLHzisNpPJbt9z3A3C7g-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists hope that by introducing plains bison to parts of the Russian Arctic, they can restore some of the region&#039;s grassy plains.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A plains bison lies in the grass of the arctic tundra.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Three people gored by bison in a month at Yellowstone National Park. Why do these attacks happen? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There have been three separate incidents of people being gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park in the last month. Park officials say people must keep a respectful distance or risk being charged by the massive mammals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2022 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:38:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wGEXKwujJboP3zvWFyXB9e-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A bison approaches a walkway full of visitors in Yellowstone National Park.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bison approaches a walkway full of visitors in Yellowstone National Park.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Utah Runners' 'Freak Accident' with Charging Bison Explained ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A runner in Utah was gored by a bison, and then his date suffered the same fate. Why do bison charge people? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2019 11:46:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6CSB2kQjAeAQgYonTVqghU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Male bison can weigh up to about 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Male bison can weigh up to about 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bison vs. buffalo: What's the difference? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Early European settlers in North America used "bison" and "buffalo" interchangeably, and the name "buffalo," though scientifically inaccurate, stuck. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2017 20:14:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:31:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VN9mhS4pBKS7MJJxauWgbA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Oh give me a home, where the .... American bison are sometimes inaccurately called buffalo.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[buffalo-110807-02]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Facts About Bison ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The American bison is the official mammal of the United States and is the largest mammal in North America. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2017 03:40:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:58:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alina Bradford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i2pT9ZsapxxDGvqUg4L6h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wood bison bulls can weigh up to 2,000 pounds. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Wood bison bulls can weigh up to 2,000 pounds. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient Sloth and Bison Fossils Turn Up in LA Metro Dig ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fossils from a bison and a giant sloth were unearthed on May 16 in Los Angeles by the LA County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jun 2017 14:41:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rzEtEcKetoyXz2LjGPpJqC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A transit project in L.A. recently unearthed fossils from long-extinct ice age animals — a femur head from a giant ground sloth (left) and part of a leg bone from a bison (right).]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bison Reintroduced to Canadian Wild After a Century of Conservation Efforts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bison have returned to a Canadian park after the animals' near extinction in the 1800s. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2017 12:21:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:57:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ScvsxAhzHmpiPKcQvypNnE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bison returned to Banff National Park in Canada after the animals&#039; near extinction in the 1800s.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[canada-bison-released]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious Bison Hybrid Revealed from Ancient DNA and Cave Paintings ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Clever detective work involving research on both ancient DNA and cave paintings from the last ice age has revealed a previously unknown species of hybrid bison, according to a new study. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2016 22:25:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8UN5KV4pCXjrg3JXmqZj7V-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Carole Fritz]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A drawing of a steppe bison (Bison priscus) that was made with black charcoal that dates from the Aurignacian period, located at the Chauvet-Pont d&#039;Arc cave in Ardèche, France.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[bison hybrid cave paintings]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Photos: Ancient Cave Painting Mystery Solved by DNA ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have solved a puzzle about a mysterious bison in Europe by studying ancient DNA and cave paintings. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2016 22:23:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:49:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XGz47BWLrWuypKCgvbVLnX-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Carole Fritz and Gilles Tosello]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[bison hybrid cave paintings]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[bison hybrid cave paintings]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lessons from a Baby Bison's Death: Don't. Touch. Wildlife. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It began with a well-intentioned act but ended with a young wild animal being euthanized. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2016 19:51:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:01:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U8gSfiHqRno7SovzDDMUSY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This image of a bison calf in the road was taken by a Yellowstone National Park photographer and was posted to Facebook on April 27. ]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient Bison Bones Discovered at Florida Dig Site ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/54748-ancient-bison-discovered-vero-beach.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bison's ancient ancestor may have lived near humans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2016 15:23:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:42:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2cD7UEU78Yif26Q7BACAWJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists uncovered the bones of an ancient, extinct species of bison in Vero Beach, Fla.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Uncovering bones of ancient bison]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ More Injuries from Bison at Yellowstone: Are Selfies to Blame? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/54175-yellowstone-bison-injuries-selfies.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Yellowstone National Park has seen a rise in people getting injured by bison lately, and attempts to take selfies may be to blame for at least some of these injuries, according to a new report. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2016 16:44:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:45:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VfuPaVpbTxH8GZbsCtikBQ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Cristián Samper ©WCS]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A bison in Yellowstone.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bison in Yellowstone.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 9,000-Year-Old Bison Mummy Found Frozen in Time ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/48653-bison-mummy-brains-organs.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hidden away under frozen ground for nearly 10,000 years, one extremely well-preserved creature is finally ready to give up its secrets. