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All About Sabertooths

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Firefly Squid of Honshu

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Russia's Tigers

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Dissecting a Lion's Run

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Snow leopards are one of the world’s most elusive cats. Learn how these “mountain ghosts” are perfectly equipped to thrive in extreme, high-elevation habitats, and how they expertly hunt agile prey.

Snow Leopards 101

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Koalas are not bears—they’re marsupials. Learn about koalas’ unique traits, including six opposable “thumbs,” downward-facing pouches, and an ability to sleep nearly all day in tree branches.

Koalas 101

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Follow the team at Way Kambas National Park as they work to protect some of the last remaining Sumatran rhinos in Indonesia.

Saving the Sumatran Rhino

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Zoologist Lucy Cooke loves finding the oddities in all creatures great and small. In the dense jungles of Borneo, she's discovered a land of quirky behaviors and unusual adaptations. Come along for the ride as Lucy discovers frogs and snakes that can fly, fish that can walk on land, and a bat whose preferred sleeping quarters are inside carnivorous plants.

Flying High in Brunei

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The world's marine ecosystems are in crisis and suffering greatly from human impact. National Geographic Explorer Enric Sala shares vivid examples of the power of creating sanctuaries to quickly turnaround the health and biodiversity of these vital ecosystems before it's too late.

Exploring Our Pristine Seas

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Scientist-adventurer Dr. Zoltan Takacs will go nearly anywhere and do almost anything to collect DNA and venom samples from snakes. His mission has taken him to 158 countries, through remote jungles, inhospitable deserts, and tropical coral reefs. Back in his lab, he studies the venom samples to determine if they can be used in pharmacology and sequences DNA as part of evolutionary genetics. Join Zoltan as he shares stories of his adventures and scientific research.

The Bite that Heals

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Preparing Pandas for the Wild

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Oceanographer and National Geographic Explorer Paola Rodriguez works to restore coral reefs in her native Mexico. Once thought impossible, Paola and her team are proving that reefs can recover from even serious damage if given a chance.

Saving Ocean Biodiversity: Coral Restoration

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With their piercing looks and spine-tingling howls, wolves inspire both adoration and controversy around the world. Find out how many wolf species exist, the characteristics that make each wolf's howl unique, and how the wolf population in the continental United States nearly became extinct.

Wolves 101

Tyson Brown

National Geographic Society

Gina Borgia

Jeanna Sullivan

Sarah Appleton, National Geographic Society

Margot Willis

Clint Parks

From the elusive snow leopard  to restoring vital coral ecosystems, this collection introduces our world and its inhabitants to help inspire learners ages 7 to 12 to become better stewards of the natural world.

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Photograph of two Sumatran rhinoceroses in a forest.

Sumatran Rhinos

Wildlife Videos for Elementary Children to Preteens

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