What do animals eat? What do humans eat? Are animal diets and human diets similar, different, or both?
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The Andean bear, or spectacled bear, is the only bear native to South America. It is a clever, arboreal animal that builds platforms and nests in trees for eating and sleeping.
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Giant pandas are native to central China and have come to symbolize vulnerable species. As few as 1,864 giant pandas live in their native habitat, while another 600 pandas live in zoos and breeding centers around the world.
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The largest living land mammals, elephants are intelligent, social and vital to their ecosystems.
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Kiwi are flightless, nocturnal birds native only to New Zealand. They have the second largest egg per body weight of any bird.
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Meerkats are active carnivores that live in burrows in Africa. These social animals live in groups, called mobs, with as many as 30 individuals that keep watch and scare off predators or other meerkats.
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Bobcats are often confused with the other three „lynx“ species, the Canadian lynx, Iberian lynx and Eurasian lynx. Bobcats are slightly smaller and live in warmer, temperate habitats. They are excellent climbers and fast sprinters.
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Since its founding in 1974, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, has celebrated many milestones, from endangered species births, to reintroductions to the wild, to revolutionary scientific studies.
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„We saw this huge line and thought there was a concert. Instead, everyone was waiting to see a panda…“
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