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Gerry Ellis

A northern spotted owl rests on a tree branch in the Pacific Northwest. Where the forest has been degraded, northern spotted owl populations have plummeted. By monitoring the owls, scientists can learn about the overall health of its forests.

The pouch of a female wombat's midsection opens toward her rear so that her digging won’t fill the pouch—and shower her offspring—with dirt.

The Hercules beetle’s crab-like pincer helps it fight off competitors.

Red pandas represent 31 million years of unique evolutionary history, which is now endangered.

Cloud forest covers the mountains in Malaysia, on Borneo. Several countries—Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei—make up the island's territory.

Critically endangered black rhinoceroses fight at the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya in 2008. Kenya has lost dozens of rhinos to poachers in recent years.