On Friday, a new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City opened: Monarch's Journey, featuring the work of cartoonist Peter Kuper.

From a museum statement:

"Wrapping the walls near the Museum's extensive butterfly research collection in the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, the exhibit explores the challenges monarchs face on their 3,000-mile flight through Kuper's bold illustrations, accompanied by a video installation of monarchs in motion.

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Squirrels were melting into the ground during the last Southern California heatwave.

Scientists explain "splooting" as rodents spreading out to expose as much of their thermal mass as possible to the cooler ground. It looks cute, but residents should still avoid squirrels as the nefarious criminal masterminds of the wild animal world. — Read the rest

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Heroic rescue workers went into pounding waves to extract a dog trapped in a van that left Pacific Coast Highway for a Malibu surf experience.

A white cargo van went off PCH in Malibu, near Deer Creek Road, smashed into some rocks, and wound up in the Pacific. — Read the rest

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A young rabbit was having a terrible time attempting a flyout at the local skatepark. Stuck in the bowl and unable to escape, the cottontail made a new friend.

This kind, patient skater pulled off an amazing tailgrab and eventually helped his new bunny buddy escape. — Read the rest

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"I wish it was AI. It's in my backyard, and it's scary," said a man who used AI to create an image of a venomous Gaboon viper and had teams of police and reptile hunters searching for the dangerous creature.

Santa Ana Police called in experts to help them find a four- to five-foot-long Gaboon viper after a gentleman shared photos of one in his neighbor's yard. — Read the rest

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California certainly has adult sea turtles, but we've never seen them lay eggs this far north before.

NOAA studies green turtles in Southern California. Over the last 20 years, roughly 60 have been spotted in San Diego Bay. Turtles also appear around Seal Beach and the San Gabriel River. — Read the rest

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Two sea lions have been found decapitated, roughly 100 miles apart. One in San Francisco and the other in Pacific Grove.

It appears someone took home the head of a dead sea lion that washed up on San Francisco's Ocean Beach; they left the rest. — Read the rest

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I am certain I was not the only person disappointed to find out that one of the largest and most dangerous animals on earth had not actually developed a taste for cocaine.

This fantastic video on Colombia's troubling case of cocaine hippopotami is well worth the watch. — Read the rest

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