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Two pet goldfish get surgeries totaling $750
The complex operations required an exotic consultant surgeon, a veterinarian and a nurse to monitor their heart rates
The complex operations required an exotic consultant surgeon, a veterinarian and a nurse to monitor their heart rates
Animals
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 12, 2015, 11:38am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 12, 2015, 11:38am
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Adorable pig blocks traffic in Maine
Nick Dietz compiles some of the week's best viral videos, including a homemade luge track, Geico's unskippable commercial and a fake Oscar winner prank. Plus, a pig gets in the way of commuters in Bradford, Maine.
Nick Dietz compiles some of the week's best viral videos, including a homemade luge track, Geico's unskippable commercial and a fake Oscar winner prank. Plus, a pig gets in the way of commuters in Bradford, Maine.
Kenya's electrified route to human-wildlife harmony
A vast electric fence is being erected around Mount Kenya, one of the world's great refuges for wildlife. Will it help people and animals coexist?
A vast electric fence is being erected around Mount Kenya, one of the world's great refuges for wildlife. Will it help people and animals coexist?
Ecology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 26, 2015, 7:56am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 26, 2015, 7:56am
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Catching A Southern Coyote, Then Letting It Go In The Name Of Science
Coyotes in the Deep South live among a mosaic of agricultural fields and woods but little wilderness. A new study uses tracking collars to understand how these animals thrive in three Southern states.
Coyotes in the Deep South live among a mosaic of agricultural fields and woods but little wilderness. A new study uses tracking collars to understand how these animals thrive in three Southern states.
Pity For Penguins: They Can't Taste Their Dinner
Savory fish are a staple for penguins, but the poor birds lack the ability to taste the umami flavor of their meals. One hypothesis? The genes at play got frozen out of commission.
Savory fish are a staple for penguins, but the poor birds lack the ability to taste the umami flavor of their meals. One hypothesis? The genes at play got frozen out of commission.
"Frozen Zoo" is some species' last hope for survival
The genetic repository could be the only way to save animals like the northern white rhino, of which just five remain in the world
The genetic repository could be the only way to save animals like the northern white rhino, of which just five remain in the world
Ecology
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 12, 2015, 8:00am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 12, 2015, 8:00am
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Feral cats more likely to prey on native animals if rabbit numbers reduced
Western Australian researchers say marsupial numbers often dive after rabbit control programs as feral cats look for other sources of food
Western Australian researchers say marsupial numbers often dive after rabbit control programs as feral cats look for other sources of food
Ecology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 03, 2015, 10:49am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 03, 2015, 10:49am
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Tape of life may not always be random
If we could turn back the clock millions of years, would animals evolve in the same way? Genome data suggests that their options would be limited
If we could turn back the clock millions of years, would animals evolve in the same way? Genome data suggests that their options would be limited
Genetics
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 27, 2015, 9:02am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 27, 2015, 9:02am
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Rationing ravens and merciful monkeys: can animals be altruistic?
Is there a conscious generosity in how ravens or bats share food, or monkeys or elephants save others, or is it simply the selfish instinct of group survival?
Is there a conscious generosity in how ravens or bats share food, or monkeys or elephants save others, or is it simply the selfish instinct of group survival?
Animal Behavior
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 27, 2015, 9:02am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 27, 2015, 9:02am
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Can the Siberian Tiger Make a Comeback?
In Russia’s Far East, an orphaned female tiger is the test case in an experimental effort to save one of the most endangered animals on earth
In Russia’s Far East, an orphaned female tiger is the test case in an experimental effort to save one of the most endangered animals on earth
Ecology
Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 22, 2015, 8:05am
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Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 22, 2015, 8:05am
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Ancient sea scorpion shows off its land legs
The intact fossil of a new scorpion species shows that the animals could have evolved for life on land earlier than thought
The intact fossil of a new scorpion species shows that the animals could have evolved for life on land earlier than thought
Evolution
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 15, 2015, 7:36am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 15, 2015, 7:36am
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How zoology has been transformed by mobile technology
Consumer hunger for small, smart gadgets has had a helpful side effect for zoology - it’s created the ultimate means of studying wild animals at a distance
Consumer hunger for small, smart gadgets has had a helpful side effect for zoology - it’s created the ultimate means of studying wild animals at a distance
Zoology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 13, 2015, 11:06am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 13, 2015, 11:06am
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Absurd Creature of the Week: The Tiny, Giant-Eyed Primate That Was Probably the Inspiration for Yoda
What I’m about to say could well ignite sectarian conflict within the Star Wars fan community, but I’m pretty sure I know what the inspiration for Yoda was. It was a tiny, wide-eyed, positively adorable primate that bounds around the forests of Indonesia and the Philippines and Borneo: the tarsier.
