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The only wild monkeys in Europe

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I visited Gibraltar and hung out with monkeys.

An Asteroid Didn't Kill the Dinosaurs, Here's a New Theory About What Did

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A new scientific model has discovered what actually happened to the earth after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs.

The Future of Ocean Exploration

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The amazing future of oceanographic discovery, featuring biofluorescent sharks, deep sea mining, seafloor vents, ROV's (remote operated vehicles), and the disturbing effects of ocean acidification.

Dog Retirement Home | Silver Muzzle Cottage // 60 Second Docs

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In Elk Rapids, Kim Skarritt runs the Silver Muzzle Cottage, Michigan's only dog hospice. Many of the dogs there were lifelong pets who've since been abandoned. So far, she's taken in 93 rescue dogs, some even near death. Despite their circumstances, her team works overtime to make up the love and care these dogs deserve. And once a week, the canines visit human seniors in their own retirement home -- sharing yet more unconditional love with another community that needs more of it.

Will the ocean ever run out of fish? - Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Jennifer Jacquet

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When most people think of fishing, we imagine relaxing in a boat and patiently reeling in the day's catch. But modern industrial fishing -- the kind that stocks our grocery shelves -- looks more like warfare. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Jennifer Jacquet explain overfishing and its effects on ecosystems, food security, jobs, economies, and coastal cultures.

Lab-Grown Mosquitoes Are Being Released by the Millions, Here's What You Need to Know

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Mosquitoes kill more people annually than any other animal on earth. But several research companies are looking to tame this issue.

The Man Who Has Inseminated Over 1,000 Honeybees | Amazing Humans

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The bee population has dropped dramatically and Michael Waite is taking matters into his own hands with a scheme to inseminate Queen bees.

Why no aquarium has a great white shark

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Many have tried to keep a white shark in captivity. Here's why that's so difficult.

Art Aquarium: Hidetomo Kimura's fishy installation

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One of Tokyo's most popular summer attractions features LED light displays, impressive glass sculptures, an immersive soundscape and, most importantly, thousands of sea creatures. Japanese artist Hidetomo Kimura's Art Aquarium combines the movements of about 5,000 goldfish with light shows, beautifully crafted fishbowls, and projection mapping.

Who Lives At The Bottom Of The Mariana Trench?

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Creepy Monsters At The Bottom Of The Mariana Trench.

Wildlife crossings stop roadkill. Why aren't there more?

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A better way for animals to cross the road.

Dog Hair Clothes | Knit Your Dog // 60 Second Docs

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Jeannie Sanke of Evanston, Illinois, knits with one of the world's most unusual materials: wool from dog hair. A proud mom to multiple dogs, Jeannie realized one day that their endless supply of hair didn't have to go to waste -- then picked up her drop spindle and started to knit. Now she sells these completely cruelty-free clothes in her Etsy shop, Knit Your Dog, where people pay her as much as $800 for a dog hair sweater.

This Famous Tongue Twister Is Actually About Dinosaurs

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"She sells seashells by the seashore" isn't the whole story.

The ferocious predatory dinosaurs of Cretaceous Sahara - Nizar Ibrahim

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In Cretaceous times (around 100 million years ago), North Africa was home to a huge river system and a bizarre menagerie of giant prehistoric predators -- including the Spinosaurus, a dinosaur even more fearsome than the Tyrannosaurus rex. Nizar Ibrahim uses paleontological and geological data to reconstruct this "River of Giants" in surprising detail.

How dead is the Great Barrier Reef?

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Coral bleaching is the biggest threat to the Great Barrier Reef. But it's too early for obituaries.

This incredible animation shows how deep the ocean really is

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Just how deep does the ocean go? Way further than you think. This animation puts the actual distance into perspective, showing a vast distance between the waves we see and the mysterious point we call Challenger Deep.

Why are sloths so slow? - Kenny Coogan

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Sloths spend most of their time eating, resting, or sleeping; in fact, they descend from their treetops canopies just once a week, for a bathroom break. How are these creatures so low energy? Kenny Coogan describes the physical and behavioural adaptations that allow sloths to be so slow.