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The bark scorpion feeds on rodents, lizards, and snakes, but can survive a whole year on a single insect. It also has a fascinating exoskeleton that glows in the dark. Find out why and more facts abou
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The Sacromonte and Guadix caves in Granada have been occupied for centuries. See what life there is like today.
The Ussurian tube-nosed bat of Japan joins the polar bear as the only animals known to hibernate in snow.
This ancient cultural landscape beautifully illustrates human harmony with nature.
Patience and perseverance paid off for German archaeologists who found the beautiful blue portal built by a king and buried by time.