News and interesting photography and wildlife tidbits from around the web.
Arachnid Pictures
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Sea Turtles Coping with Climate Change
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Crustaceans - Mobile Swiss Army Knives
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Arachnids - Not Simply Spiders
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Rare Langur Discovered in Borneo
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Thailand's Anti-Poaching Efforts Paying Off
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New Viper Discovered in Tanzania
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Waved Albatross - Also Known As the Galapagos Albatross
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Black-Footed Albatross - Not Your Average Albatross
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Laysan Albatross - Hawaii's Albatross
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Podcasts from the PBS Nature Series
The following podcasts require Quicktime or iTunes and are in .m4v format. They are very large files, so it will take awhile to download before they start playing. The videos are not full shows, but shorts from a full show. They’re interesting though.
Fortress of the Bears (1/25/12)
Enter a world shaped by bears, trees, and salmon, and explores the delicate balance of their interconnected lives. "Fortress of the Bears" premieres Wednesday, January 25 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pb...
My Life as a Turkey (11/16/11)
Based on his true story, My Life as a Turkey chronicles naturalist and writer Joe Hutto's remarkable and moving experience of raising a group of wild turkey hatchlings to adulthood. "My Life as a Turkey" premieres Wednesday, November 16 at 8 p.m. ...
Radioactive Wolves (10/19/11)
What happens to nature after a nuclear accident? And how does wildlife deal with the world it inherits after human inhabitants have fled? "Radioactive Wolves" premieres Wednesday, October 19 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information,...
Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air (9/25/11)
Hummingbirds take extraordinary to a whole new level. They are the smallest warm-blooded creatures on the planet, but they are also among the fastest. With wings that beat up to 200 times every second, they are among nature's most accomplished ath...
Supersize Crocs (9/18/11)
How to Measure a Giant Croc - Crocodiles are too dangerous and too shy to approach with a tape measure. Rom Whitaker and an assistant use precise photography and the help of a computer to make an accurate size comparison between a gharial and Roms...