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Around the globe, animals are more than a part of the landscape; they are also a part of rituals, sports, and cultural traditions. Animals such as royal birds, trained for hunting, and bulls, revered ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive analyze desert hazards, extreme heat, and strategies to survive a toxic desert environment.

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Inspired by Sam Raimi's latest, we analyze what makes being marooned on a desert island so cinematic in the first place.