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For 130 years National Geographic has been bringing amazing stories from around the world to our readers and viewers. Now, in this collection, some of the best feature-length documentaries come together to continue this tradition.
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Mission To The Moon

From 15-20 July, National Geographic pays tribute to those who first stepped foot on the moon and those who dedicated their lives to making it happen. All week at 8.30pm AEST.
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Follow Video Why Is This Gopher Tortoise Head-Banging? This is Gertrude the grumpy gopher tortoise. In Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi, their populations are listed as threatened due to human activity. With their powerful legs, Gopher tortoises can dig burrows up to 12 metres in length. These tortoises are a keystone species due to their beneficial impact on their ecosystem. Many different species rely on the gopher tortoises’ burrows to survive. Gertrude is most likely ‘head-banging’ because she is protecting her burrow.

Follow Video Dogs Change Facial Expression When Humans Pay Attention Dog faces don't just make for great internet videos—they can also teach us about the evolution of dog domestication. A new study shows that when given human attention, dogs will produce a wider range of facial expressions. Scientists gauged dog reactions while being watched by a human versus when the human had their back turned. While being watched, the dogs used a wider variety of facial movements. Dogs have lived alongside humans for 30,000 years, and may have evolved this ability to better communicate.

Follow Video Bluebirds One man's dedication—and a very simple solution—have helped bring bluebirds back from the edge of extinction.

News These Animals Make Homes For Other Species

As ecosystem engineers, elephants leave footprints that become frog nurseries, and sociable weaver birds build high-rise "condos."

Follow Life is too short for long-term grudges. Further Elon Musk

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News Puppy Dog Eyes Evolved So Dogs Could Communicate With Us

Centuries of domestication have unintentionally yet radically reshaped dogs' eyebrow anatomy, making their faces easily readable to people.

Follow The typical nature photograph shows a butterfly on a pretty flower. The conservation photograph shows the same thing, but with a bulldozer coming at it in the background. Further Joel Sartore

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News First Blue Feathers Found On A Fossilised Bird

An ancient relative of today’s rollers with a deep blue hue adds to our understanding of nature’s prehistoric palette.

Follow The boldness of asking deep questions may require unforeseen flexibility if we are to accept the answers. Further Brian Greene

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