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Making Travelers: View-Masters, Slideshows and Mailed Boxes
When I was a kid, my mother signed me up for a monthly children’s travel club sponsored by the National Geographic Society. As a member of the club, every 30 days I received a
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New Zealand Grants Mountains, Parks and Rivers Personhood
When it comes to the world’s waters, I’m more of a river person than a lake person. Rivers always seem to me to be on an urgent mission; they go places. They “run” downstream,
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Ethiopia Plants 350 Million Trees in a Day: Shatters World Record
In just 12 hours, Ethiopia planted 353,633,660 trees, shattering the previous world record for trees planted in a single day. The two most recent records were held by India: on July 2, 2017,
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Test Your Tiger IQ!
By Emily Goodheart Kautz and Courtney Nachlas Tigers have been revered for centuries. Take one look at their striking coloring, muscled body and amber eyes, and it’s no small wonder. Yet these distinctive cats
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Wildlife Photo of the Week: Cross Connection
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a bee-eater duo. Photographer Sourav Mookherjee captured these green bee-eaters sitting together
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A Magical Experience at the Taj Mahal
Our day began with an early departure from the Agra hotel at 5:30 a.m. After two weeks of early morning wildlife drives on our India safari, it wasn’t much of a challenge. We all
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Wildlife Photo of the Week: Tiger Eyes
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a tiger in India. Photographer Michael Cadem’s guide positioned him in the
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Dog “Detectives” Sniff Out Water Pollution
For thousands of years, dogs have been our best friends, our sources of comfort and happiness, and even our aids in helping to save threatened species. But now, they’re finding new employment opportunities in
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