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1st of its kind footage shows guard dogs saving sheep from puma attack on a pitch black mountainThe footage of a puma hunting sheep was captured with thermal imaging cameras in the Patagonian wilderness as part of a new National Geographic show.
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10 times humans messed with nature and it backfiredHistory is peppered with times when our patchy knowledge of natural systems has led to questionable interventions with unintended — and sometimes disastrous — consequences.
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Critically endangered donkey with stripy 'zebra legs' born in UK zooAn African wild ass, one of the most endangered animals on the planet, was recently born at a U.K. zoo and is already doing "zoomies" around its enclosure.
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190 years after Darwin, 2-year expedition launches to retrace his voyage around the worldThe team of researchers and conservationists will collect scientific data, while also training the next generation of environmentalists.
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Baby Moby Dick? Rare white humpback whale calf filmed off AustraliaThe latest footage follows two other sightings of all-white, newborn humpback calves — but experts aren't convinced these whales are albino like the famous Migaloo.
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World's deepest canyon is home to Asia's tallest tree - and Chinese scientists only just found itAt 335 feet (102 meters) in height, the enormous newly-discovered cypress tree — which was found in a forest in Tibet — would tower over the Statue of Liberty.
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Meet 'Dr. Deep Sea,' the scientist who broke the record for the longest time living underwaterJoseph Dituri, who recently broke the record for the longest time spent living underwater, tells Live Science what he has learned during his time beneath the waves.
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Crocodiles and gharials are getting bizarre orange 'tans' in Nepal. Here's why.Researchers think it could be down to where these crocs are hanging out.
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'Mini kangaroos on steroids' make comeback in South Australia after disappearing for 100 yearsThe tiny marsupials have a penchant for peanut butter, which researchers have used to help them monitor and conduct health checks on the population.
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