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In the wake of fakery claims regarding his Frozen Planet series, David Attenborough and his team have (sadly) come clean about penguin body doubles in his new 3-D film, possibly ruining the whole idea of a true nature documentary.
The authenticity of the cuteness in this photo of brand new polar bears is up for debate, after it turned out that the scene that produced those little ones was staged in a Dutch zoo.
On the debt ceiling, Britain's child soldiers, and 'the road to serfdom'
A return to the New York Times hawk cam now that things are getting exciting
Spring is here. Time to watch baby eagles get born
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