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2014 17:55:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:16:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Peterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r6KufTcf7cj2sVL8F9Qg6A-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dr. Gennady Boeskorov]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The almost perfectly preserved bison mummy was found on the shore of a lake in northern Siberia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[bison Brain Scan, bison mummy]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Historic Treaty: Bring Buffalo Home, Heal the Prairie (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/47998-tribal-treaty-to-restore-territory-american-bison.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Native American tribes have signed a new treaty to bring back buffalo herds and the prairies they once roamed, and in the process, restore traditional culture. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2014 02:22:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:18:11 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Human Behavior]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leroy Little Bear ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6WGnhJxuG8zE6tLe8B7pcE-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Julie Larsen Maher, © Wildlife Conservation Society]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An American bison alone on a prairie.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[native americans, american indians, bison, buffalo]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Buffalo Facts | Water Buffalo & Cape Buffalo ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/27409-buffalo.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Buffalo are large bovines that live in Africa and Asia. They are related to American bison, but they are different animals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2014 15:59:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alina Bradford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/663TQ5k2qsscBPoXjvmwSh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ European Bison to Be Released into Wild ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/45176-european-bison-released-into-wild.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bison went extinct in Europe nearly 100 years ago, but conservationists are taking small steps to bring the animals back into the wild. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2014 14:39:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:23:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xYDhqbDrGqGEStKYfhGDUS-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Royal Zoological Society of Scotland ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Seven female European bison from British and Irish herds are being released into the wild in Romania]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bison Could be Reintroduced to Alaska ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/26522-bison-reintroduction-alaska.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Small numbers of wood bison survive in Canada. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:43:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:44:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Douglas Main ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W8Qj9XwGmZ2dZNZhvdbmAL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wood bison bulls can weigh up to 2,000 pounds. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Wood bison bulls can weigh up to 2,000 pounds. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Baby Bison Born Via Embryo Transfer May Boost Species Recovery ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/22847-bison-birth-species-conservation.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An embryo transfer method could help save the endangered purebred American bison. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:55:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:23:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clara Moskowitz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GGjp9xTX2WBVa6hZSszhRQ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Julie Larsen Maher/WCS]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The June 2012 birth of this Bronx Zoo baby bison, shown here with its mother, could aid American bison conservation efforts, scientists say.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bronx Zoo baby bison]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bison Benefit from Prairie Buy Back ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/22696-bison-benefit-from-prairie-buy-back.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The American Prairie Reserve organization is trying to buy back the sea of grass, one ranch at a time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:43:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:43:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tim Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KvJRFXGvSsGCbnEXxZjDbC-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Julie Larsen Maher, WCS.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[American idol: bison have graced U.S. currency and are the symbol of at least two federal agencies, yet their numbers in the wild are a mere shadow of their former strength. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[bison, buffalo, native species, conservation, cattle, livestock, wildlife management, american bison society, national bison association, wildlife conservation society, conservation herds, bison ranching, buffalo ranching]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 7 Iconic American Animals ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/31605-american-animal-icons.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bald eagles, bison and alligators. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:32:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:47:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5BZPWjvC2RyjcWfBUFLir9-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Don Buscher]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ American Bison Nominated for National Mammal ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/31499-bison-national-mammal-nomination.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bison have long been a key part of US culture, groups say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:01:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:47:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XVXKFyFMw8fvtii3Z5Q8LG-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Julie Larsen Maher, WCS.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[American idol: bison have graced U.S. currency and are the symbol of at least two federal agencies, yet their numbers in the wild are a mere shadow of their former strength.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[bison-front-110323-02]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ghostly 'Death Assemblages' Tell Tales of Past ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/13468-animal-bones-history-yellowstone.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sun-bleached bones in Yellowstone reveal the history of the park. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:43:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:30:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kLZQjxAyXo6ZWzmjeB9ra7-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Scott Rose]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Discarded bones like this elk skull paint a picture of what Yellowstone National Park&#039;s wildlife population used to look like.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Death assemblages]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bringing Back Bison: Returning an American Icon to the Wild ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/13411-bison-buffalo-conservation.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Can America's wild bison make a comeback? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:24:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:06:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Mustain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KvJRFXGvSsGCbnEXxZjDbC-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Julie Larsen Maher, WCS.