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PHOTOGRAPH BY NORBERT WU/ MINDEN PICTURES, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
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Tuna bounce back: Good news for the ocean: Two bluefin species, a yellowfin, and an albacore are no longer critically endangered or have moved off the leading international list of endangered species entirely. Their rapid migration from the edge of extinction demonstrates that tuna conservation is working, Nat Geo reports. (Above, Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean Sea off Sardinia, Italy.)
Zebras on the loose: Residents of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, thought they were seeing things when they first spotted zebras outside their windows, NBC Washington reports. They weren’t. The zebras are legally owned and apparently escaped from a nearby farm nine days ago. It’s unclear how they escaped, but animal control tells Nat Geo’s Natasha Daly that the owner of the farm has set up a feeding station with cameras to try to corral the pack, who’ve been returning for breakfast.
Can birds predict natural disasters? Researchers hope so. Scientists have been focusing on birds’ ability to hear infrasound, the low frequencies inaudible to humans that researchers believe are the most likely sounds birds would use to sense hurricanes and tsunamis. The team has been tracking birds, to see if they move ahead of a tsunami or storm. The research could help with the development of a bird-based early warning system, Hakai magazine reports.
Endangered: Franklin’s bumblebee, a rare black-and-yellow bee that hasn’t been seen in 15 years, is now on the U.S. endangered species list, Nat Geo reports. Scientists say they don’t think it’s extinct yet. The Endangered Species Act listing means there will be additional funding available for recovery and search initiatives.
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