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Topic: Elephants
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'John Carter': 11 other adaptations of Edgar Rice Burroughs novels
As the movie 'John Carter' arrives in theaters, here are 11 of the most well-known adaptations of other Edgar Rice Burroughs books.
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Five hotbeds of biodiversity
Here are five flora- and fauna-rich ecologies that Conservation International, a nonprofit organization in Arlington, Va., says are more than 70 percent intact.
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In Pictures: Cooling off
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/22
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/21
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'John Carter': 11 other adaptations of Edgar Rice Burroughs novels
As the movie 'John Carter' arrives in theaters, here are 11 of the most well-known adaptations of other Edgar Rice Burroughs books.
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Five hotbeds of biodiversity
Here are five flora- and fauna-rich ecologies that Conservation International, a nonprofit organization in Arlington, Va., says are more than 70 percent intact.
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Global News Blog
After retirement, elephant in Cambodia tries to forget
An urban elephant used for tourism in Cambodia retires from the hot asphalt streets of Phnom Penh after thirty years of work.
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In Pictures: Cooling off
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/22
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/21
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Africa Monitor
To save African wildlife, allow it to be hunted
Guest blogger G. Pascal Zachary says the best way to ensure Africans protect their wildlife is to give it an economic value by allowing it to be hunted in limited numbers.
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Woolly mammoth may have interbred with elephants
Woolly mammoth roamed the planet for more than a million years, ranging from Europe to Asia to North America. Nearly all of these giants vanished from Siberia by about 10,000 years ago.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/15
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 04/07
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 04/04
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 01/24
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 01/06
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Kenyan Childhood
A poem.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 12/28
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 12/10
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In Pictures: African elephants
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Difference Maker
Surviving floods, droughts, and poachers' bullets to save elephants
For four decades Iain Douglas-Hamilton has been an advocate for elephants, the endangered giants of Africa.
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In Pictures: Boo at the zoo
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In Pictures: Best of the Monitor's animals shots
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 09/08
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 08/11
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Gallery: Largest living things
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In Pictures: Beating the summer heat
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In Pictures: Zoo babies
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