Keyword: grassland
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ANI082-00049
Biologists capture a male bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) near Wood River, Nebraska. They will put tiny geolocators, which track sun intensity as well as sunrise and sunset, the birds’ backs. When the birds are recaptured (months from now) and the data is downloaded and used to calculate the birds’ migratory route. The species winters in South America, but little is known of its specific route.
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Biologists capture a male bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) near Wood River, Nebraska. They will put tiny geolocators, which track sun intensity as well as sunrise and sunset, the birds’ backs. When the birds are recaptured (months from now) and the data is downloaded and used to calculate the birds’ migratory route. The species winters in South America, but little is known of its specific route.
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ANI003-00072
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) near Barrow, AK.
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ANI003-00069
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) walking at sunset near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.
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Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) near Barrow, Alaska.
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Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) near Barrow, AK.
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ENV021-00033
Crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill coats marshes on a barrier island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. Once oiled this heavily, marsh grasses will die.
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ENV021-00034
Crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill coats marshes on a barrier island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. Once oiled this heavily, marsh grasses will die.
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ENV021-00015
A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, on Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. The bird was taken to a rehab center.
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ANI047-00012
A vulnerable giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) in Brazil’s Pantanal region.
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A giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) in Brazil’s Pantanal region. (IUCN: vulnerable)
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A giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) in Brazil’s Pantanal region. (IUCN: vulnerable)
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ANI023-00091
A male marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) forages in Brazil’s Pantanal region. (IUCN: Vulnerable)
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Marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) forage in grassland in Brazil’s Pantanal region. (IUCN: Vulnerable)
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ANI023-00093
A male marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) forages in Brazil’s Pantanal region. (IUCN: Vulnerable)
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ANI023-00094
A male marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) forages in Brazil’s Pantanal region. (IUCN: Vulnerable)
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ANI023-00095
A male marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) forages in Brazil’s Pantanal region. (IUCN: Vulnerable)
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ANI023-00096
A male marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) forages in Brazil’s Pantanal region. (IUCN: Vulnerable)
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A male greater rhea (Rhea americana) shepherds his chicks through grassland near Caiman Ranch in the Brazilian Pantanal. (IUCN: Near Threatened)
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A male greater rhea (Rhea americana) shepherds his chicks through grassland near Caiman Ranch in the Brazilian Pantanal. (IUCN: Near Threatened)
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A male greater rhea (Rhea americana) shepherds his chicks through grassland near Caiman Ranch in the Brazilian Pantanal. (IUCN: Near Threatened)
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A male greater rhea (Rhea americana) shepherds his chicks through grassland near Caiman Ranch in the Brazilian Pantanal. (IUCN: Near Threatened)
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BIR043-00008
A male greater rhea (Rhea americana) shepherds his chicks through grassland near Caiman Ranch in the Brazilian Pantanal. (IUCN: Near Threatened)
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Phragmites grass (Phragmites australis) an invasive species of grass now found along the Platte River.
