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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Opt outside today
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Jan van Eyckplein in Bruges, Belgium
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Observing World Braille Day in Bavaria
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Southern lights for Antarctica Day
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International Sloth Day
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Here we honor the women who ve served
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A unique perspective from Italy’s ‘golden sands’
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Keyholes to the kingdom
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An island oasis in the Indian Ocean
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Ode to the sun
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A day of service for Dr. King
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International Day of Color
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Field of Light at Sensorio by Bruce Munro
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Take the Stairs Day
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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National Take a Hike Day
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Great Fountain Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
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The dancing trees of Sumba Island
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Ponta Delgada
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Winnie-the-Pooh Day
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Falling for Tennessee
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International Polar Bear Day
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Heceta Head Light, Florence, Oregon
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In orbit for Yuri s Night
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Autumn in the cypress swamp
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A peek at an explosive peak
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Happy World Photography Day!
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The party’s just starting
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Victory in Europe, 75 years ago
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Yarn bombing in the village of Gurnard, England