As Pollinator Week kicks off today, we"re in Colombia witnessing what appears to be a faceoff between two pollinators. On one side, you have the bee, which takes the title as the best-known pollinator. But birds—like this lovely empress brilliant hummingbird—are excellent pollinators as well. And so are bats, beetles, and other critters that can also move pollen from plant to plant to aid pollination, giving us fruits, seeds, and the next generation of plants. So shall we call this a draw, fellas?
Birds and bees, and why they re so important
Today in History
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Tracking ships on the Day of the Seafarer
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Sutherland Falls in Fiordland National Park
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Hoisting a flag for seafarers
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Brown bears, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
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Glastonbury Festival begins
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Buildings on Grand-Place Square in Brussels, Belgium
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Keep shining
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Happy Halloween!
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Celebrating women in science
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Glastonbury Festival begins
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Ready, set, read
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Okavango Delta, Botswana
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Glass footbridge in Zhangjiajie, China
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A day for the dolphins
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Desert rose of Qatar
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Let the Highland games begin
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International Museum Day
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Galeries Lafayette, Paris
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International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend
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It s Census Day—make it count
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Thomas Edison s bright idea
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At the gates of the ksar
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World Childrens Day
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Seasonal lights dazzle in Japan
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Preveli Gorge
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Short-beaked echidna, Adelaide Hills, Australia
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A tale of almonds and bees
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In the valley of the doll
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World Frog Day
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Let’s celebrate
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It’s Napping Day
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Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia
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Happy 800th, Salisbury Cathedral
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American bison
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Bardenas Reales Biosphere Reserve and Natural Park, Spain
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Red squirrel in Cairngorms National Park, Scotland
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