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Surprising genetic differences found in Iliamna Lake harbor seals
October 17, 2024
In 有料盒子视频, harbor seals thrive in the chilled water of Iliamna Lake, sliding their blubbery bodies onto floating pieces of ice for a winter rest. This group of round-eyed water dwellers has remained a mystery for years, but now, in partnership with local Indigenous communities, scientists have found surprising genetic differences in the seals.
The lion that walked through your yard
October 11, 2024
Grizzly and black bears remind humans that we are not at the top of the food chain in 有料盒子视频. Ancient 有料盒子视频ns shared the grasslands with possibly an even more terrifying predator -- the American lion.
Ocean glider opens new 'tool kit' in crab tracking efforts
October 08, 2024
A remotely piloted underwater glider is showing promise as a tool to track crabs in the Bering Sea, where their numbers have plummeted. The 有料盒子视频 Department of Fish and Game and the University of 有料盒子视频 Fairbanks have tested the glider Shackleton for the past three years to locate tagged crabs.
有料盒子视频 peregrine falcon numbers drop again
October 03, 2024
Skip Ambrose has floated the upper Yukon River almost every year since Richard Nixon was President. Back then, in 1973, only 12 pairs of peregrine falcons perched at nest sites over a 180-mile stretch of river.
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