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Asian Elephants Have Distinct Personalities Similar to Ours
Anyone who has ever adopted a cat or dog into the family knows that each pet is distinctive. One of your dogs, for example, may have loved to spend all day at your side,
Read More »Videos: The Sun Bear, “He Who Likes to Sit High”
It’s ironic that an animal whose name includes the word sun would be a creature of the night. But once darkness descends, the Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)—the smallest member of the bear family—lumbers
Read More »Where Nature Meets Spirit—Myanmar in Images
When most travelers think of Southeast Asia, they conjure up images of well-traveled Thailand, or perhaps Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. But Myanmar (Burma) has recently opened its doors to the world, offering a much
Read More »Counting Wild Tigers by 2016: Will It Help Save Them?
On Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 13 countries that have wild tiger populations agreed to take part in a global census of the endangered big cats. The hope is that this count will then lead to
Read More »Just Announced: WWF Expert to Join Indonesia Trip
We are thrilled to announce that Cassie O’Connor will be joining our Best of Indonesia February departure. Cassie O’Connor: February 24 – March 13, 2015 At World Wildlife Fund, Cassie O’Connor works with foundations and with
Read More »Video of the Week: Gibbon Plays with Young Tigers
A smile for your weekend! Had to share this remarkable capture of a gleeful gibbon monkey up to a little mischief with a couple of juvenile tigers. The clip comes, courtesy of National Geographic from their series
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