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What's it like to come face-to-face with a snow leopard? What is actor Daniel Dae Kim cooking? What might be living under the leaves? Discover our latest stories and how to protect nature in your own backyard. Thanks, as always, for being a friend of nature and WWF.
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Actor Daniel Dae Kim highlights the urgent need for countries to negotiate a global plastic pollution treaty (INC-5) later this month. Help us demand a strong, binding agreement to end plastic pollution. |
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Do you know?
When you leave the fallen leaves in your yard, you may be providing pollinators and other wildlife with a habitat in fall and winter. Can you name any insects that may find shelter in your leaf piles? |
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Habitat and range
Lakes and canals in the southern part of Mexico City |
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Axolotls were named after Xolotl, the Aztec god of fire and lightning, who could take on the form of a salamander. Xolotl was also associated with dogs, and “atl” is the ancient Aztec word for “water”—so “axolotl” is sometimes translated as “water dog.” |
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Axolotls are salamanders with many fascinating qualities. Even as adults, they keep some of their juvenile characteristics—like their feathery, external gills, which they use to breathe. And scientists have found that axolotls can regrow their limbs and regenerate their organs. |
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Pop quiz
Vultures feed on recently deceased animals and help keep places more sanitary. The pH of a vulture's stomach is closest to which of these? |
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WWF en Español |
En WWF ofrecemos una gran cantidad de contenido en español como parte de nuestros esfuerzos por llegar a la comunidad Latina e Hispana de Estados Unidos. Visita nuestro sitio web o síguenos en X, Instagram y YouTube para más información. |
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Photos: Snow leopards © Luo Xiaoyun; Daniel Dae Kim video © WWF; Bolivia landscape © Andrés Unterlasdtaetter/WWF-Bolivia; Damaged house © WWF-Madagascar; Nature Breaking image © Shutterstock.com/jctabb and © Inga Fritzen Buan/WWF; Iceland waterfall © Eddy Savage; Leaves © rsooll/Shutterstock.com; Axolotl © Narek87/Shutterstock.com; Axolotl ecard © Tim Flach; Himalayan griffon © Sanjog Rai; LPR video © WWF; Snow leopards © Luo Xiaoyun; Belize fish © Antonio Busiello/WWF-US; Child eating broccoli © Kelly Sillaste/Getty Images |
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