Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers display ivory seized from poachers around the country. KWS has played a critical role in carrying out operations against poachers. Simon Maina/Getty Images hide caption
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A raccoon sitting on the stump of a tree in the Beaches in Toronto. The Toronto Star's Amy Dempsey thinks there's a particularly smart one in her neighborhood. David Cooper/Toronto Star via Getty Images hide caption
The DelFly Nimble in flight. The robot was inspired by the agile movements of the fruit fly. Henri Werij/TU Delft hide caption
A new tool predicts where birds will migrate based on the weather. R. Tsubin/Getty Images hide caption
Pigs in a pen in a village in Linquan County, China. Barcroft Media via Getty Images hide caption
A 17-year-old male bonobo eats while his son watches in the Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. Fiona Rogers/Getty Images hide caption
What's Mine Is Yours, Sort Of: Bonobos And The Tricky Evolutionary Roots Of Sharing
Manure lagoons on hog farms like this one in eastern North Carolina flooded after Hurricane Floyd swept through in 1999, creating environmental and health concerns for nearby rivers. Farmers are worried that the scenario will repeat after Hurricane Florence hits this week. John Althouse/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Hog Farmers Scramble to Drain Waste Pools Ahead Of Hurricane Florence
Scientists at Johns Hopkins University are studying barn owls to understand how the brain maintains focus. Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption
Scientists Study Barn Owls To Understand Why People With ADHD Struggle To Focus
A "superpod" of dolphins was spotted swimming in California's Monterey Bay this week. Screengrab by NPR/Monterey Bay Aquarium hide caption
Migration corridors depend on maintaining both habitat connectivity and animals' knowledge of the landscape, demonstrated by these migrating bighorn sheep in Park County, Wyo. Travis Zaffarano Trailcam, Wyoming Migration Initiative/University of Wyoming hide caption
It's a bacteria-eat-bacteria world, scientists say. Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, shown here in false color, attacks common germs six times its size, then devours them from the inside out. Alfred Pasieka/Science Source hide caption
'Predatory Bacteria' Might Be Enlisted In Defense Against Antibiotic Resistance
Volunteer Art Broszeit peers through a high powered scope trained on Haystack Rock, where the tufted puffins nest for the summer. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption
Researchers are using underwater microphones to help better understand the extensive array of animals living in oyster reefs. James Morrison/WUNC hide caption
Elephants in the Chobe National Park in Botswana. Eighty-seven elephant carcasses were found in the country, months after it disarmed its anti-poaching unit. Charmaine Noronha/AP hide caption
A sow grizzly bear spotted near Camas in northwestern Montana. Wildlife officials endorsed a plan in August to keep northwestern Montana's grizzly population at roughly 1,000 bears as the state seeks to bolster its case that lifting federal protections will not lead to the bruins' demise. Montana Fish and Wildlife and Parks, via AP hide caption
Grizzlies Have Recovered, Officials Say; Now Montanans Have To Get Along With Them
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Grizzlies Have Recovered, Officials Say; Now Montanans Have To Get Along With Them
Warrior pose does not intimidate this kid. Marc Silver/NPR hide caption
Scientists find that the whiskers of harbor seals help them distinguish predator from prey — even from a distance. Douglas Klug/Images hide caption
Chimps use sticks to poke into a mock termite mound to taste a sweet substance placed in the mound by keepers at Chimp Haven in Keithville, La. Today, caretakers say, more chimps in the U.S. live in accredited animal sanctuaries than in research facilities. Janet McConnaughey/AP hide caption