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|     2:41    |     EXPOSURE    | See What It's Like to Be a Woman in Saudi Arabia Following last Tuesday’s announcement that women in Saudi Arabia will soon be legally allowed to drive, international attention has refocused on what it’s like to be female in the world’s most gender-segregated country. Photographer Lynsey Addario, who has spent 12 years in Saudi Arabia, talks about the challenges, surprises, and rewarding moments of documenting the changing face of Saudi women. —Rachel Brown, associate producer WATCH NOW SHARE

|     1:33    |     NEWS    | See How a Lone Chimp Finds Solace With His Human Caretaker Ponso is the last remaining chimp of his colony in the Ivory Coast. The group was brought to the small island from Liberia, and slowly over the years the other members have mysteriously died or disappeared. The sad story of his isolation is counterbalanced by the emotion of seeing his elated daily meetings with the sole human dedicated to caring for him. Officials are trying to decide whether to relocate Ponso to a sanctuary or to bring a new chimp to the island. —Nick Lunn, producer/editor WATCH NOW SHARE

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|     3:20    |     SHORT FILM SHOWCASE    | This Amazing Dog Helps Save Endangered Parrots Meet Ajax, a highly-trained border collie who works with Corey, his human sidekick, to save New Zealand's highly endangered kea. This alpine parrot lives in remote areas across the country’s South Island. Watch this duo brave the elements, climbing rugged terrain so Ajax can locate the nests and Corey can monitor the species’s population. Empty nests at certain times of the year mean that the chicks may have been predated—a sad reality for Corey. However, it won’t stop him continuing his mission with Ajax. —Rachel Link, producer WATCH NOW SHARE

|     1:04    |     NEWS    | What Happens When Three Tons of Dead Pigs Rot in the Woods? One of the perks of working at National Geographic is getting exclusive access to unusual scientific experiments. When researchers from Mississippi State University enthusiastically shared their study involving 3 tons of rotting pig corpses with us, it was a delight. Beneath the decaying flesh, hungry vultures, and river of maggots is serious science: the experiment may reveal how massive die offs—from beached whales to reindeer herds struck by lightning, can permanently change the local ecosystem. —Jennifer Murphy, producer/editor WATCH NOW SHARE

|     1:38    |     101 VIDEO SHORTS    | What You Didn't Know About Moons While Earth’s moon may be famous as the farthest point human beings themselves have yet ventured from home, it’s far from the only satellite in our solar system. Do you know which planet has moons named after Shakespeare characters? Or that Saturn’s largest satellite, Titan, has conditions that could support life? As October’s harvest moon nears, watch this video to explore the other moons in our solar system—no expensive telescope needed. —Crystal Solberg, associate producer WATCH NOW SHARE

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