The Good Mother
In Tanzania’s Gombe National Park, chimpanzee mothers keep their offspring close—for years—teaching them what they need to know. They’ve taught us a great deal, too.
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Parental Periscope
In Brazil, intact populations of capybaras and jaguars lead to surprising interactions—and remarkable adaptations.
Night Swimming
Specialized underwater photographers take to the ocean at night to reveal worlds beyond our own, right here on Earth.
The Tenacious Takahē
Once declared extinct, the world’s largest species of rail is returning to its former range in New Zealand.
A Fly by Any Other Name
European crane flies emerge in vast numbers each summer and fall, inspiring a welter of monikers—and some unjustified paranoia.
Good Medicine
In Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, veterinarians provide a crucial helping hand in the recovery of one of the world’s most endangered creatures.
Sky Bathing
With their habitat recovering following the eradication of invasive goats, giant tortoises are once again flourishing and bathing in abundance on the slopes of Isabela’s Alcedo Volcano and on other Galápagos islands.
Lessons in Leoparding
Pesky or adorable as it may be, roughhousing with her sleepy mom is an important way for this leopard cub to learn crucial survival skills.
Toothy Transport
South America’s broad-snouted caiman is a fierce mother—and has been fiercely mothered back into abundance.
Cats vs. Dogs
High in the Himalayas, a photographer searches for an elusive wildcat—and finds it in an unlikely hideout.
Parental Periscope
In Brazil, intact populations of capybaras and jaguars lead to surprising interactions—and remarkable adaptations.
Night Swimming
Specialized underwater photographers take to the ocean at night to reveal worlds beyond our own, right here on Earth.
The Tenacious Takahē
Once declared extinct, the world’s largest species of rail is returning to its former range in New Zealand.
A Fly by Any Other Name
European crane flies emerge in vast numbers each summer and fall, inspiring a welter of monikers—and some unjustified paranoia.
Good Medicine
In Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, veterinarians provide a crucial helping hand in the recovery of one of the world’s most endangered creatures.
Sky Bathing
With their habitat recovering following the eradication of invasive goats, giant tortoises are once again flourishing and bathing in abundance on the slopes of Isabela’s Alcedo Volcano and on other Galápagos islands.
Lessons in Leoparding
Pesky or adorable as it may be, roughhousing with her sleepy mom is an important way for this leopard cub to learn crucial survival skills.
Toothy Transport
South America’s broad-snouted caiman is a fierce mother—and has been fiercely mothered back into abundance.
Cats vs. Dogs
High in the Himalayas, a photographer searches for an elusive wildcat—and finds it in an unlikely hideout.