National Geographic - USA (2021-03)

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Four enlisted men maintain the post at Urdukas, perched above the Baltoro Glacier at 13,200 feet. Soldiers struggle with boredom ...

is measured in cigarettes and cups of tea, games of volleyball or cricket, prayers and daily chores.  Both India and Pakistan ha ...

Freddie Wilkinson wrote about installing weather stations on Mount Everest in the July 2020 issue. Cory Richards’s photographs o ...

THEY’RE OFF BY CRAIG PITTMAN PHOTOGRAPHS BY ERIKA LARSEN Greyhound racing in the U.S. is on its last leg after Florida ended bet ...

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RIGHT Susan Butchko pets her recently adopted dog, a retired racing greyhound named Remy. She has been fostering and adopting gr ...

of animals in the entertainment field, such as circuses. Derby Lane’s last race was scheduled for December 27. Davis, a slender ...

tracks elsewhere undoubtedly would follow. “In 20 years, will anyone even remember what grey- hound racing was?” This is the one ...

GROW TRAIN RACE RETIRE 12 months 18 months 3-4 years Expected life span of 12-15 years Muscle fibers (cross section) Fast twitch ...

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Greyhounds stretch their legs between races in the turnout pen at Farmer Racing, owned by champion trainer John Farmer. He let t ...

Mob involvement sparked rumors about fixed races. Bettors said dogs were overfed to slow them down, or their toes cinched up wit ...

LEFT Dog collars hang above a tub filled with raw beef and rice as Farmer prepares to feed about 60 dogs. When they’re racing, t ...

Florida’s exit means that only three U.S. states—West Virginia, Iowa, and Arkansas— now have consistent racing seasons. Animal w ...

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love greyhounds. Trainer and kennel owner John Farmer, a Klamath Tribe member from Oregon, said he fell in love with the breed w ...

At Sharon Dippel’s Florida home, a retired racing grey- hound named Fly to Barcelona—now called Roxanne—climbs out of the swimmi ...

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