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Photos show Ghana’s female oyster farmers sustaining a generational practice

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Photos show Ghana’s female oyster farmers sustaining a generational practice

Bear attack on hiker closes trail in Yellowstone National Park

Bear attack on hiker closes trail in Yellowstone National Park

Move over, green lawns. Drier, warmer climate boosts interest in low-water landscaping

Move over, green lawns. Drier, warmer climate boosts interest in low-water landscaping

NYC mayor throws support behind bill to ban Central Park horse carriages

NYC mayor throws support behind bill to ban Central Park horse carriages

Helping survivors of domestic violence — and their pets — find safe haven

Helping survivors of domestic violence — and their pets — find safe haven

Donkey recovering after latest arrow attack on wild burros in California

Donkey recovering after latest arrow attack on wild burros in California

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Transform your houseplants into art with this Japanese gardening technique

Transform your houseplants into art with this Japanese gardening technique

Endangered pink river dolphins face a rising mercury threat in the Amazon

Endangered pink river dolphins face a rising mercury threat in the Amazon

Finding happiness in amber: On Germany’s Baltic coast, people go hunting for the precious pieces

Finding happiness in amber: On Germany’s Baltic coast, people go hunting for the precious pieces

Meet Giovanni, an incredibly sweet pup

Meet Giovanni, an incredibly sweet pup

Meet Boyoyoing, a lovely, sweet cat

Meet Boyoyoing, a lovely, sweet cat

Once again, an endangered orca in Washington state is seen carrying a dead calf

Once again, an endangered orca in Washington state is seen carrying a dead calf

Long-wrought WTO agreement aimed at reducing overfishing takes effect

Long-wrought WTO agreement aimed at reducing overfishing takes effect

Do you have large, thick webs on your trees? They could be from fall webworms

Do you have large, thick webs on your trees? They could be from fall webworms

Meth burn by FBI smokes out Montana animal shelter

Meth burn by FBI smokes out Montana animal shelter

Mob of invasive spotted lanternflies appear on DC area’s weather radar

Mob of invasive spotted lanternflies appear on DC area’s weather radar

WATCH: Giant panda Qing Bao celebrates 4th birthday at DC’s National Zoo

WATCH: Giant panda Qing Bao celebrates 4th birthday at DC’s National Zoo

‘I love it’: Father-daughter duo take the lead at family’s Bethesda animal clinic

‘I love it’: Father-daughter duo take the lead at family’s Bethesda animal clinic

Australia approves world-first vaccine to save koalas from chlamydia

Australia approves world-first vaccine to save koalas from chlamydia

Fans bid farewell to beloved California octopus Ghost as she cares for eggs in final stage of life

Fans bid farewell to beloved California octopus Ghost as she cares for eggs in final stage of life

How to use 8 arms? Octopuses tend to explore with their front limbs

How to use 8 arms? Octopuses tend to explore with their front limbs

Bear or no bear? Maryland wildlife officials get a report of a sighting in Prince George’s Co.

Bear or no bear? Maryland wildlife officials get a report of a sighting in Prince George’s Co.

Photos show scientists breeding rare and endangered animals in China’s longest river

Photos show scientists breeding rare and endangered animals in China’s longest river

Invasive, disease-carrying tick found in Maine, the farthest northeast it has been spotted

Invasive, disease-carrying tick found in Maine, the farthest northeast it has been spotted

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