Animals

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.

Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

Largest site of dinosaur footprints ever found includes more than 5,000 tracks.

Bat house that has only ever housed bat for one night; they all flew away and never came back.

Internationally recognized group that works to protect the wolf and educate the public about its plight.

Thousands of bats stream out of caves every night on the edge on Thailand's second largest park.

The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country's last wood bison.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

Mound of stones marking the burial site of the world's most famous orca.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

Auburn's iconic eagle flight goes back to a 19th century eagle that dropped dead on the field after inspiring the football team to victory.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.