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Legs, without ears, even without eyelids but perfect. something interesting about snakes like go -- at the back end of this just big -- i don't know what -- if i asked you if snakes have eyes, what would you say? >> i would say they don't. >> you can actually see a claw. what you're looking at is the revolutionary story of how snakes began. the ancestors of snakes, if you look right there where my finger is right there, that is a claw that tells us that it's likely they evolved from creatures that had legs. a lizard-type animal like a monitor lizard. >> what is the biggest creature this kind o...

Can do damage. >> extraordinary animal. >> especially to think this is a creature that survives without legs, without ears, even without eyelids but perfect. something interesting about snakes like go -- at the back end of this just big -- i don't know what -- if i asked you if snakes have eyes, what would you say? >> i would say they don't. >> you can actually see a claw. what you're looking at is the revolutionary story of how snakes began. the ancestors of snakes, if you look right there where my finger is right there, that is a claw that tells us that it's likely they evolved from creature...

Populations are stabilizing? >> because of really good enforcement and patrols in these areas. >> reporter: the thai government has trained 190 park rangers who work in 20 separate patrol teams, using g.p.s. and tracking devices to try to prevent poaching. >> this is fabulous. >> reporter: the video shows not just tigers, but a clouded leopard, this jungle pig nursing her babies and other animals thought to have disappeared from this area. with a mere 3,200 tigers left in the wild worldwide, the w.c.s. wants to increase poaching patrols. >> we've just got to protect them from being poached in ...

Finally here tonight, as we said earlier, a visit many thought would never happen. the queen of england today visited ireland. and while it's not quite nixon to china, and while london to dublin is just a short flight, it's something a lot of people never thought they'd see in their lifetime because of the troubles between the two neighbors that go way back. from dublin tonight nbc's john yang reports on a trip that was indeed a long time coming. >> reporter: just a few years ago this would have been unthinkable. the queen of england welcomed on independent irish soil, wearing emerald green, n...

Were seized and the suspect, i do believe, were taken into custody. >> getting more creative to find their way around the crackdowns. well, she drew national attention flying around the dome of the library of congress' reading room. there she is. the hawk apparently got into an air vent and couldn't get out. now the hawk has been grounded. she was safely captured yesterday. they used a pair of star liplins bait. the hawk was taken to a rehabilitation center in virginia. and take a look at this creature as well. what do you think that is? at first sight, you may think you're looking at an a...