Tag: Animals - Page 12
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Thanks Guys! Study Shows Sea Otters Fight Global Warming by Protecting Kelp from Sea Urchins
According to a new study by researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz, sea otters play an important role in helping the ocean absorb as much carbon dioxide as possible.
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Cheetah Cub and Puppy Became Best Friends at the Cincinnati Zoo
Something on the lighter side to start the week...
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Caption Contest! What are these two birds saying to each other?
This photo is begging for a caption -- and yours could win the contest!
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Sharks Learn New Skills From Other More Successful Sharks
For the first time in cartilagenous fish social learning has been demonstrated.
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Wildlife of Katmai National Park: Why Preserving Wild Spaces Is Important
The animals of Katmai National Park of Alasak illustrate why supporting our national parks system is so important to conservation.
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Friendly Seal Holding Hands with Diver (Video)
If you need to give your brain a break, check out this cute video.
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Illegal Wildlife Trade Flourishing on the Internet
Wildlife traffickers are becoming more skilled at using the internet to conduct business and endangered species are suffering.
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Genetically Modified Camel Milk Could Help Produce Pharmaceuticals
A ways off from commercial development, researchers in Dubai are attempting to make transgenic cloned camels, whose milk could help make cheaper drugs.
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Africa's Massive Elephant Slaughter Increasingly Militarized, Mafia-ized
In one recent incident a group of elephants was herded together from the air using a helicopter before being gunned down en masse.
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Most Popular Articles of August: Wacky Pedal-Less Bike, Killer Cats, and More
Look mom no pedals! Will this Flintstones style pedal-less bike take off? We also have kitty cam revealing hardened killers, animals more dangerous than sharks, and more.
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Strawbale Chicken Coop Demonstrates Simplicity of Good Design
From insulated strawbale walls to an automatic, rainwater-fed watering system, this coop is both smart and surprisingly simple at the same time.
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Minnesota Moose Mystery: Is Climate Change Killing this Icon of the North?
A local reporter suggests the DNR blames climate change too quickly, ducking their responsibility for moose management
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Nature Blows My Mind! Amazing Transparent Animals
Seriously, you guys, what is up with that!?
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26 Things We Can All Agree On
If we can take a moment to put politics aside, there are some basic ideas we can all agree on. Here are a few.
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Runaway Tortoise Leads Authorities on Slow-Speed Pursuit
Somehow, the lumbering 155-pound tortoise had managed to breach the rehab center's gate, escape across a long field, and even cross a riverbed in a slow-motion bid for freedom.
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Man Single-Handedly Saves Whale Trapped in Net
Although the intricate messages conveyed within a whale's call are lost on human ears, there's a pretty good chance that at least one young humpback's songs will be dedicated to a man named Peter Brown.
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How to Save 2,000 Lions from Extinction
Shivani Bhalla of lion conservation organization Ewaso Lions works tirelessly to save this iconic species from extintion.
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Photos: Yao Ming Visits Kenya to Stop Elephant and Rhino Poaching
Using his celebrity status to bring awareness to conservation of endangered species, Yao Ming travels to Kenya for a look at elephants and rhinos.