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[American idol: bison have graced U.S. currency and are the symbol of at least two federal agencies, yet their numbers in the wild are a mere shadow of their former strength. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[bison, buffalo, native species, conservation, cattle, livestock, wildlife management, american bison society, national bison association, wildlife conservation society, conservation herds, bison ranching, buffalo ranching]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ When it Rains, Buffalo Have More Sons ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Buffalos in South Africa appear to give birth to more males during the rainy season, and scientists think certain genes are responsible ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:30:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:58:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fLY5kjMoMSZzMdZBkLMCTE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Large Mammal Migrations Are Disappearing ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ One-quarter of the world's largest known migratory mammals no longer migrate, according to a new study. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:35:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brett Israel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mxqUAJVmCEzBpqHmSmcGWP-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[P. Elkan, Wildlife Conservation Society/National Geographic]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shh! Quiet Bison Get More Sex ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The quietest bison bulls score the most mates and sire the most offspring. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/552JzcyWammpbbgpxy86r-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Lisa Zolly/NBII]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wolf Bones Beat Tree Rings as Climate Records ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Changes in atmosphere's chemistry show up in wolves' bones. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:33:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rDD5ZLfhfoBZdqJPf2bHoM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wolf bones have proved a more reliable measure of environmental atmospheric change than tree rings, researchers at Michigan Technological University have discovered.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Prey Forget to Fear Predators ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/1648-prey-forget-fear-predators.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Prey animals are not necessarily hard-wired to fear their enemies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:20:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 21:17:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ker Than ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uoBna5AndaKmyXmvhTzAqY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Return of Wolves Changes Ecosystem]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bison Poop Reveals Two Distinct U.S. Populations ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/1286-bison-poop-reveals-distinct-populations.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Having two breeding populations in Yellowstone could boost the overall genetic diversity of the beasts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:41:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:57:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ysYzG2YcMXsjBXB82CFoRV-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Bryan Harry via NPS]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bison in snow in Hayden Valley photographed in 1965.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient Miniature Buffalo Discovered ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/4220-ancient-miniature-buffalo-discovered.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bones unearthed on the Philippine island of Cebu reveal a miniature water buffalo that lived during tens of thousands of years ago, a finding that could weigh heavily on the debate about the dwarf hominid species discovered in 2003. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:34:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:37:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3azkb3tQ6yaFWniR4ELgKZ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Velizar Simeonovski/The Field Museum]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This drawing shows the extinct dwarf water buffalo in proportion to the tamaraw (a dwarf water buffalo living on the Philippine island of Mindoro), a full-sized water buffalo and a human being. Illustration]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tuberculosis Helped Bring Down Mastodons ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/1012-tuberculosis-helped-bring-mastodons.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A pandemic among an ancient mammoth-like creature probably contributed to the great beasts' demise, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:39:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ker Than ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W8nmSQxBg3LRVToMw75NWQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[David Chapman meticulously cleans the jawbone of a young mastadon in front of the skeleton of a large male mastodon at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001. Bones of the young prehistoric beast, discovered earlier this year near Salem, Ohio, are estimated to be between 10,000 and 13,000 years old.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 10 Species Success Stories ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The success stories of the bald eagle, American alligator, and blue poison frog give species on the brink of extinction something to live for. LiveScience takes a close look at the most impressive comeback kids. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:52:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 18:42:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hxFqrEys4b8V4PWo7FBhv3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Throughout history, humans have admired eagles for their fierce beauty and strength, often using them to symbolize power and grace and independence. Eagles have powerful talons for tearing flesh and their beaks are nearly as long as their heads. Too large to chase prey through the air effectively, eagles typically hunt by dropping from the sky in surprise attacks. Solitary creatures, eagles mate for life and will use the same nestÃ¯Â¿Â½some of which are over 10 feet acrossÃ¯Â¿Â½each year.&lt;br&gt;
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                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Throughout history, humans have admired eagles for their fierce beauty and strength, often using them to symbolize power and grace and independence. Eagles have powerful talons for tearing flesh and their beaks are nearly as long as their heads. Too large to chase prey through the air effectively, eagles typically hunt by dropping from the sky in surprise attacks. Solitary creatures, eagles mate for life and will use the same nestÃ¯Â¿Â½some of which are over 10 feet acrossÃ¯Â¿Â½each year.&lt;br&gt;&lt;font color=yellow&gt;-----&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font color=red&gt;Range:&lt;/font&gt; Worldwide.&lt;br&gt;&lt;font color=red&gt;Characteristics:&lt;/font&gt; Large, hooked beak, strong legs and powerful talons. They resemble vultures but have fully feathered heads and hunt live prey.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Climate Change, Not Humans, Killed Large Beasts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ What killed the mammoths? A new explanation is instantly controversial. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:31:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bjorn Carey ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zkDyTRoL5d2qW4YykimkPU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A hairy mammoth bull, right, cow and calf, with trees and snow in the background, is part of a scene from &quot;Prehistoric Kansas,&quot; at Dyche Museum in Kansas City, Mo., in this 1938 file photo. AP file image]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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