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Animal Features

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Photo Gallery: Virunga Gorillas

Congo's Virunga National Park is home to some of the last remaining mountain gorillas on Earth. But war, poaching, and the charcoal trade are threatening their existence.

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Video: Platypuses Suffer Illness

Australian scientists are conducting field studies to track a fungal infection that has been killing Tasmanian platypuses for more than 25 years.

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Hunt Some to Save the Rest?

Whalers and conservationists consider backing off a hunting moratorium to curb unregulated whaling in defiance of the ban.

Photo: Snowy owl

Your Shot Animals

Take a look at these animal photos recently submitted to Your Shot.

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Wildlife Filmmaker

Create your own nature films and mash-ups online using archive footage, sounds, and musical scores.

Animal News

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Caribbean Monk Seal Extinct

Federal officials in the U.S. have confirmed what biologists have long thought: The Caribbean monk seal has gone the way of the dodo.

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