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Baby On Board

December 1, 2023

A Sumatran rhino was born on November 25 at Way Kambas National Park, in Indonesia. This species of rhino is critically endangered, with fewer than 50 animals l…

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A Fond Farewell

November 9, 2023

Want to see a panda up close? Time is running out. Soon, there won’t be any of the bears left in zoos in the United States. They’re being sent back to China. For more than 50 years, the country has…

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United States

Puffins on the Rise

September 8, 2023

Atlantic puffins have made a comeback in Maine. For the second year in a row, more of these seabirds have been able to raise chicks there. Some 3,000 puffins are living on islands off Maine’s coast. Only a quarter…

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Pooch Parade

September 7, 2023

Corgis (and their owners) promenaded past Buckingham Palace, in London, England, on September 3. The event was held in memory of the late Queen Elizabeth II, wh…

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Health

The Pet Doctor

September 6, 2023

If you enjoy learning about interesting jobs, find this article and more like it on Your Hot Job, TFK's career-focused website for kids. What does your future hold? Meet Arvid Edward. He first heard of veterinarians in ninth grade. He…

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Panda Population

July 24, 2023

South Korea’s panda population nearly doubled on Tuesday, July 11—from three to five. Twin cubs were born at Everland theme park. That’s near the capital city of Seoul. But the newcomers will eventually be sent to China, where their parents…

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Environment

Safe Haven

April 6, 2023

In the middle of the night, a baby chimpanzee is having nightmares. Chantal, his caretaker, tries to soothe him back to sleep. They’re at the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center. It’s in the Republic of the Congo, in Africa. The chimp’s…

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Science

Quiet Creatures? Nope.

April 5, 2023

Dogs bark. Frogs croak. Birds chirp. Certain animals are known for their sounds. Others seem to be silent. But a study published last October in Nature Communications suggests otherwise about some of these so-called quiet creatures. Researchers recorded 53 species…

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8 Questions for Jane Goodall

April 5, 2023

Jane Goodall is the world’s leading expert on chimpanzees. She began studying them in what is now Gombe Stream National Park, in Tanzania, in the 1960s. She spoke with TFK Kid Reporter Shaivi Moparthi. 1. What inspired you to dedicate…

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Scales

March 2, 2023

A baby pangolin is weighed on February 23. It lives at the Prague Zoo, in the Czech Republic. It’s the first of the endangered species ever born in Europe.

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