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The federal government is considering changes to the Endangered Species Act that would severely weaken our most powerful tool for saving threatened and endangered wildlife, and the public comment period is now open. Learn more at www.oregonzoo.org/news/defend-endangered-species-act
December 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The federal government is considering changes to the Endangered Species Act that would severely weaken our most powerful tool for saving threatened and endangered wildlife, and the public comment period is now open. Learn more at www.oregonzoo.org/news/defend-endangered-species-act
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I wonder if I was expected to jump through that...
#housegecko #gecko #reptile #backyardwildlife #houseguest
#housegecko #gecko #reptile #backyardwildlife #houseguest
December 18, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I wonder if I was expected to jump through that...
#housegecko #gecko #reptile #backyardwildlife #houseguest
#housegecko #gecko #reptile #backyardwildlife #houseguest
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Scientists link large-scale forest loss to increased flooding, rising temperatures, and declining air and water quality.
Spirit Science : Trees often require 30 years or more to mature, forming complex ecosystems that support wildlife, regulate climate, and stabilize soil. Modern logging equipment…
Spirit Science : Trees often require 30 years or more to mature, forming complex ecosystems that support wildlife, regulate climate, and stabilize soil. Modern logging equipment…
Scientists link large-scale forest loss to increased flooding, rising temperatures, and declining air and water quality.
Spirit Science : Trees often require 30 years or more to mature, forming complex ecosystems that support wildlife, regulate climate, and stabilize soil. Modern logging equipment can remove that growth in minutes, leaving behind exposed land and fragmented habitats. Deforestation disrupts carbon cycles, accelerates erosion, and removes critical biodiversity that cannot be replaced on human timescales. The consequences extend far beyond the stumps left behind: forests act as planetary infrastructure, quietly buffering climate extremes while sustaining countless species, including humans. As deforestation continues at alarming rates, the long recovery timelines make each loss cumulative, compounding ecological damage faster than natural systems can heal. #fblifestyle
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December 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Scientists link large-scale forest loss to increased flooding, rising temperatures, and declining air and water quality.
Spirit Science : Trees often require 30 years or more to mature, forming complex ecosystems that support wildlife, regulate climate, and stabilize soil. Modern logging equipment…
Spirit Science : Trees often require 30 years or more to mature, forming complex ecosystems that support wildlife, regulate climate, and stabilize soil. Modern logging equipment…
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An edge-on disk galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.10 (lookback time 1.35 billion years) with coordinates (149.47480, 1.95825).
38 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.10 (lookback time 1.35 billion years) with coordinates (149.47480, 1.95825).
38 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
December 19, 2025 at 4:40 AM
An edge-on disk galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.10 (lookback time 1.35 billion years) with coordinates (149.47480, 1.95825).
38 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.10 (lookback time 1.35 billion years) with coordinates (149.47480, 1.95825).
38 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
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Do you recognize the star of today’s #FossilFriday feature? This dinosaur lived in North America ~75 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous. Its distinctive crest is its most easily recognizable feature. Hint: It was a hadrosaur, or “duck-billed” dinosaur...
Image no. ptc-7735 / © AMNH Library
Image no. ptc-7735 / © AMNH Library
December 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Do you recognize the star of today’s #FossilFriday feature? This dinosaur lived in North America ~75 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous. Its distinctive crest is its most easily recognizable feature. Hint: It was a hadrosaur, or “duck-billed” dinosaur...
Image no. ptc-7735 / © AMNH Library
Image no. ptc-7735 / © AMNH Library
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Otterly adorable news! 🎉 Pintar, our four-year-old Asian small-clawed otter, gave birth to a healthy pup on Nov 18. Head veterinarian performed a wellness exam on the one-month-old pup, and it appears healthy, weighing just under one pound and exhibiting strong vigor, with a round, healthy belly.
December 20, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Otterly adorable news! 🎉 Pintar, our four-year-old Asian small-clawed otter, gave birth to a healthy pup on Nov 18. Head veterinarian performed a wellness exam on the one-month-old pup, and it appears healthy, weighing just under one pound and exhibiting strong vigor, with a round, healthy belly.
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A clumpy galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.89 (lookback time 7.48 billion years) with coordinates (150.70652, 2.12045).
48 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.89 (lookback time 7.48 billion years) with coordinates (150.70652, 2.12045).