What I’m about to say could well ignite sectarian conflict within the Star Wars fan community, but I’m pretty sure I know what the inspiration for Yoda was. It was a tiny, wide-eyed, positively adorable primate that bounds around the forests of Indonesia and the Philippines and Borneo: the tarsier.
Spiny monster from the depths of world's oldest lake
Russia's Lake Baikal has more than 350 species of amphipod, including this beauty, which is unique to the lake
Russia's Lake Baikal has more than 350 species of amphipod, including this beauty, which is unique to the lake
Animals
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2015, 12:46pm
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2015, 12:46pm
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Split-colour bird is half male, half female
What's red and white and feathered all over? A northern cardinal with the plumage of both a male and female
What's red and white and feathered all over? A northern cardinal with the plumage of both a male and female
Animals
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 30, 2014, 8:46am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 30, 2014, 8:46am
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An Orangutan Has (Some) Human Rights, Argentine Court Rules
An orangutan named Sandra has become the first non-human animal recognized as a person in a court of law. An Argentine appeals court declared on Friday that the 28-year-old great ape, who is owned by the Buenos Aires Zoo, is a "non-human person" who has been wrongfully deprived of her freedom.
An orangutan named Sandra has become the first non-human animal recognized as a person in a court of law. An Argentine appeals court declared on Friday that the 28-year-old great ape, who is owned by the Buenos Aires Zoo, is a "non-human person" who has been wrongfully deprived of her freedom.
Birds Sensed Tornadoes Coming a Day Early, Study Finds
Ecologists say birds could hear the oncoming storm from over 100 miles away
Ecologists say birds could hear the oncoming storm from over 100 miles away
Animals
Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Friday, Dec 19, 2014, 8:07am
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Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Friday, Dec 19, 2014, 8:07am
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Chicago's Orphaned Otter 'Pup 681' Gets A Real Name
The southern sea pup, now known as Luna, was found on a beach in California in October and later transferred to the Shedd Aquarium, where a naming contest was held this month.
The southern sea pup, now known as Luna, was found on a beach in California in October and later transferred to the Shedd Aquarium, where a naming contest was held this month.
Animals' 3D brain compass found
Bats have a "neural compass" that allows them to keep track of exactly where and which way up they are, scientists say.
Bats have a "neural compass" that allows them to keep track of exactly where and which way up they are, scientists say.
Neuroscience
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 04, 2014, 6:50am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 04, 2014, 6:50am
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A Field Guide to the Strange and Surprising World of Beetles
How cute it is that we humans think we rule the planet, that somehow we’re the pinnacle of evolution. In reality, it’s the arthropods—ants and spiders and scorpions and such—that truly hold dominion over Earth. And there are no arthropods as successful, as diverse, and as woefully underappreciated as the beetles.
How cute it is that we humans think we rule the planet, that somehow we’re the pinnacle of evolution. In reality, it’s the arthropods—ants and spiders and scorpions and such—that truly hold dominion over Earth. And there are no arthropods as successful, as diverse, and as woefully underappreciated as the beetles.
Baby giraffe takes its first steps
A crowd at the Santa Barbara Zoo got a pleasant surprise when its latest star attraction, a baby giraffe, came out for a jaunt
A crowd at the Santa Barbara Zoo got a pleasant surprise when its latest star attraction, a baby giraffe, came out for a jaunt
Animals
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Wednesday, Nov 19, 2014, 8:12am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Wednesday, Nov 19, 2014, 8:12am
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Absurd Creature of the Week: The Nightmarish Shark That Lures Victims With Its Effed Up Teeth
In the deep sea, to get ahold of prey you'd do well to have row after row of backward-facing, needle-like teeth---hundreds and hundreds of them that are each forked into three nasty prongs. Such is the grotesque mouth of the frilled shark, surely one of the more bizarre sharks in the ocean.
