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Squirrels across Georgia are busy building leaf nests this month — a seasonal behavior that helps them survive the colder nights.

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A federal report has moved the Makah Tribe a step closer to hunting gray whales again—a practice central to their culture and ...

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On a recent walk in the Maine woods, I heard a red-breasted nuthatch calling softly to itself. It was six feet above me in a large white pine, climbing down the tree head first. Looking through my ...

Red-breasted nuthatches, like the one hiding seeds under the white pine’s bark, typically stay in cold climates. They employ ...

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