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species

[spee-sheez, -seez] / ˈspi ʃiz, -siz /


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That makes them prone to trampling, said Candace Fallon, a senior endangered species conservation biologist at science nonprofit Xerces Society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

America’s most-visited national park is home to 19 different firefly species.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Because similar brain structures contribute to social behavior across many species, the findings could also offer clues about human social function and conditions in which social behavior is altered or disrupted.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

The super breeders saving their endangered parakeet species.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

These species would most likely be extinct were it not for human intervention.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh




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