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Squirrelled away! Rodent looks terrified as it tries to escape heron's bill | Daily Mail Online

The Daily Mail 17 Apr 2025
Herons, also known as cranes, are large wading birds commonly found near the shores of open water and in the wetlands over most of North and Central America, as well as far northwestern South America, the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands ... .
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Daniel Noboa, Trump’s man in Ecuador, declares victory amid election fraud charges

People's World 16 Apr 2025
She exclaimed that, “Today, we do not recognize the results ... First-round voting on Feb ... Dolores Ochoa / AP ... ... military has been preparing to deploy warships, weapons, and personnel to Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands, and plans are afoot for a new U.S ... .
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10 gorgeous wildlife photos documenting Earth’s beauty

Popular Science 10 Apr 2025
‘Southern rockhopper penguins rest on a rocky cliff in the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) ... ‘Visiting the Galápagos Islands for the first time felt like stepping into a living documentary, surrounded by breathtaking wildlife.
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A 100-year-old tortoise becomes a first-time mother, offering hope for the survival of future generations

The Times of India 09 Apr 2025
A heartwarming tale has played out at the Philadelphia Zoo, as 'Mommy,' a western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise, ... The tortoises inhabit the Galápagos Islands, a remote archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.
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Iconic frankincense trees of Yemen’s Socotra Island have become rarer

Mongabay 09 Apr 2025
Socotra Island, known as the Galápagos of the Indian Ocean, hosts an unusual diversity of plants found nowhere else on Earth ... Of the 24 known Boswellia species, 11 are only found on Socotra Island, off the coast of Yemen.
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I've been to all 63 US national parks and ranked them from my least favorite ...

Business Insider 08 Apr 2025
Sometimes referred to as the "Galápagos of North America," Channel Islands National Park consists of five islands off the coast of Southern California ... However, the islands aren't huge, so a lot can be seen on a day trip.
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Jude Law and Ana de Armas Settle Into Paradise in Exotic 'Eden' Image From Ron ...

Collider 07 Apr 2025
... and writer Noah Pink take us on a tale inspired by a true story of European settlers who sought to build their own paradise in the Galápagos Islands back in 1929.
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97-year-old Galápagos tortoise becomes first-time mom

Popular Science 04 Apr 2025
But despite her name, the critically endangered Galápagos tortoise has only just become a mother—and set a world record in the process ... The Galápagos once hosted 15 unique tortoise species across seven of its islands.
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Traffic noise turns Galápagos warblers into angry birds

Mongabay 03 Apr 2025
Traffic noise isn’t just unpleasant; in the Galápagos Islands, it can also make songbirds aggressive, a recent study has found. Once famed for their undisturbed natural ecosystems, the Galápagos ...
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‘Is it “woke” to care about the environment?’: how Trump’s cuts are dismantling global conservation work

The Observer 01 Apr 2025
From combating illegal fishing in the Galápagos islands to backing anti-rhino poaching initiatives in east Africa, the US government has been one of the largest funders of conservation around the ...
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