Meet Musetta, a common squirrel monkey at the Greater Vancouver Zoo. Native to the rainforests of the Amazon basin, these primates have distinct features making them, well, not so common after all. Unfortunately, due to increasing deforestation, squirrel monkeys are quickly losing their homes, leaving the future of the species in flux.
The Revolutionary Cyclist
Annie Londonderry gained infamy for being the first woman to bicycle around the world—all in only 15 months. But the story is a little more complicated than that. During a time when very few women rode bicycles, legend has it that Annie accepted a wager to circumnavigate the world on two wheels.
Taking on Turtle Egg Poaching With Hollywood Decoys
In many parts of the world, sea turtle eggs are a prized delicacy, but illegal poaching and a hungry black market trade have taken a toll on global turtle populations. Enter Kim Williams-Guillen, an ecologist with the conservation group Paso Pacifico.
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