Big Cats Features

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    NG and Panthera Team Up

    Panthera is the world's largest organization dedicated entirely to wild cat conservation and will serve as a scientific and strategic collaborator for the Big Cats Initiative.

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    Photos: Life on the Serengeti

    After 15 years, a dream to photograph lions in the Serengeti becomes reality.

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Animal News

  • A close up of a zebra in which the eyes are almost hidden.

    Zebra Stripes Are Bug Repellant?

    Stripes may do more than help zebras hide in tall grass—the pattern may scramble the vision of bloodsucking horseflies

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    Violent Monkey Takeover

    "This doesn't look good," says a Nat Geo explorer as rivals menace a patriarch. Hours pass, blood spills, and power changes hands. Video.

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