Christine Dell'Amore
@cdellamore
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Bug-loving adventurer. Sr animals editor @NatGeo. Author of South Pole. Co-founder @DCSWA Newsbrief Award. 7 continents, 50 states, 50 countries—still going!
Washington, D.C.
Joined June 2009
It's time to flip the script on hyenas. They're doting parents, intelligent problem solvers, and supreme hunters. @NatGeo's cover story this month, which I wrote and @jenguyton photographed, is out today!
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RT @giuliasrossi: New paper out! 🚨 We show that vampire bats use amino acids from a recent blood meal to fuel RUNNING - a rare mode of loco…
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Sometimes individual animals get under your skin, in a good way. That was 399 for me. As a 28yo mom who lived among humans, she embodied resilience—a quality I strive toward with my own life challenges
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RT @sarahph1lip: Axolotls are cute, pink amphibians. Mysteriously, they seem to stop aging at 4. Could learning their secret change medicin…
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With the amazing Petra tomb discovery, I'm reposting my 2012 feature story for @washingtonpost on the ancient site and its preservation struggles. The lead image is still my favorite photograph I've ever taken!
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Spotted lanternflies like grapes. That's a problem for the wine industry. BUT, there's some good news—the insects aren't harming native forests as much as feared. Story by @bittelmethis
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Every writer has a story that's been at the back of their mind for years that they didn't get to. This was mine. I'm gutted I didn't write it, but glad the Times did.
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No, adult spiders still can't fly—but they can hitchhike. @bittelmethis has the straight take for @NatGeo on the latest joro spider sightings!
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I say it all the time, but nature is brutal. And sometimes, lion cubs are lunch. @JoshuaLearn1 has the story for @NatGeo
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