Environment

All around the world dolphins, like many other aquatic mammals are threatened by anthropogenic activities. But just which ones are in the gravest of danger?

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The Juruá River (a.k.a. Rio Yuruá) is navigable for the majority of its 1,500-mile length in Brazil and Peru.

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Ilha da Queimada Grande has been shut off from the public in order to protect both people and the Golden Lancehead pit vipers that live there.

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This peat-filled wetland covers more than 400,000 acres along the border between the U.S. states of Florida and Georgia.

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This river's waters run in the opposite direction of most others in the region around Syria, Turkey, and Lebanon.

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Paddies, or padis, are a means of growing rice under partially flooded conditions, mainly seen in South and East Asia.

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This fertile valley crossing into Lower Galilee and the Samarian Highlands of Israel is one of the most important agricultural regions in the Middle East.

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Headwaters are simply the initial source of the water in a river, opposite of either its emptying point or confluence with another water body.

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Also known as the Istmo de Darien, the isthmus contains the nation of Panama and its people, one of the world's most important canals, and all manner of wildlife.

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This plateau in the north of Laos is home to the "Plain of Jars", a collection of almost 100 Iron Age jar sites.

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India's largest river island is covered with Hindu sacred place and supports a thriving agricultural sector, though constant erosion is taking its toll.

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Adjacent to Port Shelter, Kiu Tsui Chau is a tourist hot spot for Hong Kong's tourists and residents alike.

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Almost 4 miles long and 3 miles wide, all of Ko Adang is located within the Tarutao National Marine Park.

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The plateau surrounding the city of Dalat is home to some of the most unique, and vulnerable, species on the planet.

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Did you know that Gentoo penguins woo their partners with pebbles as gifts and tokens?

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If you think Ontario is one of Canada's more "tame" provinces, a trip to this remote Hudson Bay wilderness may cause you to reconsider your stance!

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.Did you know that baby sand tiger sharks eat their fellow siblings? Survival of the fittest indeed!

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When the snow melts, human remains become clearly visible at the bottom of this Himalayan glacial lake.

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Across the North American Great Lakes and Northeast U.S., all-female populations of Ambystoma salamanders can be found.

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Between continental Europe and the Frisian Islands lie wetland habitats teeming with wildlife.

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