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2Min News Roundup

Nature news that made headlines, plus a good helping of the cute and the quirky, all wrapped up in a weekly two-minute video roundup.

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2:44

Bees, bats, sharks and other animals we should be...

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/11/27

In this special Thanksgiving edition of our 2-min Roundup we take a look at some animals that are absolutely vital to our planet's health - and our survival too! News Sources: SHOW SOME LOVE FOR SPIDERS! BE THANKFUL FOR BATS BRILLIANT BEES ANT HELPERS THANK YOU PLANKTON! CONSIDER CORALS SHOUT-OUT FOR SHARKS EAU DE BEAVER MARVELLOUS MICROBES

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2:33

Extinct earwigs, a shark rescue & Angry Birds help...

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/11/21

Antarctic fur seals get a little too friendly with penguins, lionfish in Florida continue to take over, a breakthrough with Starfish Wasting Syndrome & divers rescue an injured shark! Get these stories and more in this week's recap of nature news! News Sources: IUCN UPDATE EARWIG EXTINCTION SEALS BEHAVING BADLY LIONFISH INVASION DUSKY SHARK RESCUE STARFISH WASTING SYNDROME TURTLES IN TROUBLE ROLL WITH THE PANGOLINS GLOWING LARVAE

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2:27

Tigers in trouble, lyrebird lasers & why an anaconda...

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/11/14

Staff at Taiwan's Taipei Zoo work to nurse a baby pangolin back to health, new protections for migratory species, some bad news for tigers, a lyrebird that sounds like a ray gun, and why an anaconda is unlikely to eat you. Get these stories and more in this week's blast of wildlife news! News Sources: MIGRATORY SPECIES PROTECTION FUKUSHIMA FUSS SNAKE DEBATE TOXIC BABIES MAPPING MISTAKE TIGERS WITH DISTEMPER LYREBIRD LASERS FALSE GHARIALS BORN PANGOLIN CUTENESS

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2:22

Penguin robots, a GoPro elephant & Katie Melua's...

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/11/07

Tourists discover a lone wolf in the Grand Canyon, a self-proclaimed "thrill-seeking idiot" rides a dead whale, Katie Melua finds a spider hiding out in her ear & an elephant takes up filmmaking. Catch these stories and more in this week's roundup of wildlife news! News Sources: WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING ELLIE MEETS GOPRO SPIDER SURPRISE GRAND CANYON WOLF DEAD-WHALE RIDER SHARK FISHING UPDATE PENGUIN ROBOT

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2:15

Bat week, baby lions & bear selfies

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/10/31

US forest service has issued a warning against taking bear selfies, a trio of lion cubs broaden the conservaton breeding gene pool, a harrowing report on shark fishing & how to make sure your Halloween is orangutan safe. Get these stories and more in this week's blast of wildlife news! News Sources: SHARK FISHING REPORT LION EXTINCTION REPORT LION TRIPLETS BE ORANGUTAN-FRIENDLY TORTOISE EATS TURTLE BATMAN FOR BAT WEEK SHAZAM FOR BIRDS BEAR SELFIES

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2:10

Death of a rare rhino, record poaching arrests and a...

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/10/24

Our weekly roundup is served! Time to catch up on some devastating rhino news, give your arachnophobia a boost, add your voice to an anti-fur campaign, get a little dose of sloth cuteness and stand a chance to win a sparkly prize. News Sources: LAST RHINOS POACHERS ARRESTED HORN DEMAND DOWN GOLIATH SPIDERS #SAVEKIMI EBOLA & SAFARIS SLOTH BLOG WIN A TURTLE BRACELET

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2:30

Camel cams, gorilla relocation and a manta ray mystery

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/10/17

Gold mines in Panama mean trouble for poison dart frogs, training sharks to hunt lionfish, the first-ever aerial orca cam, and a critically endangered gorilla gets a new home! These stories and more in your weekly wildlife news brief! News Sources: DART FROG DISCOVERY CELEBS SPEAK FOR NATURE GORILLA RELOCATION GOOGLE CAMEL AERIAL ORCAS MANTA RAY DISCOVERY LIONFISH DEBACLE THE WILD LIFE PODCAST

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2:17

Turtle CPR, marching for elephants & a deep-sea...

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/10/10

More protection for California's fisher cats, otters return to the Netherlands, thousands march for elephants and rhinos & one dedicated biologist gives a turtle mouth-to-mouth resuscitation! These stories and more in your weekly blast of wildlife news! News Sources: MARCH FOR ELEPHANTS AND RHINOS CENTRAL PARK MYSTERY BEE COMEBACK OTTER SPOTTERS FISHER-CATS IN TROUBLE DEEP SEA DISCOVERY ECHIDNA BREEDING BEHAVIOUR TURTLE MOUTH-TO-MOUTH

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2:28

Javan Rhinos, wallaby rescue & a GoPro-wearing Komodo...

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/10/03

An orphaned wallaby gets a second chance, 35,000 walruses rest in Alaska, an illegal trade sting operation in Indonesia, and what in the world is a giant red leech? These stories and more in your weekly blast of wildlife news! News Sources: CALIFORNIA BAG BAN MANTA TRADE BUST WALRUS PILE-UP JAVAN RHINO IN HIGH-RES WALLABY RESCUE WORM SLURPER BACK FROM THE BRINK GOPRO-MODO DRAGON

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2:15

World Youth Rhino Summit, coyote cull & endangered...

