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: Inside the National Aquarium's Dolphin Discovery: Where 200 Pounds of Fish Is Just Breakfast

July 12, 2026

At the National Aquarium in Baltimore, the day starts at 6:30 a.m. with 200 pounds

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: Can You Spot the Sloth? 4 Animal Masters of Disguise That Will Fool Your Eyes

July 12, 2026

A sloth with algae-green fur sits motionless in a tree canopy while a caterpillar nearby

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Whitney Houston: Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey's 'When You Believe' Still Hits Like the First Time

July 11, 2026

Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey open 'When You Believe' not with triumph but with years

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: The Groundhog Who Wouldn't Leave Chunk's Garden Ended Up Changing Everything

July 9, 2026

A Delaware gardener's losing battle against a bold, camera-ready groundhog named Chunk turned into a

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The Dodo: Hiker Finds a Stray Puppy Waiting at a Mountain Peak and Has to Make an Impossible Choice

July 8, 2026

Jay was hiking on a broken foot and nearly turned back before cresting the peak

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July 4, 2026

A flag went up over a packed stadium on American soil this summer, and the

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The Dodo: A Tiny African Penguin Found Face-Down in the Sand Gets a Second Chance in Cape Town

July 4, 2026

A jogger in Cape Town spotted an African penguin with his head buried in the

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The Dodo: Man Hatches an Abandoned Swan Egg and Becomes Yip's Dad

June 21, 2026

A man who had never raised a swan before brought home a single abandoned egg,

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Nat Geo Kids: Cheetah vs. Antelope vs. Ostrich: Nat Geo Kids Runs the Wildest Race on the Savanna

June 21, 2026

The cheetah hits 60 mph and is completely out of fuel 20 seconds later. Nat

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Hope For Paws - Official Rescue Channel: Seven puppies tucked under rocks and a two-story dog tower nobody saw coming

June 16, 2026

Seven puppies were packed under a rock formation, biting fingers and refusing to budge, until

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June 12, 2026

Reggie came from a testing facility and had never barked, never run, never played with

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June 11, 2026

Rescuers found a dog named Alejandro folded into a wet cardboard box during a rainstorm

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