5+ hour, 59+ min ago  (1724+ words) The park's largest exhibit gets you closer to the elephants than ever before. Marco Wendt, wildlife ambassador for the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, hopes the immersive experience inspires visitors to support conservation efforts in Africa. Wendt's message is important,…...

8+ mon, 11+ hour ago  (1862+ words) "The world has never needed the haka more than it does now." A toddler learning to haka dance is melting hearts everywhere At Upworthy, we've covered a lot of stories centered around the traditional M'ori war dance known as the…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1816+ words) Facebook is critical to our success and we could use your help. It will only take a few clicks on your device. But it would mean the world to us. Here's the link . Once there, hit the Follow button. Hit…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1636+ words) When the Great Green Wall initiative began in 2007, it was just a vision of a big, beautiful wall of greenery spanning the width of Africa to keep the Sahara Desert from encroaching on the rest of the continent. Despite years…...

10+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1648+ words) As much as we'd like to pretend every phrase we utter is a lone star suspended in the space of our own genius, all language has a history. Unfortunately, given humanity's aptitude for treating each other like sh*t, etymology…...