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Researchers have estimated the total number of Emperor Penguins in Antarctica using satellite images.

  • Added: Apr 20, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:00
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Audio Smut investigates how animals get it on. Penises that fall off, penises that stab you, echo location vibration, sand induced urinary tract in...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 00:36:15
Caption: Honey Bee on Winter Aconite, Credit: Tie Guy II/ flickr
Honey bees help pollinate 1 in every 3 bites that we eat. They are vital in our agricultural industry and essential for the survival of the almost ...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2012
  • Length: 00:29:01
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Ancient horses shrank when conditions when global temperatures rose.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2012
  • Length: 00:01:00
Caption: Bailey the pitbull, Credit: Photo courtesy of Terence Cantarella
Terence Cantarella takes in a stray and battered dog--a pit bull. It's illegal to have a pit bull in Miami-Dade. Cantarella tries to find a way to ...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2012
  • Length: 00:09:01
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Imagine this: You’ve met a total character. She’s kind of eccentric. She has forty-one animals in her backyard and it’s not a farm. And, just abou...

Bought by Public Radio Remix and KBRP Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 00:08:25
  • Purchases: 2
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Abused horses get a second chance at life.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:50
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The Girl Scouts of the United States of America have recently revamped their image and program with new badges focusing on skills like robotics and...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2011
  • Length: 00:28:57
Caption: Happy Daze, Credit: Seth Shostak
Calling all pessimists – discover why your brain is wired for optimism, the evolutionary advantage of thinking positive and other research into th...

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 00:54:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Honey bees help pollinate 1 in every 3 bites we eat. But they’re fighting to survive, in a world filled with pesticides and parasites. We’ll learn ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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We bring animals into our lives for companionship. And this newly formed relationship redefines the idea of family. This is a look at pet love and ...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2011
  • Length: 00:15:11
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The 2011 Spring Finale is all about interesting animal encounters, some dangerous, some surprising, and all just a little bit strange. Velda Brothe...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:00
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Helen Austin watches the law of the jungle in her own backyard, Paul Guerin creates his own name twice, Melanie Baden travels to Gulf Shores, and J...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:00
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Big Bend National Park is home to many rare and endangered species, but the Big Bend gambusia lives particularly close to the edge of extinction. H...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Apr 19, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Some birds sing. Others twitter, tweet or trill. But the common nighthawk goes boom in the night. This noise isn’t all that sets nighthawks apart i...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Apr 19, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Learning to vocalize is a surprisingly unusual ability in the animal world. How do young songbirds master their musical talents?

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Apr 19, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Dog overpopulation is a continual problem in much of the American South, where shelters often euthanize more animals than they can save. This is th...

Bought by WRVO, WMPG, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 00:06:15
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Harvester ants carry food several times their size., Credit: Cathryn Hoyt
You’ve seen their sprawling, barren mounds, like little moonscapes in your field or lawn. But what lies beneath harvester ants’ conspicuous mounds?

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:30
  • Purchases: 1
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These tiny crustaceans come to life for just a short while during our rainy season, but their eggs can wait decades to hatch and ride the wind for ...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2011
  • Length: 00:00:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Summer storms send many desert frogs and toads into a raucous reproductive frenzy. What role do their choruses play in their hasty courtship?

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Animals and insects aren’t being altruistic when they pollinate a plant. So how do plants attract and reward them for their services?

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Testudinella patina, Credit: T. Schröder, R.L. Wallace, E. Walsh
Every pristine spring, mucky cattle tank, and rain-filled hueco in the Chihuahuan Desert is home to an exceptionally diverse array of microscopic a...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:30
  • Purchases: 1
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They eat roadkill. They urinate on themselves. When frightened, they vomit. The turkey vultures have returned. Why does this harbinger of spring ha...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Mar 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Full Moon, Credit: Kris H. on Flickr
As we inch closer to the spring season, things get a little muddy at the Biggs-Anderson homestead. In this edition of Magnetic North, Vicki continu...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 00:05:36
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On Mimms Ranch outside Marfa, the Dixon Water Foundation is using some surprising tools to improve a grassland’s ability to absorb water: cattle an...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:30
  • Purchases: 1