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I was dangling from the top of a research boat off the coast of South Africa, hoping to photograph a great white shark from above. For the past 10 months, I’d been working alongside scientists from the White Shark Trust, an organization that studies these animals. But the noise of our vessel was affecting the sharks’ behavior, so I suggested that the team use a kayak to observe the swimmers instead. It can be nerve-racking to be in such a small craft alongside these 15-foot-long sharks. But at no point did the sharks show any aggression toward us or our little yellow kayak. It proved what we already know about these animals: Great white sharks are much more cautious and curious than threatening or unpredictable. On this particular day, research…
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1 Tigers can eat more than 80 pounds of meat in one meal—that’s like eating 70 T-bone steaks! 2 A cheetah can accelerate faster than a race car. 3 A big cat’s sense of smell is 20 times stronger than a human’s. 4 Each species of big cat has a unique coat for camouflage. 5 Most big cats roar; most small cats purr. 6 The Bengal tiger is India’s national animal. 7 Cats see six times better at night than humans. 8 A puma is also called a mountain lion, a panther, and a cougar. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Begins on 6/9/25 at 8 a.m. ET and ends on 6/16/25 at 11:59 p.m. ET or until 10 eligible entrants are verified, whichever is earlier. First come, first served. Open to 50 U.S./D.C.; 18+; with children ages 6-14. SUBMISSIONS MUST…
Ostrich LIVES IN: Sub-Saharan Africa SCREEN NAME: BiggestBird FRIENDS: Below » START 8 a.m. 11 a.m.…
MEET THE PANDAS! BAO LI SAY IT: BOW lee MEANING: In Mandarin Chinese, bao means “treasure” and li means “energetic” SEX: Male BIRTHDAY: August 4, 2021 KNOWN FOR: His playful personality! Bao Li still acts like a cub: He often climbs trees to fall out of them on purpose—just for fun. He seems to love being the center of attention. QING BAO SAY IT: ching BOW MEANING: In Mandarin Chinese, qing means “green” and bao means “treasure” SEX: Female BIRTHDAY: September 12, 2021 KNOWN FOR: Her super smarts! Qing Bao easily picks up new training skills and quickly solves her enrichment puzzles. As the doors of her travel crate open, three-year-old giant panda Qing Bao(ching BOW) walks out and begins exploring her new space in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, her travel…
WHAT Portable multi-tool WHEN A.D. 200-300 WHERE Mediterranean region You might think that the multiuse Swiss Army knife is a modern invention, but the ancient Romans also thought of this tool. A skilled artist in the Roman Empire made a similar device containing not only a blade but also a spoon, fork, pick, spatula, and spike. It’s “one of the most complicated” folding utensils we have today from the Roman Empire, according to Anastasia Christophilopoulou, a curator at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England. Analysis reveals that the tool is at least 1,700 years old. Most Roman folding knives from the same period are made of bronze—but this one contains silver, a soft metal, suggesting it was a fancier item that wasn’t used frequently. “We think this was something that…
