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With over 20 hummingbird species in the United States, there’s sure to be a species in your region that you can attract by planting red, tubular flowers.

Vote for the “Face of Garden for Wildlife Month”

4/5/2012 // Anne Senft

Here’s your chance to weigh in on this year’s face of Garden for Wildlife Month. Read more >

A hummingbird in January…in Chicago?

1/12/2012 // Anne Senft

A hummer makes a rare visit to a Chicago suburb. Read more >

giraffe, Tanzania, Africa

Valentine’s Day: Some Animals Really Have Heart

2/8/2011 // Roger Di Silvestro

Valentine’s Day is the traditional holiday for giving away hearts. But how does a healthy human heart—a hollow ball of muscle about the size of a clenched fist that beats around 72 times a minute when at rest, pumping the… Read more >