Display of a captured wolf in a Wyoming bar brings outrage
All of Wyoming is facing criticism after a man there displayed a wolf he captured in a bar.
Animals
'Chimney caps, vent pipes, gutters': Why some woodpeckers are major metal heads
When an NPR reporter heard a startling loud metallic noise in her house, she was about to get an interesting lesson in animal behavior.
Animals caught up in trading of illegal wildlife must be cared for
When authorities find wildlife being illegally trafficked at ports or airports, the animals are often in terrible shape. A project in Southern California aims to get seized wildlife immediate care.
A silky shark named Genie swam 17,000 miles, a record-breaking migration
A silky shark named Genie traveled from the Galapagos Islands out to the open ocean and back – over 17,000 miles – over the course of a year and a half. That's an average of 31 miles per day, making Genie's journey the longest recorded migration for a silky shark.
Marine scientist Pelayo Salinas de León and his team named Genie in honor of the late marine biologist Eugenie Clark – also known as "The Shark Lady." She devoted her life to the study of sharks and to improving their reputation.
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Marine scientist Pelayo Salinas de León and his team named Genie in honor of the late marine biologist Eugenie Clark – also known as "The Shark Lady." She devoted her life to the study of sharks and to improving their reputation.
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Carolina Curious: Kids ask 'Why do we only have silly gray squirrels in NC?'
Sixth graders at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Winston-Salem are curious about squirrels, birds, bugs and more. In the latest installment of Carolina Curious, WFDD’s Amy Diaz sat down with Falyn Owens with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission to find the answers.
Why do so many of us want our elected officials to love dogs?
NPR's Michel Martin talks with A.O. Scott, a critic with The New York Times, about the history of presidents and their pups.
Forget about political news and everything else -- it's time to focus on pandas
Cue the fanfare! A new set of pandas is headed to the National Zoo later this year. Why do people love these bamboo-munching creatures so much?
Thousands of fireflies emerge in South Carolina to put on a mind-blowing light show
For a few weeks in late spring, thousands of fireflies emerge at the Congaree National Park in South Carolina to blink in synchrony. This natural phenomenon draws thousands of visitors whose appreciation, while welcome, has led the park to institute protections for the fireflies, so their populations can live on. Digital (edited by Carme Wroth) runs Sunday 5/26. Broadcast ATC .
Giant Pandas are returning to D.C.'s National Zoo
National Zoo officials say D.C. will get two new adolescent pandas by the end of the year. The last bears departed in November, bound for China on a FedEx cargo plane, with no agreement in place to secure a new pair.
Woodpeckers aiming to make a lot of noise, switch from wood to metal
If you've been hearing strange noises in your house lately -- like a loud metallic hammering -- it may be a certain creature exhibiting an unusual seasonal behavior.