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The Silky Anteater: The Life of the Tiny, Nocturnal Tree-Dweller

Down in the moist and wet tropical forests of Central and South America, something isn’t moving in the dense canopy cover.

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Buff-tailed bumblebee (being busy)

This buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), was photographed last year in my garden in the UK. I captured this image it while it was busy collecting nectar from a liatris (which they love). Its black body with two bright yellow bands and a pale, buff-coloured tail make it eas

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Love Valley, Turkey

Love Valley in Cappadocia, Turkey (Aşıklar Vadisi in Turkish), is famed for its towering, naturally sculpted rock formations. Shaped by volcanic deposits and erosion over millions of years, the valley offers a surreal landscape where geology, folklore, and human imagination inter

/art

13h

Playful, Enigmatic Narratives Shape Yuko Shimizu's Action-Packed Illustrations

The Brooklyn-based artist’s illustrations evoke folktales and dreams, characterized by enigmatic narratives and determined action.

/wildlife

15h

Walking Sharks Are Breaking the Rules of Evolution and Reproduction

Meet the walking shark, a species of shark that can walk on land, survive low oxygen environments, and reproduce without wasting energy.

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17h

Chocolate Hills: The color-changing mounds in the Philippines that inspired legends of mud-slinging giants

The Chocolate Hills are 1,776 mounds on Bohol Island in the Philippines where grassy cover turns brown during the dry season.

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This Mysterious 407-Million-Year-Old Fossil May Represent a Previously Unknown Branch of Life

Earth’s first large land organisms—tree trunk-like beings that stood up to 26 feet tall—weren’t early fungi but, rather, something else entirely, a study suggests

/deer

20h

Back from ‘extinction’: China’s milu deer population rebounds thanks to protection efforts

Once thought to be extinct in China, the milu deer population has rebounded to about 9,000 thanks to conservation efforts starting in 1985.

/wildlife

Juvenile on board

Did you do a double take? Me too. The striking behaviour of the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) reflects the strong parental care - and perhaps patience - shown by female alligators during the early months of a juvenile’s life. After hatching, young alligators oft

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Dolphins on drugs - pass the puffer!

The first time that apparent recreational drug use has been documented in dolphins

/archaeology

World's oldest known rock art predates modern humans' entrance into Europe — and it was found in an Indonesian cave

The hand stencil is more than 1,000 years older than the previous earliest evidence of rock art

/wildlife

Week in wildlife gallery: a proud eagle, an adorable axolotl and a goofy seal

This week’s 20 best wildlife photographs from around the world

/japan

The Tanuki in Japanese Popular Culture (Oversized Balls and All)

During even the briefest of meanders around metropolitan Japan, the visitor will often spot a tanuki statue – or a pair – or multiples – or a myriad.

/amazing-places

Hello people of /amazing-places

Welcome to the community! I hope you’ve already found some interesting posts on r/amazing-places. What do you think so far? I’d love to hear what kind of content you’d like or expect to see here. Or just leave a comment to start a conversation!

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Hello people of /wildlife

Welcome to the community! I hope you’ve already found some interesting posts on r/wildlife. What do you think so far? I’d love to hear what kind of content you’d like or expect to see here. Or just leave a comment to start a conversation!

/offbeat

Arctic blast probably won't cause trees to explode in the cold

— but here's what happens if and when they do go boom

/amazing-places

Wengen: a carless winter wonderland in Switzerland

Since Mary Shelley and her husband Percy visited in the early 1800s, the Swiss village of Wengen has drawn visitors to its idyllic alpine setting.

/archaeology

2,400-year-old Hercules shrine and elite tombs discovered outside ancient Rome's walls

Archaeologists have unearthed tombs and a shrine dedicated to Hercules from the time of the Roman Republic.

/offbeat

Ancient Mummified Cheetahs Found in Saudi Caves Rewrite the Species’ History

seven naturally preserved cheetahs discovered in northern Saudi Arabia reveal that the Arabian Peninsula once hosted multiple cheetah lineages.

/wildlife

A date with death in the garden

A few summers ago, I wandered into the garden (London, England) with a cup of tea and sat down to do absolutely nothing in particular - one of life’s underrated pleasures. There were a number of butterflies around that day – one of which I noticed was resting on a flower nearby.

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Wild female Iberian Lynx, Ciudad Real, Spain

The Iberian lynx is one of the world’s most endangered wild cats, native to Spain and Portugal. It is recognisable by its spotted coat, short tail, and distinctive facial tufts. The lynx depends heavily on rabbits for food, which caused serious declines when rabbit populations co

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Aniva lighthouse, Sakhalin, Russia

Aniva Lighthouse stands on a rocky islet off the southern coast of Sakhalin, Russia, where the Sea of Okhotsk meets the La Pérouse Strait. Built in 1939, it was designed to guide ships through foggy, dangerous waters and once operated using a diesel-powered system. The lighthouse

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How Birds Began Migrating to the Arctic to Breed

Tiny fossils hint at when birds began making their mind-blowing journey to the Arctic to breed

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Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore

Welcome to what I call the Great Unfuckening—that point in midlife when your capacity to pretend, perform, and please others starts shorting out like an electrical system that’s finally had enough.

/archaeology

1,700-year-old Roman marching camps discovered in Germany — along with a multitude of artifacts like coins and the remnants of shoesScience

Archaeologists in Germany have discovered four Roman marching camps and around 1,500 artifacts, including coins and shoe nails, dating to the third century.

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A journey across the Galápagos, where evolution never sits still

An archipelago in motion – tortoises on the march, lava still cooling and a fragile balance as record visitor numbers test one of the world’s great living laboratories

/wildlife

The ten species to watch out for in 2026

From a psychedelic tarantula to wild tulips and a pangolin, here are the ten highly-threatened species to watch out for in 2026

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Fly Geyser

Fly Geyser is a striking geothermal formation in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, near the edge of the Fly Ranch. It was accidentally created in 1964 when a geothermal drilling operation failed to cap a well properly. Superheated water rich in minerals began to erupt, slowly buildi

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When we turned time into a line, we reimagined past and future

In the 19th century, the linear idea of time became dominant – with profound implications for how we experience the world.

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One of the World's Longest Living Icebergs Isn't Just Melting; It's Turning Blue

The 40-year journey of a “megaberg” is about to come to an end in the Southern Ocean’s iceberg graveyard.