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Coastal forests are important to coral reefs

Coral reefs are some of the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth. Image courtesy of Andrés Felipe Suárez-Castro. Coral reefs around the world are facing many conservation challenges. Approximately half of the world’s coral reefs have experienced decline of coral since the 1990s. One of the problems…

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Researchers potty-train cows

According to a recent study, cows can be potty trained just as quickly, if not quicker, than most toddlers. Image courtesy of Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology. What is a MooLoo? Researchers have developed a special toilet for cows, which they have nicknamed the…

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Tiger shark news

You might think we know almost everything about the big animals of the world. But, scientists are often discovering surprising new things – this time about tiger sharks. Tiger sharks in Mozambique have been recorded traveling thousands of kilometers to the other side of the…

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My Wetland Plant Template Book

Created by Lisa Algee Wild rose Completed Student Examples 4th Grade : Wetlands Steller’s Jay Wetlands California Wild Rose 5th Grade : Wetlands Bush Key Flower Pen Pals Wetlands Bush Key Flower My Wetland Book on _______________  Written by ________________________        Hello fellow students.  My…

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Magali rescues howler monkeys

Magali Salinas, founder and director of Amazon Shelter. Photo by Nick Werber. Meet Magali Salinas. Magali helps injured wildlife found in the rainforest of Peru.  Peru is a country in South America. It contains part of the Amazon rainforest: Sometimes loggers will cut down forests…

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My Wetland Animal Template Book

Created by Lisa Algee Squirrel book Completed Student Examples 3rd Grade : Wetlands Mountain Lion Wetlands Gopher Snake Wetlands Brush Rabbit Wetlands Bobcat 4th Grade : Wetlands Western Scrub Jay Wetlands Pallid Bat Wetlands California Newt Wetlands California Ground Squirrel 5th Grade : Wetlands Western…

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