To celebrate Mother’s Day this year, we’re on Jones Beach Island in New York, where piping plovers are helping their newly hatched chicks prepare to leave the nest—just hours after they hatch. While mom and dad were sitting on the unhatched eggs, if a predator, such as a fox, raccoon, or house cat were to get too close, they’d fake an injured wing and limp away from the nest to distract the animal. That’s some extra-mile parenting! Who knows if that little chick will remember to call mom this time next year…
The parenting of a piping plover
Today in History
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Diving into World Oceans Day
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Happy Presidents Day
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Groovy!
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Wild scene on the Merced River
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Tennis in the park
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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Ukrainian Independence Day
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International Polar Bear Day
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Oh, to sleep under the northern lights
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Rocks on the move
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The Spirit of Harlem by Louis Delsarte
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Rice processing in Bangladesh
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Here there be dragons
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Gentoo penguins in Antarctica
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Singing praises of the oceans
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Siblings Day
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Mother s Day
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Celebrating all things Austen
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Dark skies over New Mexico
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Happy Arbor Day!
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Fibonacci Day
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Lizard of mystery
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North Sea at sunset, Norddorf, Germany
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Welcome to El Cervantino
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National Park Week: Wind Cave National Park
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Native American Heritage Month
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Detroit Industry Murals by Diego Rivera
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South Padre Island, Texas
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Hot and Spicy Food Day
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International Day for Biological Diversity