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Penguins (Cutely) Count Selves Video February 27, 2009—Microchip-implanted penguins in Argentina are helping scientists by just doing what comes naturally on the birds' favorite "highway" to the sea.Welcome to the National Geographic video player.Video Sections

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- Animal-to-Human Disease Watch - December 12, 2008—In remote corners, a research team is monitoring contact between humans and wild animals—particularly wild animal meat—in hopes of stopping pandemics before they start.
- Bat Hospital Saving Orphans - January 23, 2009—Australia's Tolga Bat Hospital is saving spectacled flying foxes orphaned by an insect-spread disease that is killing bat mothers.
- Belize Coral Reef - The world's second largest coral reef is under threat, off the coast of Belize.
- Boat Alarm Could Save Manatees - June 4, 2009—Manatees can't hear the low sounds of boat engines, which is why the animals are frequently injured, a researcher says. A high-pitched alarm could solve the problem.
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- Declining Fish - World fish stocks may run out by 2048, reveals a new report from Science Magazine.
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- Epic U.S. Antelope Trek, Up Close - August 13, 2009—America's longest annual migrations, which is increasingly threatened by fences and highways.
- Former Pet Primates Find Haven - February 19, 2009—After the recent chimp attack in Connecticut, a Florida sanctuary's work is more pertinent than ever. The facility treats pet primates that have been abused or abandoned.
- Giant Fish Fights On, With Help - December 4, 2008—Growing up to 20 feet (6 meters) long, western North America's rare white sturgeon, is getting a boost from an alliance of officials, anglers, conservationists, and American Indians.
- Hamster-like Pika in Peril - September 4, 2009—Global warming is putting the pika, a hamster-like mammal, in peril. High in the Colorado mountains, a National Geographic researcher is trying to find out why its numbers are falling.
- How Flu Viruses Attack - May 1, 2009—See how a flu virus attacks, mutates, and becomes contagious—perhaps resulting in an outbreak or even pandemic.
- Mastiffs Enlisted to Save Cows - February 20, 2009—Mastiff dogs are becoming increasingly popular in Spain to protect cattle from a growing wolf population.
- Midnight Marauding Lions - In northern Kenya, lions have begun to break into bomas, corals made of densely woven vegetation, and attack cattle. The Crittercam team hopes to discover what is changing in the lion's habitat and driving it to attack the livelihood of the Kenyan people.
- Orphaned Gorillas Sent to Island - August 17, 2009—Six gorilla orphans of a critically endangered species have been released on an isolated African island. Conservationists hope to move the gorillas into the wider wilderness within three years.
- Penguins (Cutely) Count Selves - February 27, 2009—Microchip-implanted penguins in Argentina are helping scientists by just doing what comes naturally on the birds' favorite "highway" to the sea.
- Reverse Vasectomy for Rare Horse - July 2, 2009—To help revive the Przewalski's horse, or takhi, in Mongolia, a Washington, D.C., zoo hosted the first ever reverse vasectomy on the species.
- State of Polar Bears - Melting Arctic ice is stranding—and starving—polar bears. According to some researchers, the health of polar bears is an indicator of the health of the environment.
- Turtle Excluder - Endangered sea turtles are making a comeback thanks to the T.E.D.—the Turtle Excluder Device.
- Whales Tagged to Prevent Collisions - June 18, 2009—In the busy waters off Massachusetts, researchers are hand-tagging humpback whales to learn how to protect the species from potentially lethal collisions with ships.
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