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2:57

Illegal elephant sales, frog-hunting spiders & a...

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2017/08/14

Dozens of elephants sold illegally to Chinese zoos, experts weigh in on an alleged thylacine sighting, a monkey rediscovered in Brazil after 80 years and signs of Alzheimer's detected in chimp brains for the first time. These stories and more in this week’s recap of nature news! ILLEGAL ELEPHANT SALESDEER CAPTURECHANTEK DEAD AT 39APE ALZHEIMER'SLIZARD BLOODJUMPING HUNTERSMONKEY REDISCOVEREDPUMA KITTENSTHYLACINE “SIGHTING”SHOPPING KOALA

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2:42

Harpy eagles, rare snakes & chimps in decline

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2017/08/07

Chimps in decline, a rare snake sighting, footage from the first harpy eagle nest cam, concern mounts over the US border wall’s impact on wildlife, and fishermen step up for a pair of rescues! These stories and more in your two-minute recap of nature news. CHIMP DECLINERISKY WALLHAPPY HERONSHARPY CAMBEAR CARERARE SNAKEAIR STRIKESTRIPED SIGHTINGNET KNOWHOWEAGLE RESCUE

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2:51

Canned cobras, turtle turn-ons & a controversial wolf...

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2017/07/31

Washington state turns up the heat on local wolves, pangolin hunting on the rise in Central Africa, the first Eastern quoll bred in a century, a whale rescue in California, and a new species of shark discovered in the deep sea! Get these stories and more in your weekly recap of wildlife news! PANGOLIN POACHERSCANNED COBRASEXCITING SIGHTINGQUOLL SUCCESSTURTLE TURN-ONSSHARK SURFERSDEEP-SEA DISCOVERYWOLF KILL CONTROVERSYWHALE RESCUESO LONG, SNOOTY

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3:09

Rhino eggs, UK microbead ban & a 10ft sea cucumber

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2017/07/24

Precious IVF eggs could save the last northern white rhinos, rising temperatures spell trouble for wild dogs, tubeworms among the oldest animals on earth, rare footage of orcas hunting bowheads in Russia, and the UK finally moves on its microbead ban! Get these stories and more in this week’s recap of nature news! PRECIOUS GENESRHINOS ON THE RISEHOT DOGSELDERLY TUBEWORMSBOWHEAD HUNTMASS DOLPHIN DEATHSBEAD BANCASH CATSOCELOTS ON CAMERASLIMY GIANT

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Clever crows, a rare Javan rhino & confused big cats

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2017/07/17

A wild lion found nursing a leopard cub, humpback whales seen flapping their pectoral flippers to swim, a small hammerhead with an appetite for grass, a rare Javan rhino sighting, and one crazy spider. These stories and more in your two-minute recap of nature news! GRASS GOBBLINGFLIPPER FLAPPINGCLEVER CROWSCAMERA TRAP 365JAVAN RHINO SIGHTING RANGE GONECAT CONFUSIONSPIDER ANTTAPIR SNEEZEDUMPSTER DIVE

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2:58

Owl poachers, wolf pups & a rare tawny tiger

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2017/07/10

A rare pale tiger spotted in India, owl poaching on the rise in Indonesia, problems for the UK’s lynx reintroduction, two exciting wolf litters, a whale of an encounter in Tasmania, and silverback gorillas show off their grey hair! All this and more in this week’s roundup of nature news! RARE SIGHTINGGOING UPMOLE LIZARDHEDWIG HUNTSILVER FOXWHALE TALETAWNY TIGERPLANS HALTEDPUPDATESBEAR BRAWL

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2:43

Elephants poached, wolf foster parents & an update on...

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2017/07/03

Ten more elephants poached in Zimbabwe, cockatoos learn to drum, a surprise humpback encounter, a close call with orcas, and dragonfly wings may be ‘alive!’ Get these stories and more in this week’s roundup of nature news. ELEPHANTS POACHEDCOCKATOO DRUMMERS‘SPUNKY’ STILL ALIVERAPTOR IMPERSONATORSWONDROUS WINGSORCAS AHOYSURPRISE HUMPBACKPLANKTON IN PERILHAND-RAISED WOLVESCOYOTE RAIDERS

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2:39

Sanctuary for snow leopards, new species & a turtle...

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2017/06/26

Snow leopard cubs given protections in Qinghai, another captive rhino poached, a new frog discovered in the Western Ghats and a crafty sea turtle thwarts a tiger shark attack. Get these stories and more in this week’s recap of nature news! CAPTIVE RHINO POACHEDCONSERVATION DEDICATIONFRAIDY CATSQINGHAI CUBSEXTINCTION TRIAGEROOT RUSENEW FROGCHAMELEON TRIOTURTLE GRAVEYARDCRAFTY MOVES

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Albino dolphin, eagle adoption & DiCaprio’s vaquita...

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2017/06/20

Leonardo DiCaprio teams up to save the vaquita, a familiar albino dolphin reappears, snake venom could save heart patients, first Balkan lynx cub photographed in over a decade, and Russia’s biggest bird returns to the skies. Get these stories and more in this week’s recap of wildlife news! MOVES IN MYANMARVAQUITA BACKUPCOLOURLESS CALFTORTOISE RETURNSNAKE SAVIOURSGREY SEAL RECOVERYINVASIVE HOTSPOTSFANNING SPIDERBALKAN LYNX CUB RUSSIA’S BIG BIRD

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