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Why the World Should Help Mongolia Save Its Endangered Gobi Bear

The Mongolian Gobi Bear is one of the world's most endangered animal species. (Carlos Alperin/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HruroJQijkY)
Sustainability

From Mongolia, a plea for the world community to join forces with the Mongolian government to save a unique, magnificent animal on the brink of extinction.

April 26th by Damdin Tsogtbaatar | Comments

Photo of the Day: Standing Guard in Taipei

A striped cat sits stock-still and watchful on May 6, 2012 in Taipei. (今 ゆっくりと 歩いていこう/Flickr)
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A striped cat sits stock-still and watchful on May 6, 2012 in Taipei. (今 ゆっくりと 歩いていこう/Flickr)

August 14th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Photo of the Day: Magnificently Sacred in India

A cow, considered sacred in India, relaxes undisturbed by the front porch of a house on July 2, 2012. (Shivika Sinha)

A cow, considered sacred in India, relaxes undisturbed by the front porch of a house on July 2, 2012. (Shivika Sinha)

August 3rd by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Video: Baikonur, We Have A Problem

Multimedia

Caught on camera: inquisitive gopher lives under active rocket launch facility in Kazakhstan.

July 25th by Sherley Wetherhold | Comments

Photo of the Day: Playing Peekaboo in Tokyo

A cat peeks out from behind some stone steps in Tokyo on July 8, 2012. (pouchin/Flickr)
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 A cat peeks out from behind some stone steps in Tokyo on July 8, 2012. (pouchin/Flickr)

July 23rd by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

China's Shark Fin Soup Ban Draws Contrasting Reactions on Weibo, Twitter

Fresh shark fins drying on sidewalk in Hong Kong on September 27, 2011. (cloneofsnake/Flickr)
Lifestyle

Users of Chinese and Western social media speak out on an announced ban on consumption of shark fin soup at Chinese government banquets. 

July 3rd by Boruo Chen | Comments

Japan's Fugitive Penguin to be Given Name by Public Competition

A Humboldt penguin in Tokyo Sea Life Park, Japan, photographed on January 29, 2011. (minoir/Flickr)
Lifestyle

A runaway penguin, recaptured after escaping its zoo for 82 days and known only as "Number 337," will be given a name chosen from public submissions.

June 26th by Shuan Sim | Comments

Photo of the Day: Koala Cuteness in Kobe, Japan

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A koala bear in Oji zoo, Kobe, Japan on April 30, 2012. (pelican/Flickr)

May 15th by Stella Guan | Comments

Photo of the Day: Uncommon Color in a 'Common' Indian Butterfly

Multimedia

The Common Crow is a common butterfly in South Asia. In India, it is referred to as the Common Indian Crow. A close-up shot of the Common Indian Crow butterfly in Bangalore, India on April 28, 2012. (Parshotam Lal Tandon/Flickr)

May 1st by Stella Guan | Comments

Photo of the Day: Spotted Eagle Ray in Baa Atoll, Maldives

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Spotted eagle ray in Mudhdhoo Island, Baa Atoll, Maldives on March 6, 2012. (Abllo™ /Flickr)

April 11th by Stella Guan | Comments

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