Best Place in the World to See Wildlife

When people ask me, “What’s the best place in the world to see wildlife?” I generally say, “Wherever you happen to be right now. Just look.” They nod politely. After a second they add, “OK, and if I want to travel?” The obvious possibilities come to mind—the rainforests of Costa Rica, Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park—along with a few quirkier ones, such as Los Llanos in Venezuela and the Himalayan foothills in Bhutan. In the end though, I always answer, “The Okavango Delta in Botswana.”

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The Poodle Moth And Other Beautiful Moths

This is the long elusive poodle moth. Dr. Arthur Anker, snapped this photo in Venezuela. He's a specialist interested in "taxonomy, diversity and phylogeny" of shrimp and insects and shared the discovery with the world on his Flickr page. When a new species is discovered, science has to find where it fits with other species. As they've never seen the poodle moth before, scientists will use apparent evolutionary steps to create theories as to it's evolution. This simple photo sparked a wide scientific debate in the entomological community.

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