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Play this game to find out how a law protects animals and plants.
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Thousands of plants and animal species may be in danger of becoming extinct and disappearing forever.
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Why are many animal and plant species dying out forever?
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Invent a story about an endangered species. Then draw and write about it!
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If you came face to face with a pacu, what would you do? Never fear -- the pacu may look like a big and scary fish, b...
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In the wild, ruffed lemurs live in only one place -- the eastern rain forests of Madagascar.
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This mighty member of the cat family is a powerful predator. It can leap up to 30 feet in the air, climb trees, and e...
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The gremlin-like, endangered aye-aye makes its home in the tropical forests of Madagascar, a large island off the coa...
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An animal or plant becomes extinct when the last of its kind dies. 
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As a conservation geneticist, Yael tries to help endangered species by studying their DNA.
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The Sumatran tiger is found in only one place on the Earth -- on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Fewer than 500 o...
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Growing up, Joel Cracraft loved reading travel and adventure books. In high school, he became interested in ornitholo...
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The St. Vincent parrot makes its home on the tropical island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean. These parrots are cover...
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California condors are the largest birds in North America. Like all vultures, condors are carrion-eaters. This means...
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The leatherback is the world's largest turtle. Unlike the bony exterior of other sea turtles, the exterior of the lea...
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This beautiful tortoise lives in the deserts of Madagascar, an island off the coast of Africa. This reptile gets its...
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The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth.
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It's no fluke that Howard Rosenbaum is wild about whales -- especially the endangered right whales and humpback whales.
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Clones are plants and animals that have more than just their looks in common; they also have the exact same DNA seque...
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Since he was a kid, George Amato has been wild about wildlife. Today he works for the Wildlife Conservation Society a...
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The Asian elephant is one of the largest land mammals in the world. Some people believe that elephants feel joy and s...
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The whooping crane is known as the tallest bird in North America. This long legged creature has been struggling to su...
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Send a note to a friend with these colorful letterheads.
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The Tibetan antelope, also known as "chiru," is one of the most beautiful mammals in the world.
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Even though this whale of a whale weighs many tons, the humpback whale can make acrobatic leaps out of the water!
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Test your knowledge about the variety of life on Earth with this quiz.
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You could travel the globe, but there's only one place you'd find a ruffed lemur: Madagascar. It is an endemic specie...
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From Madagascar to Indonesia, travel around the world with Museum scientists.
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Museum scientists answer kids' questions!
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Scientists have identified over 1.75 million species on Earth -- over one million of them are insects and spiders.
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Taiwan's national butterfly is the Broad-tailed Swallowtail butterfly.
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See how genetics is used to solve crimes!
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The hellbender is one of the largest salamanders in North America.
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Tracking a gorilla can get hairy. Literally. Just ask George Amato.
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Take a world-wide tour of biodiversity with three scientists.
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In college, Rob DeSalle wanted to study the narwhal, an Arctic whale with an eight-foot spiral tooth.
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In 1997, Dolly rocked the world of genetics. Not baaaa'd for a little lamb from Scotland. What was the big deal? She...
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With vibrant colors and fantastic shapes, coral reefs are a breathtaking sight. These underwater structures are actua...
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Bustling with a spectacular diversity of life, coral reefs are the rain forests of the oceans.
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Scientists all over the world send precious cargo to Julie Feinstein: frozen samples of animal tissues.
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The dazzling Magellan's Iridescent Birdwing is found only on Orchid Island, about 60 kilometers off the southeast coa...
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Every fall, over one million Purple Crows journey from northern to southern Taiwan. They spend the winter in warm val...
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Over 80 kinds of poison frogs live in the tropical forests of Central and South America.
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Most amphibians start their lives in water, and grow up to live on land. But axolotls live their whole lives in water...
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See how many different plants and animals you can find in this virtual mangrove swamp. 
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Explore how Eleanor is protecting the world's animals and plants.
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Biodiversity is the rich variety of life on Earth. But why is it important?
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At age 10, George Barrowclough began bird watching with his dad. He pursued his interest in birds by becoming an orni...
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That toothy grin might make you think this is a crocodile or an alligator. But the Yacaré caiman is neither. Caimans...
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An invasive species is a living thing that moves into a new region. Species often become "invasive" as a re...
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Compared to the continent of Africa, Madagascar may seem small. But this island, the fourth largest in the world, is...
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About 120 kilometers (75 miles) off the coast of China is the island of Taiwan. Although this country is small, it is...
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The body of a sawfish may look like a fish, but its long, flat snout sets it apart. Rimmed with razor-sharp points, t...
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The electric eel is long and narrow like an eel, but it is actually not an eel at all. In fact, electric eels are pro...
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Vietnam is a country of amazing biodiversity, including many rare and unusual species. One fascinating example is the...
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Ornithologists, or scientists who study birds, want to prevent the forests of the Pacific Northwest from being choppe...
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Tipping the scales at more than 7 pounds, the Goliath is the largest frog in the world. Just two of these frogs weigh...
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The mountain gorilla lives high up in the forests of east central Africa.
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This large dark bird is unmistakable soaring in the air along the coast.
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The snowy egret is a beautiful sight. An adult egret is distinguished by its dark slender beak, long black legs, and...
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With their white bellies and dark backs, dolphins can be found jumping above the water, swimming alongside fishing sh...
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Most mammals that live on land use their legs to get around. But the white-handed gibbon relies mostly on its arms. U...
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New Caledonia, a tiny island east of Australia, is the only place where an unusual bird called the kagu is found. Abo...
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Find out where Rob has followed his born curiosity.
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Water is a precious resource, and all things need water to survive.
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What kind of person becomes an ichthyologist, a scientist who studies fish?