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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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2:54

New species, laughing parrots & long-living chimps

2Min News Roundup ·

2017/03/28

Sad news about Thailand’s coin-swallowing turtle, an injured tiger cub on the road to recovery, the contagious laughter of kea parrots and some exciting species discoveries you should know about. All that and more in this week’s roundup of nature news.TIGER ON THE MEDBALD EAGLE BANCLIMBING CRABSFROG FOUNDLONG LIVING CHIMPSPARROT LAUGHSCOIN TURLE DIESSPRING BREAK TROUBLEHONEY BADGER BATTLE

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3:31

Python’s hyena meal, primate teamwork & a humpback...

2Min News Roundup ·

2017/03/20

A troubling cancer finding for Steller sea lions, two primate species in Borneo show rare cooperation, an unexplained humpback party off the South African coast, great white sharks bounce back in Cape Cod & the first-ever footage of an African rock python swallowing a hyena!SEAL CANCER SPREADSDEVIL TUMOR BREAKTHROUGHHUMPBACK PARTYGREAT WHITE BOOMPENGUIN PARENTSSPIDER HELPERSPRIMATE PAIR-UPPYTHON MEALHYENA VS WILD DOGSNEST CAM

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Good news for wolves, a baby whale shark rescue &...

2Min News Roundup ·

2017/03/14

ANOTHER BIG TUSKER GONERHINO POACHED IN FRANCECROCODILE KILLEDNURSE SHARK KNIFEDRARE BABY SAVEDROO RESCUEGOOD NEWS FOR WOLVESFIRST SIGHTINGATTENBOROUGH FROGLEOPARD IN LONDON

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2:42

Kelly Slater calls for shark cull, gorillas in...

2Min News Roundup ·

2017/03/06

Two of the world’s top surfers call for a shark cull after another fatal shark attack off Réunion Island, Bao Bao the giant panda moves to his new home in China, researchers discover that bumblebees have some impressive ball skills, a heatwave kills hundreds of bats and a new US Policy could threaten a critically endangered ape.SURFER CALLS FOR SHARK CULLBUMBLEBEE BALL SKILLSBAT DIE-OFFBAO BAO’S NEW HOMEGORILLAS IN TROUBLEWHAT’S KILLING KOALAS?

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2:44

Gabon’s elephants in trouble, odd ant couples & a...

2Min News Roundup ·

2017/02/27

Gabon’s elephants decimated by poaching, Wisdom the albatross welcomes another baby, a newly discovered blue whale population threatened by mining, rare antelope return to Sahara for the first time in two decades and what’s the deal with the tiger temple comeback?CONGRATULATIONS WISDOM!‘DOWN SYNDROME’ IN CHIMPSTIGER TEMPLE TO REOPEN?NEW SPECIES DISCOVERYODD ANT COUPLECONSERVATION SUCCESS STORYMASSIVE WHALE POPULATIONGABON’S ELEPHANTS IN TROUBLE

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Honeybees go whoop, victory for vultures & a lion cub...

2Min News Roundup ·

2017/02/20

Vultures make a comeback in Italy, scientists gain amazing insight into honeybee communication, an unlucky lion cub rescued in Zimbabwe, an epic octopus-crab showdown and why is the cockeyed squid cockeyed?VULTURE COMEBACKHONEYBEES GO WHOOP!LION SNACKS ON BABY ANTELOPELION RESCUEOCTOPUS VS CRABSQUID’S MISMATCHED EYESPOACHING BUST

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2:50

Trump freezes species protections, skin-shedding...

2Min News Roundup ·

2017/02/14

Bad news for the rusty patched bumblebee as the Trump administration freezes endangered species protections, a newly discovered gecko’s amazing evasion technique, tragedy in New Zealand as hundreds of whales strand and one heck of a bullfrog surprise!JUMP SCAREHUGE BIRD SWARMSKIN-SHEDDING GECKODWARF LEMUR DISCOVERYODD OCTOPUS BEHAVIORMATING WHALESRARE DRYAS MONKEY SIGHTINGENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTIONS FROZENMASS WHALE STRANDING

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3:03

Kenyan wildlife under threat, necking giraffes & a...

