You’ve heard of birds flying south to escape the winter, but do you know how chipmunks spend the colder months? Eastern chipmunks dig their burrows near decaying logs or stone piles, carving out a ...

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A female sun bear has undergone a rare and unusual veterinary procedure to protect the future of her species. Kyra the sun bear is part of a crucial European conservation breeding programme but she ...

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