In the deep sea, to get ahold of prey you'd do well to have row after row of backward-facing, needle-like teeth---hundreds and hundreds of them that are each forked into three nasty prongs. Such is the grotesque mouth of the frilled shark, surely one of the more bizarre sharks in the ocean.
The Everyday Cannibals and Murderers of Los Angeles
Who needs film noir when you’ve got these insects in the City of Angels?
Who needs film noir when you’ve got these insects in the City of Angels?
Animals
Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Friday, Nov 14, 2014, 8:11am
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Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Friday, Nov 14, 2014, 8:11am
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How Animals Hacked The Rainbow And Got Stumped On Blue
There's more than one way to make color, nature tells us. And more than one way to use it to your own advantage.
There's more than one way to make color, nature tells us. And more than one way to use it to your own advantage.
Environment
Source: NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, Nov 12, 2014, 8:51am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, Nov 12, 2014, 8:51am
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Limb cells 'can turn into genitals'
A new study offers insights into the genetic changes that allowed land-dwelling animals to develop sex organs.
A new study offers insights into the genetic changes that allowed land-dwelling animals to develop sex organs.
Evolution
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 06, 2014, 8:17am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Nov 06, 2014, 8:17am
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Baby giraffe born at Dallas Zoo
Zookeepers are keeping an eye on the 120-pound giraffe calf, making sure he's getting all the nutrition he needs. He could make his first appearance in the feeding habitat as soon as next week.
Zookeepers are keeping an eye on the 120-pound giraffe calf, making sure he's getting all the nutrition he needs. He could make his first appearance in the feeding habitat as soon as next week.
Low oxygen 'delayed life on Earth'
Animals took so long to evolve and thrive on Earth because of incredibly low levels of oxygen during a period more than a billion years ago, scientists say.
Animals took so long to evolve and thrive on Earth because of incredibly low levels of oxygen during a period more than a billion years ago, scientists say.
Evolution
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Friday, Oct 31, 2014, 8:41am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Friday, Oct 31, 2014, 8:41am
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Seven Vampires That Aren’t Bats (Or Bela Lugosi)
From flying frogs to deep-sea squid, meet some of the other nosferatu of the animal kingdom
From flying frogs to deep-sea squid, meet some of the other nosferatu of the animal kingdom
Animals
Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Friday, Oct 31, 2014, 8:41am
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Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Friday, Oct 31, 2014, 8:41am
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Training pandas for the wild
There are several captive breeding programs for pandas around the world; but one facility in China hopes to release the endangered animals back into the wild
There are several captive breeding programs for pandas around the world; but one facility in China hopes to release the endangered animals back into the wild
Ecology
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 30, 2014, 8:55am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Thursday, Oct 30, 2014, 8:55am
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Absurd Creature of the Week: The Wasp That Lays Eggs Inside Caterpillars and Turns Them Into Slaves
Few parasitoids are more bizarre or disturbing than the wasps of the genus Glyptapanteles, whose females inject their eggs into living caterpillars. Once inside, the larvae mature, feeding on the caterpillar’s body fluids before gnawing through its skin en masse and emerging into the light of day. And despite the trauma, not only does the caterpillar survive---initially at least---but the larvae proceed to mind-control it, turning their host into a bodyguard that protects them as they spin their cocoons and finish maturing. Then, finally, the caterpillar starves to death, but only after the tiny wasps emerge from their cocoons and fly away.
Few parasitoids are more bizarre or disturbing than the wasps of the genus Glyptapanteles, whose females inject their eggs into living caterpillars. Once inside, the larvae mature, feeding on the caterpillar’s body fluids before gnawing through its skin en masse and emerging into the light of day. And despite the trauma, not only does the caterpillar survive---initially at least---but the larvae proceed to mind-control it, turning their host into a bodyguard that protects them as they spin their cocoons and finish maturing. Then, finally, the caterpillar starves to death, but only after the tiny wasps emerge from their cocoons and fly away.
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