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Hiking Among Ancient 5000-Year-Old Trees in Great Basin National Park

At nearly five millennia old, the bristlecone pines inNevada’sGreat Basin National Parkare among the oldest living organisms on the planet. While they may not reach the heights of record-setting redwoods and sequoias in nearbyCalifornia, ancient bristlecones have the remarkable ability to live over a thousand years longer. Consequently, hiking among them is a surreal and awe-inspiring experience.
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Extinct or Alive? The Mysterious New Guinea Singing Dog’s Eerie Howl

Known for their distinctive vocalizations – an eerie, tonal sound that has been described as“a wolf howl with overtones of whale song”– the ultra-rare New Guinea singing dog has been presumed extinct in the wild for the past half century. However, recent research indicates that these canids are genetically linked to New Guinea’s highland wild dogs, a discovery that could positively impact conservation efforts both locally and globally.
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