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ftw.usatoday.com > story > sports > outdoors > 03/09/2026 > dinosaur-like-shoebill-soars-tourist-uganda-swamp > 89060681007

Flying ‘dinosaur bird’ soars past photographer in rare encounter

2+ hour, 33+ min ago  (202+ words) Excursions to Uganda in search of prehistoric-looking shoebills can involve hours of trudging in swamps in the hope of a once-in-a-lifetime sighting. Goncalo Garcia can attest to this, having recently concluded a trip to Mabamba Swamp with the Uganda Shoebill…...

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ftw.usatoday.com > story > sports > outdoors > 02/16/2026 > shoebill-bird-hunting-prowess-battle-monitor-lizard-uganda-swamp > 88705833007

Dinosaur-like bird battles massive reptile in Uganda swamp

3+ week ago  (177+ words) Since last November, when a prehistoric-looking shoebill'landed on a tour boat'in Uganda and appeared to dwarf observers, the birds have remained prominently in the spotlight. We've featured shoebill behaviors and mentioned their striking appearance as stealthy swamp hunters, which utilize…...

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ftw.usatoday.com > story > upstateparent > 08/08/2025 > on-the-shelf-sweet-reads-for-august-children-books-back-to-school-season-award-winning-illustrator > 85530337007

On the Shelf: Dinosaurs, time travel and inventing the world

7+ mon, 1+ day ago  (265+ words) It's back-to-school season for the big kids, but there are plenty of new books to keep little ones learning too. Ask for them at your local library or your favorite book store! by Charlene Chua (Simon & Schuster Books for Young…...

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ftw.usatoday.com > story > news > columnists > neal-rubin > 08/30/2025 > clapp-family-donated-mastodon-skeleton-from-kent-city-makes-grand-rapids-public-museum-debut > 85857004007

A good deed in western Michigan, 13,000 years in the making

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (960+ words) The mastodon had been buried on the Clapps' farm near Kent City for 13,210 years. They had an hour to decide what to do with it. By August 2022, of course, the mastodon was just bones. A lot of bones: more than…...

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ftw.usatoday.com > story > sports > nhl > 05/07/2025 > utah-mammoth-logo-hidden-mountains-uniforms > 83492657007

The cool Utah Mammoth logo has a neat hidden element in it

10+ mon, 1+ day ago  (143+ words) The Utah Hockey Club is now the Mammoth, and their new logo has a neat hidden element in it The cool Utah Mammoth logo has a neat hidden element in it The Mammoth are no longer extinct. Well, in the…...

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ftw.usatoday.com > story > news > 04/11/2025 > return-of-the-dinosaurs-exhibit-brings-creatures-to-life > 83011492007

Dinosaur roar to life in display at Roger Williams Park Zoo

10+ mon, 4+ week ago  (344+ words) The exhibit, which opened April 6 and runs through ... Zoo guests can take a stroll among the nearly 60 life-size animatronic dinosaurs that line its pathways and might make a visitor feel ... PROVIDENCE " Dinosaurs have returned to the Roger Williams Park Zoo....

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ftw.usatoday.com > story > news > 03/17/2025 > smithsonian-in-the-gap-to-feature-new-topic-each-week-in-buffalo-gap-texas > 82472967007

'Smithsonian in the Gap' highlights history of Buffalo Gap, Big Country

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (319+ words) The chamber, along with the Texas Historical Commission and the village, brought the exhibit to Buffalo Gap. Each Saturday will feature a new speaker to set the program and focus for the coming ... "Smithsonian in the Gap" kicked off Saturday…...