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Audio detection device. Deep in the rainforests of Central Africa, a quiet network of listening devices is monitoring around the clock. Deployed by Cornell University Elephant Listening Project, these real time recorders capture the low rumbles of elephants and, more crucially, the sounds of gunfire. ELP has placed a web of these devices over nearly 2,000 square kilometers (772 square miles), the system is designed to help conservationists and rangers detect poaching activity in real time....

Giraffes are amazing for many reasons, not the least of which is their extraordinary eyes. A giraffe is able to see, with detail and clarity, as far as six miles in the distance. Giraffes have panoramic vision. Unlike humans who can only focus on one item at a time, a giraffe can look at two things simultaneously, yet their vision is binocular, allowing them to see depth with a nearly 360 degree view! (Talk about eyes in the back of your head!) Giraffes have the second largest pupils of all...

On a recent trip to Tanzania I was thrilled to visit the Ngorongoro Crater, which lies just three miles from the Olduvai Gorge. Our itinerary did not permit us to travel to the gorge, but seeing the crater was a glimpse into the historic area of which the gorge is the crown jewel. What makes this location so unique is its anthropological and archaeological significance. It was the excavations of the gorge in the 1930s that led to groundbreaking discoveries about human development. In 1959,...