/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/a5/94/a5941811-4fa4-4b29-a464-417bd71ca2b2/1_-_273f9472-47f3-40f1-8f5c-cb5df521ed7b.jpg "Celebrate World Gorilla Day With 15 Primate Pictures | Science")
Photographs selected by Jeff Campagna Text by Tracy Scott Forson Although gorillas are the largest primates, weighing up to 440 pounds, their size has not made them impervious to human contact and climate change, which have sharply reduced populations. In 1989, only about 620 mountain gorillas remained, an order of magnitude lower than historic population …
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By Jennie Rothenberg Gritz Senior Editor It’s a radiant morning, and the zoo is filled with birds. Robins bathe in a waterfall. Pigeons peck at a discarded slice of pizza. Mallards circle around an artificial pond. Near a fence, strollers pause as chubby fingers point at the flamingos. These creatures from the Caribbean are sleeping—balanced …
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/9c/44/9c446966-e224-4ab1-a60c-5fbdb5792989/aud_apa-2023_american-kestrel_a1_25457-0_photo-robert-kaplan.jpg "See Stunning Images of Female Birds, Often Overlooked by Wildlife Photographers | Science")
Carlyn Kranking, Assistant Editor for Science and Innovation, discusses how female birds are often overlooked in photography and conservation efforts. While male birds with their vibrant colors and patterns typically steal the spotlight, the more muted females tend to blend into the background. The Galbatross Project, a group dedicated to female bird conservation, recognized this …
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Content by Tracy Scott Forson Photographs selected by Donny Bajohr As Shark Week approaches, we can’t help but marvel at the captivating and fearsome nature of these creatures that inhabit our oceans. Whether they glide through the waters alone or in groups, with their sleek and distinctive shapes, sharks are undeniably perfect subjects for the …
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Ben Huff’s photographs and text feature college student Abby Watts from Juneau, Alaska, standing on a nunatak, an exposed ridge above the Juneau Icefield. Accompanied by Fabienne Meier, a student from Zurich, Switzerland, Watts studies enormous boulders in varying shades of gray. They record data in a waterproof yellow notebook, measuring the rocks in centimeters. …