48 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
December 20, 2025 at 6:37 AM
A clumpy galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.89 (lookback time 7.48 billion years) with coordinates (150.70652, 2.12045).
48 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.89 (lookback time 7.48 billion years) with coordinates (150.70652, 2.12045).
48 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
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A spiral galaxy in a merger, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.53 (lookback time 5.42 billion years) with coordinates (150.52464, 2.63649).
47 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.53 (lookback time 5.42 billion years) with coordinates (150.52464, 2.63649).
47 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
December 20, 2025 at 7:22 AM
A spiral galaxy in a merger, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.53 (lookback time 5.42 billion years) with coordinates (150.52464, 2.63649).
47 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.53 (lookback time 5.42 billion years) with coordinates (150.52464, 2.63649).
47 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
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Our rescued cougar cubs, Sienna and Sullivan, are growing stronger every day! Sienna is around 60 lbs, and Sullivan is now 77 lbs, and both are full of personality and confidence as they thrive in their forever, loving home. 🐾
December 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Our rescued cougar cubs, Sienna and Sullivan, are growing stronger every day! Sienna is around 60 lbs, and Sullivan is now 77 lbs, and both are full of personality and confidence as they thrive in their forever, loving home. 🐾
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Crunch time with adorable Ume! The 10-month-old tapir now weighs 483 pounds. 💗
📹: Keeper Katie
📹: Keeper Katie
December 18, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Crunch time with adorable Ume! The 10-month-old tapir now weighs 483 pounds. 💗
📹: Keeper Katie
📹: Keeper Katie
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A barred spiral galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.059 (lookback time 819.8 million years) with coordinates (208.96599, 18.76760).
47 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.059 (lookback time 819.8 million years) with coordinates (208.96599, 18.76760).
47 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
December 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
A barred spiral galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.059 (lookback time 819.8 million years) with coordinates (208.96599, 18.76760).
47 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.059 (lookback time 819.8 million years) with coordinates (208.96599, 18.76760).
47 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
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A nature photographer stumbled upon thousands of 210-million-year-old dinosaur tracks in Italy's central Alps, near where some Olympic skiing and snowboarding events will be held in February. n.pr/48Xfbm3
Italy makes a surprising discovery ahead of the Winter Olympics: dinosaur tracks
A nature photographer stumbled upon thousands of 210-million-year-old dinosaur tracks in Italy's central Alps, near where some Olympic skiing and snowboarding events will be held in February.
n.pr
December 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
A nature photographer stumbled upon thousands of 210-million-year-old dinosaur tracks in Italy's central Alps, near where some Olympic skiing and snowboarding events will be held in February. n.pr/48Xfbm3
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The Geminids meteor shower appears every December, but it will peak this year on Saturday, the 13th. n.pr/44WMNiI
Skywatchers rejoice: The Geminids meteor shower peaks tonight
The Geminids meteor shower appears every December, but it will peak this year on Saturday, the 13th.
n.pr
December 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The Geminids meteor shower appears every December, but it will peak this year on Saturday, the 13th. n.pr/44WMNiI
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Left: the couple dozen people who paid hundreds of dollars to attend a fake archaeology event
Right: the hundreds of people who paid a few dozen pounds to attend a science festival and hear a real archaeologist
Fake archaeology only seems popular online because its fans are loud trolls
Right: the hundreds of people who paid a few dozen pounds to attend a science festival and hear a real archaeologist
Fake archaeology only seems popular online because its fans are loud trolls
December 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Left: the couple dozen people who paid hundreds of dollars to attend a fake archaeology event
Right: the hundreds of people who paid a few dozen pounds to attend a science festival and hear a real archaeologist
Fake archaeology only seems popular online because its fans are loud trolls
Right: the hundreds of people who paid a few dozen pounds to attend a science festival and hear a real archaeologist
Fake archaeology only seems popular online because its fans are loud trolls
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One of the most iconic early discoveries of human origins is the skull from Kabwe, now thought to be around 300,000 years old. The human story behind the site, with its legacy of industrial lead contamination, is not often told with the paleoanthropological one.
www.johnhawks.net/p/kabwe-famo...
www.johnhawks.net/p/kabwe-famo...
Kabwe: A famous fossil and the human costs of mining
Mining led to the skull's discovery, destroyed its context, and left a century-long legacy of lead poisoning.
www.johnhawks.net
December 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
One of the most iconic early discoveries of human origins is the skull from Kabwe, now thought to be around 300,000 years old. The human story behind the site, with its legacy of industrial lead contamination, is not often told with the paleoanthropological one.
www.johnhawks.net/p/kabwe-famo...
www.johnhawks.net/p/kabwe-famo...