2Min News Roundup ·

2017/02/06

Civil unrest in Kenya threatens local wildlife, a friendly kestrel gets a closeup, an epic giraffe battle and how pom-pom crabs clone their anemone sidekicks!EPIC REPTILE BRAWLNECKING GIRAFFESGRUESOME CHIMP BEHAVIOURBOBCAT PATROLS NEIGHBOURHOOD SAIGA TRAGEDYCRABS CLONE ANEMONESKESTREL CLOSEUPKENYAN UNREST THREATENS WILDLIFE

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2:47

Catching deadly spiders, wolf-sized otters & a...

2Min News Roundup ·

2017/01/30

Snow leopards get some new neighbors, China’s ancient wolf-sized otters described for the first time, a baby whale attempts to catch a piggyback ride, why is an Australian zoo asking for help catching deadly spiders and a great white shark grabs a gullBABY WHALE PIGGYBACKGREAT WHITE SHARK GRABS GULLGIANT OTTER DISCOVERYNEW CRAB NAMED AFTER HARRY POTTERLEOPARD SPOTTED IN SNOW LEOPARD TERRITORYHELP CATCH DEADLY SPIDERS FOR VENOMGEESE KILLED BY TOXIC WATER CANDY FOR COWSCICADA

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Caspian tiger comeback, primates in trouble & a...

2Min News Roundup ·

2017/01/23

Alarming findings on the state of the world's primates, bringing back the Caspian tiger, rhino poachers arrested in South Africa’s Kruger National Park and a scary discovery about the diets of vampire bats!DONALD TRUMP MOTHCASPIAN TIGER COMEBACKNEW FROG SPECIESRHINO POACHERS ARRESTEDMASSIVE ALLIGATORRARE BEAR SIGHTINGVAMPIRE BATS DEVELOP NEW TASTESHARK NET CONTROVERSYENDANGERED TIGER SHOTPRIMATES IN TROUBLE

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2:52

Rare snow leopard sighting, bumblebees in trouble &...

2Min News Roundup ·

2017/01/16

A rare big cat spotted in Kyrgyzstan, the first bumblebee species on the endangered list, a mother whale rescues her calf & the Ringling Bros. circus packs up its tents. Plus, meet the newly discovered Skywalker Hoolock gibbon!PARROTS IN TROUBLEELITE ANTI-POACHING DOG FORCEWHALE RESCUES CALFSNOW LEOPARD SANCTUARY SKYWALKER GIBBONPOLAR BEAR BODY CAMMONKEY DEER SEXUAL RELATIONSBUMBLEBEES ON THE DECLINERINGLING BROS. CIRCUS SHUTS DOWN

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2:32

Chinese ivory ban, a python-eating snake & the death...

2Min News Roundup ·

2017/01/09

China announces plans to shut down its domestic ivory trade, Tilikum, the ‘Blackfish’ orca dies of unknown causes, we say goodbye to the world’s oldest panda and a snake-eating snake spotted in Australia!GOODBYE GRANNYPYTHON-EATING SNAKECHINA’S IVORY TRADE TO ENDWORLD’S OLDEST PANDA DIESGOOD NEWS FOR GORILLASTHIRSTY LITTLE LIZARDTRIBUTE TO TILIKUM

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3:53

Biggest wildlife stories of 2016

2Min News Roundup ·

2016/12/26

We’re saying goodbye to 2016 with a look the year’s biggest wildlife news. From baby booms to heartbreaking extinctions, it’s all coming up in this special edition of 2min roundup! News Sources:ARE TIGER POPULATIONS INCREASINGDINOSAUR FEATHER DISCOVERYEXTINCTION WATCH GIANT PANDAS BOUNCE BACKPANGOLIN TRADE BANNEW GIRAFFE SPECIESSAND CATS SPOTTEDKAKAPO BABY BOOMAMERICA’S JAGUARSHOPE THE RHINO DIES

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Humans behaving badly

2Min News Roundup ·

2016/12/19

From dancing on a dead whale to kicking an endangered pangolin, we’re looking back at a whole lot of humans behaving badly in this special edition of 2min roundup. News Sources: DOING THE WORM ON DEAD WHALEGREAT WHITE CAGE ACCIDENT THIS IS WHY YOU DON’T FEED RACCOONSDON’T SELFIE WITH BISONBABY DOLPHIN SELFIELIFEGUARDS SHARK SELFIERANGER KICKS PANGOLINMEN FEED WILD BEARMOOSE RIDERS GO TO COURT

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Giraffe’s in trouble, chimpanzee butt recognition & a...

