The Giant Panda: 6 Incredible Facts about the World’s Cutest Creature
One of the most well known and lovable of all creatures on Earth happens to also be one of the most modest, shy and endangered species in the world—China’s giant panda.
Nature & Wildlife
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Would you pass up a free trip to Kenya?
We didn’t think so. Together, WWF & Natural Habitat adventures have forged an innovative partnership to protect the future of nature, bringing countless people closer to nature.
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6 Interesting Facts About Giraffes
This is a guest post by Julie Waggoner, Marketing Intern at Natural Habitat Adventures. No safari would be complete without a sighting of giraffes on the savanna, and there is more to these elegant creatures than you may realize.
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Wildlife Photo of the Week: The Walkabout
Every Friday we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a lioness and her cubs in South Africa. In the MalaMala Game Reserve, mother lion led the cubs down to the riverbed so she could get a drink while the cubs played in the sand.
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What to Bring on Your Galapagos Adventure
This is a guest post by Julie Waggoner, Marketing Intern at Natural Habitat Adventures. So after months of admiring photos and looking for the right trip, you’ve decided to take the plunge and booked a fabulous trip to the Galapagos Islands. Congratulations! One of the world’s most unique ecosystems awaits you.
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QUIZ: Which animal should you be for Halloween?
Just in time for Halloween, we’ve created a personality quiz to inspire your costume search and help you decide which animal you should dress as. Scroll down to take the quiz. Make sure to share your results on Facebook and Twitter!
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Photo of the Day: An Odd Choice for a Pillow
Visit the Galapagos Islands and you’re sure to see plenty of Galapagos sea lions lazing in the sand. They’re usually pretty good at making themselves comfortable. This one, however, decided to use a rock for a pillow for some reason. She still looks pretty happy though.
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Dispatches from Base Camp Greenland—Arriving at Camp
By Wendy Redal, Editorial Director at Natural Habitat Adventures From a distance, Base Camp Greenland is hard to discern. The seven raised tent-cabins perched on the rocky shoreline blend in with the mountains that flank either side of the broad glacial valley that meets this protected bay.
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Leaping Lizard! A Mainland Iguana Was Recently Discovered in the Galapagos
Iguanas are a common and generally welcome site in the Galapagos Islands. In fact, the archipelago is literally crawling with them in some places. But last month, a very unusual iguana sighting raised serious alarm bells in the Galapagos conservation community. A green iguana, which is native to mainland South America, was spotted and captured.
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Wildlife Photo of the Week: Orangutan Chief
Every Friday we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a gorgeous close-up of a male orangutan in Borneo. Photographer Mary Fine captured this moment while visiting Camp Leakey in Tanjung Puting National Park. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
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Photo of the Day: Terrapin Station
This photo of a terrapin hitching a ride on the back of a hippo was taken recently by Andrea Campbell in South Africa’s Londolozi Private Game Reserve. Hippos are notoriously fussy about their personal space, but apparently these two are friends.
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New Galapagos Birdwatching App Takes Flight
Birdwatching in the Galapagos Islands just got a little easier and more fun thanks to a new free app. BirdsEye Galapagos will help visitors identify and learn about birds and allow them to contribute to science and conservation by helping scientists monitor and track bird populations.