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 Huffington Post Sat 6 Aug 2011
Vampire Bats Detect Blood With Their Noses
Forget Team Edward and Team Jacob. The science behind fictional vampires has now been dissected, but what about their real-life counterparts, the only known mammal that survives solely on blood?... (photo: Creative Commons / Desmodus)
Animal Nature Photos Science Wikipedia: Vampire bat |
 The New York Times Thu 28 Jul 2011
The Right Elephant Stuff
Caitlin O’Connell-Rodwell, who teaches at the Stanford University School of Medicine, writes from Etosha National Park, Namibia, where she is studying elephant societies. Sunday, July 24 The air is... (photo: Creative Commons / Mike384)
Animal Medicine Namibia Photos Wikipedia: Elephant |
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 Seattle Times Thu 28 Jul 2011
APNewsBreak: Arctic scientist under investigation
JUNEAU, Alaska - A federal wildlife biologist whose observation that polar bears likely drowned in the Arctic helped galvanize the global warming movement during the last... (photo: US Coastguard / Petty Officer 3rd Class Pamela J. Manns)
Alaska Animal Photos Scientist Wikipedia: Polar bear |
 The Independent Wed 27 Jul 2011
How to save a bug's life
If you want to protect a bug, think small. That is the message to be gleaned from different plans to conserve Britain's most threatened species of small life, from large... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Britain Insect Life Photos Wikipedia: Bug |
 The Guardian Sat 23 Jul 2011
Stranded whales return to open seas
Rescuers have returned 44 pilot whales to open water after a mass stranding in an estuary of a sea loch in the Scottish Highlands. Twenty five whales from the pod died at... (photo: Public Domain / Aleuze)
Nature Photos Water Whales Wikipedia: Pilot whale |
 The Independent Sat 23 Jul 2011
At least 20 whales die in mass stranding
Between 20 and 25 pilot whales died in a mass stranding at one of the UK'S most northerly points. Rescuers trying to save a pod of around 60 whales at the Kyle of Durness... (photo: US Coastguard / PA2 Donnie Brzuska.)
Animal British Photos Whales Wikipedia: Pilot whale |
 BBC News Fri 15 Jul 2011
Whaling meeting 'ignores needs of whales'
The International Whaling Commission's (IWC) annual meeting has closed after a tense final day when relations between opposing blocs came close to collapse. Latin... (photo: Creative Commons / Richard.Fisher)
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 Houston Chronicle Wed 13 Jul 2011
Sharks 101: These frightening fish aren't just in the movies
Sharks like Gulf Coast waters. Fishermen about 50 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico were surprised in March when a 375-pound shark jumped into their fishing boat. A... (photo: GFDL / SaCaDeLik)
Fish People Photos Water Wikipedia: Bull shark |
![At Notojima Aquarium, Japan, Bottle nose dolphins are still killed in dolphin drive hunts for their meat or because they compete for fish.[91] Bottle nose dolphins (and several other dolphin species) often travel together with tuna, and can get caught in the nets used to catch the tuna, which can result in the death of the dolphins.[23][92] This has led to boycotts of tuna products and a "dolphin-safe" label for tuna caught with methods that do not endanger dolphins](http://web.archive.org./web/20110902085036im_/http://cdn6.wn.com/vp/i/a5/03ab05c393fd5e.jpg "At Notojima Aquarium, Japan, Bottle nose dolphins are still killed in dolphin drive hunts for their meat or because they compete for fish.[91] Bottle nose dolphins (and several other dolphin species) often travel together with tuna, and can get caught in the nets used to catch the tuna, which can result in the death of the dolphins.[23][92] This has led to boycotts of tuna products and a \"dolphin-safe\" label for tuna caught with methods that do not endanger dolphins")
