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What soundtrack would you give to this American woodcock strut? Woodcocks will walk while rocking back and forth and keeping their head still. This one in particular was spotted at Big Stone #WildlifeRefuge in Minnesota! 🎥 Mike Budd/USFWS

When you're the national bird but also need a spa day. Even the national symbol of freedom needs a little "me time." Watch as this bald eagle indulges in a luxurious bath, reminding us all that self-care isn't just for the birds.

Welcome to goose rodeo season at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Utah! In the early summer months of June and July, most adult Canada geese molt their flight feathers and enter a brief window of flightlessness. It’s the perfect time for biologists to band geese for science.

Here. You need this calming sunrise video. Video of steam rising off Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge Complex with birds and waterfowl flying and swimming by Liz Julian/USFWS

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Oh look. A prehistoric swamp log with legs. This trail camera caught a large American alligator cruising through Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge. It looks slow, but don’t be fooled. Over short distances, alligators can sprint up to about 11 miles per hour on land.

This bald eagle family needs you to stop scrolling and watch as they perform their branch manager duties.

Canada lynx avoid human activity and stick to remote habitats where their oversized, snowshoe paws help them move silently. Snowshoe hare make up the majority of the lynx diet, but they'll also eat grouse, squirrels, moles and more.

Canada goose moms are so into parenting they’ll adopt extra goslings. If it’s small, fluffy, and vaguely goose-shaped, it’s in the family now. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms! Video by USFWS Description: An adult Canada goose swims off, with dozens of goslings following her.

Ope, just scooching on by. Don't mind me. Take a lengthy look at the longest species of snake native to North America: the eastern indigo.

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We're celebrating BFFs today... black-footed ferrets. These hotdog-shaped mustelids were declared extinct in 1979. Just two years later, a small population was discovered along the banks of the Greybull River in Wyoming. #ESA50

NCTC Bald Eagles Nest Update Last time we checked in on the bald eagle nest at the National Conservation Training Center, there were three eggs. Fast forward to now, and we’ve got three very hungry, very fluffy chicks.

"I'm not a beaver!" - Muskrats

Meet the next generation of cloned black-footed ferret kits! The twelve new offspring are the result of continuing genetic research on cloning technology to increase genetic diversity for this endangered species.

You otter know: River otters were reintroduced at Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota in 1981. The effort was extremely successful and otter sightings are now common along area rivers where they primarily feed on yellow bullhead. 🐟

Hotel Beaver is dam nice. For over a decade, partner groups have used empty space at Winthrop National Fish Hatchery and Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery in Washington to temporarily house beavers in the process of being relocated. 🧵

It's a shell-ebrity sighting. Diamondback terrapins are the only turtles in North America that thrive in the brackish estuaries along the Atlantic &amp; Gulf of America coasts. Named for their diamond-like markings, no two are exactly alike &amp; markings are different for each turtle.

This Florida panther mom is making moves... literally. She was spotted on a critter cam using a wildlife underpass beneath Alligator Alley (I-75). Mama panther making a few trips back and forth until the final clip shows her carrying one of her kittens in her mouth.

Welcome to today’s episode of Unintentional Bear ASMR. Recorded at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, this trail cam clip features high-definition fur, immersive sniff sounds, and intense eye contact from a brown bear.

It's a shell-ebrity sighting. Diamondback terrapins are the only turtles in North America that thrive in the brackish estuaries along the Atlantic & Gulf of America coasts. Named for their diamond-like markings, no two are exactly alike & markings are different for each turtle.