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Real reindeer aren’t just holiday magic, they’re Arctic survival experts. From color-changing eyes to epic migrations, these animals redefine what it means to be resilient. 🦌❄️
Real Reindeer Are More Amazing Than You Ever Imagined
Glowing noses, or hooves that go click-click-click? Real reindeer are actually even more spectacular than their fictional counterparts.
nature.ly
December 15, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Real reindeer aren’t just holiday magic, they’re Arctic survival experts. From color-changing eyes to epic migrations, these animals redefine what it means to be resilient. 🦌❄️
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This giant pinecone belongs to the coulter pine! It can be found in California & Mexico. Nicknamed “the widowmaker,” it produces some of the world's largest pinecones—which can weigh ~11 lbs (5 kg) & plummet to the ground with deadly force!
Photo: damontighe, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: damontighe, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
December 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This giant pinecone belongs to the coulter pine! It can be found in California & Mexico. Nicknamed “the widowmaker,” it produces some of the world's largest pinecones—which can weigh ~11 lbs (5 kg) & plummet to the ground with deadly force!
Photo: damontighe, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: damontighe, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
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Neon colors. External gills. Regenerative superpowers. If you’re not a fan of sea slugs yet, we’ll get you there: buff.ly/hUCF15A
December 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Neon colors. External gills. Regenerative superpowers. If you’re not a fan of sea slugs yet, we’ll get you there: buff.ly/hUCF15A
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🩷🧡🤍 Wed, Dec 10
K pod stayed overnight! A little newborn was documented w/them yesterday. Official confirmation will come from @whaleresearch.bsky.social after more encounters.
Currently Ks are audible on Sunset Bay hydrophone (link in replys)
📸 screen-grab of April Basham PSWS post.
#psws
K pod stayed overnight! A little newborn was documented w/them yesterday. Official confirmation will come from @whaleresearch.bsky.social after more encounters.
Currently Ks are audible on Sunset Bay hydrophone (link in replys)
📸 screen-grab of April Basham PSWS post.
#psws
December 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
🩷🧡🤍 Wed, Dec 10
K pod stayed overnight! A little newborn was documented w/them yesterday. Official confirmation will come from @whaleresearch.bsky.social after more encounters.
Currently Ks are audible on Sunset Bay hydrophone (link in replys)
📸 screen-grab of April Basham PSWS post.
#psws
K pod stayed overnight! A little newborn was documented w/them yesterday. Official confirmation will come from @whaleresearch.bsky.social after more encounters.
Currently Ks are audible on Sunset Bay hydrophone (link in replys)
📸 screen-grab of April Basham PSWS post.
#psws
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Enrichment encourages natural behaviors, like exploring new objects, solving puzzles and building confidence. 🦫📦
Hudson was hesitant at first, but after some sniffing and exploring, he climbed right into the box to get the romaine and beaver biscuits waiting inside. 🥬
Hudson was hesitant at first, but after some sniffing and exploring, he climbed right into the box to get the romaine and beaver biscuits waiting inside. 🥬
December 7, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Enrichment encourages natural behaviors, like exploring new objects, solving puzzles and building confidence. 🦫📦
Hudson was hesitant at first, but after some sniffing and exploring, he climbed right into the box to get the romaine and beaver biscuits waiting inside. 🥬
Hudson was hesitant at first, but after some sniffing and exploring, he climbed right into the box to get the romaine and beaver biscuits waiting inside. 🥬
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Meet the Snowy Owl! This bird is easily identified by its white plumage and piercing yellow eyes. Unlike many owls, it hunts by daylight, feeding on small mammals and birds. Its favorite snack? Lemmings. A single owl can eat more than 1,600 lemmings a year.
Photo: Silver Leapers,CC BY 2.0, flickr
Photo: Silver Leapers,CC BY 2.0, flickr
December 7, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Meet the Snowy Owl! This bird is easily identified by its white plumage and piercing yellow eyes. Unlike many owls, it hunts by daylight, feeding on small mammals and birds. Its favorite snack? Lemmings. A single owl can eat more than 1,600 lemmings a year.
Photo: Silver Leapers,CC BY 2.0, flickr
Photo: Silver Leapers,CC BY 2.0, flickr