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Entering The Real World | Orangutan Jungle School 201

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This YouTube video was produced by Love Nature.

Big changes are afoot for some of the pupils at Orangutan Jungle School, where orphaned orangutans learn the forest skills they need to survive in the wild. Four new arrivals join the nursery classes, and some familiar faces move up a grade. For a handful of adolescent males it’s their last day at forest school with their classmates. They’re growing too big and boisterous for the babysitters to handle safely so it’s time for them to move on and wait for space on one of the pre-release islands. Floods are … Continue

Veery: Superlative Singer

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This YouTube video was produced by the American Bird Conservancy.

The enchanting, spiraling notes of a Veery(Catharus fuscescens)’s liquid song recall long golden twilights in summer forests, shaded streams lined with ferns and wildflowers, and quiet woodland paths. A quick glimpse of this superlative singer reveals a plain, unassuming brown and white bird, a bit smaller than a Wood Thrush(Hylocichla mustelina).

The Veery is a species of thrush belonging to a group of talented songsters that includes the Hermit Thrush(Catharus guttatus), Swainson’s Thrush(Catharus ustulatus), Gray-Cheeked Thrush(Catharus minimus), and Bicknell’s Thrush(Catharus bicknelli). Their … Continue

Booker T. Washington: A Visionary Leader In African-American History

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Booker T. Washington, born into slavery in 1856, emerged as one of the most influential African-American leaders of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His life and work were dedicated to advancing the economic and educational prospects of Black Americans in the post-Civil War era. Washington’s philosophy of self-reliance, vocational education, and gradual progress left an indelible mark on American history, though his ideas were often met with both praise and criticism.

Early Life And Education

Booker Taliaferro Washington was born on April 5, 1856, in Hale’s Ford, Virginia. His mother, Jane, was an enslaved cook, … Continue