2Min News Roundup ·

2016/12/12

The latest IUCN Red List update warns of extinction for the world’s tallest animal, a speeding train in India kills three elephants, how chimps recognise butts like we recognise faces, and a tiny rhino rescued after a week-long search.GIRAFFES AT RISK OF EXTINCTIONMEDITERRANEAN SHARKS & RAYS IN TROUBLESPEEDING TRAIN TRAGEDYBABY RHINO RESCUEMYSTERIOUS SEA BLOBCHIMPS RECOGNISE BUTTS LIKE FACESTINY SAFETY GOGGLES FOR SCIENCETIGER CHARGES ELEPHANT

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2:21

Spectacular whale migration, coconut crabs & an...

2Min News Roundup ·

2016/12/06

An unexpected visitor appears at a University in Singapore, outrage over a frozen-fish skating rink in Japan, spectacular drone footage of a whale migration, and a terrifying encounter with one of Africa’s deadliest animals.HIPPO VS CARSPECTACULAR WHALE MIGRATIONSKATING ON FROZEN FISHNILE CROCODILE EXPORTS ECHIDNA & PLATYPUS VENOM FOR MEDICINESURPRISE CAMPUS VISITORCOCONUT CRAB STRENGTH

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2:43

Numbat comeback, coral mass spawning & a snake surprise

2Min News Roundup ·

2016/11/28

A tiny marsupial makes a comeback in Australia, rangers in Kenya use innovative new technology to nab poachers operating under the cover of darkness, the Great Barrier Reef's annual mass spawning event and a sneaky snake hides out in a toilet. News Sources:TURTLE’S LONG TREKPARKOUR FOR SCIENCE (EUROPE)MASS SPAWNING EVENTSWIMMING LIONSCONDOM FISHINGNUMBAT COMEBACKTHERMAL IMAGING NABS POACHERSSNAKE IN THE DRAIN

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2:41

Mortal moose combat, saddest polar bear on the move &...

2Min News Roundup ·

2016/11/21

The world’s saddest polar bear gets a temporary new home, latest developments in the ‘Cecil the lion’ case, a New Zealand town builds a tunnel for penguins, Cape Town’s shores see a rare whale visitor & two moose lock horns in mortal combat. All those stories and more in this week’s blast of nature news. News Sources: LOSING HOPEOFF THE MENUPENGUINS CROSSINGWHALE VISITOR‘CECIL THE LION’ CASESADDEST POLAR BEARMORTAL COMBAT

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2:52

Whale vomit, puffins in peril & a flasher frog

2Min News Roundup ·

2016/11/14

An ambergris find in Oman brings in a whale-sized financial windfall, a new frog species flashes some leg in Australia, some good news for the world’s rarest alligators, and a familiar culprit gets the blame for mass puffin deaths in the Bering Sea. All those stories and more coming your way in our blast of nature news. News Sources:VALUABLE VOMITNEW FROG SPECIESSEABIRD SOSPUFFINS IN PERILHIPPO COLLISIONBABY IGUANA VS SNAKESRARE CHINESE ALLIGATORSSUPERSIZED RESCUE

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2:33

Major bird bust, turtle ‘surfers’ & dinosaur brains

2Min News Roundup ·

2016/11/07

Palaeontologists unveil the world’s first dinosaur brain tissue, wildlife authorities in Jordan seize over 7,000 illegally-caught birds, scientists uncover the amazing details about the life and death of frozen cave lions, and an Australia duo could face hefty fines for ‘surfing’ on a beached sea turtle. All this and more in your weekly catchup of wildlife news. News Sources: TURTLE ‘SURFERS’ FACE FINEMEDITERRANEAN BIRD BUSTBABY TURTLES RELEASEDDINOSAUR BRAINSCAVE LION

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