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/09/26

California begins its controversial coyote cull, rangers give an anti-poaching demonstration at the World Youth Rhino Summit, and a rare flying squirrel may get endangered species protections. Get the scoop on these stories and more in this week's blast of wildlife news! News Sources: RHINO SUMMIT SUCCESS SHARK CAGE FAIL SEAL BEACH COYOTE CULL FLYING INTO PROTECTION GREY WOLF WIN NARWHAL SIZE-UP UN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT BORN IN THE FIELD

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World Rhino Day Special

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/09/19

In this special World Rhino Day episode of our two-minute news roundup, we look at some of the most exciting, endearing and heartbreaking rhino stories of the year. A search for the critically endangered Javan rhino, a couple of adorable zooborns, the world's first-ever Youth Rhino Summit and a look at the escalating poaching crisis.

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02:11

Ivory wars, shark myths and a whale comeback

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/09/12

In this episode of our two-minute news roundup, we take down the latest shark myth, a Chinese sports star joins the fight against the ivory trade, genets behave strangely in South Africa and whales make a supersized comeback in California. News Sources: BLUE WHALE COMEBACK SHARK-EATING ORCAS SHARK MYTH BUSTED WATER VOLES RETURN CHAD'S ELEPHANT COMEBACK YAO MING'S CAMPAIGN RUNAWAY COBRA FOUND RODEO-RIDING GENETS THE MICHELIN HIPPO

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02:22

Captive cheetahs, flying monkeys & a giant sunfish

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/09/05

Major busts in wildlife trade, the space geckos' sad return to earth, a giant octopus in the Caribbean & the biggest sunfish we've ever seen! These stories and more in this week's blast of nature news. News Sources: UAE CHEETAH TRADE SMUGGLED PORCUPINES MARA POACHING 100 YEARS SINCE PASSENGER PIGEONS AMAZON FLYING MONKEYS SPACE-SEX GECKOS FREEZE DUMBO OCTOPUS HEAVYWEIGHT GIANT MOLA MOLA WILDWATCH

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02:11

Elephant carnage, foxy arrivals & a ghost cat

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/08/29

In this week’s blast of wildlife news, Africa’s elephant numbers reach tipping point, new bird species classified, a lion-versus-croc showdown and a rare clouded leopard gets collared. All this and more in our two-minute nature news roundup. News Sources: TIPPING POINT FOR ELEPHANT IVORY SEIZED IN VIETNAM TAJI STARTS AGAIN CLOUDED LEOPARD COLLARED EARTH HAS MORE BIRDS CROC & LION BATTLE FENNEC FOXES BORN IN ISRAEL

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02:36

Owl burritos, alligator heavyweight & tragedy at Gaza...

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/08/22

An emergency evacuation at Gaza Zoo, protections for the Zanzibar Islands, a Southern right whale struck by a boat & find out why conservationists are wrapping owls like burritos. These stories and much more in this week's blast of wildlife news! News Sources: ANIMALS AFFECTED IN GAZA ZANZIBAR CONSERVATION WHALE COLLISION LOST SEAL PUP TORTOISE STERILIZATION HEAVYWEIGHT ALLIGATOR OWL BURRITO ZIMBABWE VULTURE POISONING

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02:33

New York sharks, Swiss vultures & an African polar bear

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/08/15

Cattle herders rescue a newborn baby elephant, Shark Week 2014 takes big hits from scientists, vultures on the rise in Switzerland & Africa's last polar bear dies in captivity. These stories and more in this week's wildlife news brief! News Sources: RHINO EVACUATION AFRICA'S LAST POLAR BEAR BABY ELEPHANT RESCUE SHARK WEEK 2014 NEW YORK SHARK NUMBERS UP KAIKOURA PROTECTED SWISS VULTURES THRIVE NATTERJACK CONSERVATION MONKEY SELFIE DRAMA SWISS VULTURES THRIVE

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02:31

Ebola ferrets, surfing seals & a koala police mystery

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/08/08

Ferrets might hold the key to understanding ebola, whale sharks make their way to the Red Sea, two Amur leopard cubs in England and police nab an AWOL tortoise in California. All this and more in this week's blast of wildlife news! News Sources: DDT STILL KILLS EBOLA AND FERRETS AMUR LEOPARD CUBS DANCING GRANNIES STRESS KOALA DROP OFF RUNAWAY TORTOISE RED SEA WHALE SHARKS WILDLIFE WAREHOUSE SURFING SEAL PUP

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EXTRA: Beyond beaching: How to dispose of a dead whale

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/08/05

Last week, a juvenile humpback whale washed up on the shores of Amanzimtoti, South Africa. We brought our cameras along for Day Two of whale demo, to find out how the locals planned to dispose of the giant carcass!

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02:51

Beatle-eating beetles, space geckos & a paralysed...

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/08/01

Russia recovers its gecko-sex satellite, a dolphin is spotted in Britain's River Severn, an ironic end for the George Harrison memorial tree and a paralysed porcupine gets a five-dollar fix. Catch these stories and more in this week's blast of wildlife news. News Sources: MPA FOR SCOTLAND HUGE COAL MINE IN AUSTRALIA LEMURS ONLINE GECKO SEX SATELLITE BRITISH DOLPHIN SWIMS UPSTREAM BEETLES VS. BEATLE SEARCHING FOR SAWFISH PARALYSED PORCUPINE

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01:21

EXTRA: Beached humpback whale near Durban, South Africa

2Min News Roundup ·

2014/07/31

The remains of a juvenile humpback whale thought to be a female washed up on a beach near the town of Amanzimtoti on South Africa's eastern coast early this morning. Photos and updates can be found here... this whale tale isn't over yet!

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