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Unless you've been living under a rock without a computer so far, you must know of Teddy Bear, the amazing porcupine. He's back, with a very special message for you.Just in time for the holidays, the latest breakout star Teddy Bear wants to wish all his Internet fans a Merry Christmas. As such, he's go... |
17 December 2011
07:05 GMT |
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Four smugglers have put their freedom at risk while trying to obtain more than a decent profit by selling 100 kilograms of elephant ivory on the black market.
They decided to carry the goods using a truck that was transporting cocoa. Their ingenious plan failed; since Cameroon authorities managed to seize the lar... |
17 December 2011
04:58 GMT |
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One of the most recent episodes of the All-American Muslim show launched by TLC managed to make more than a few animal fans truly angry. Shadia Amen-McDermott, one of the protagonists has complained about severe allergies and convinced her husband to get rid of their old dog, PETA informs. Her decision was immediate... |
14 December 2011
11:01 GMT |
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Tony Shalhoub, the talented actor who succeeded in winning of 3 Emmy awards and a Golden Globe is playing the “the toughest role of his life,” an eco-friendly one, as part of an initiative launched by NRDC to promote original green gift ideas.
Nobody needs a butt-shaped coffee mug, yet Tony Shalhoub mak... |
13 December 2011
09:31 GMT |
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Nobody said anything about humans being the only creatures able to use canvases and eco-friendly dye to create masterpieces.
As soon as they get their paws and claws on some non-toxic paint, the competition begins.Every animal has a story to tell and their efforts are highly appreciated by Heidi Hellmuth, curator o... |
13 December 2011
08:18 GMT |
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No more extra privileges for disabled hunters. This could be a controversial change supported by state of Montana, in an effort to curb abuses.
It seems that many passionate hunters fake a series of disabilities to put their hands on PTHV permits that allows them to kill animals from a self-propelled vehicle, Huffi... |
13 December 2011
07:09 GMT |
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BBC is currently accused of misleading the audience, encouraging its public to believe that a footage of a newly-born polar bear cub was filmed in the wild, when it was actually produced in an animal park from Germany.
Even though the creatures were not born in their natural habitat, born “beneath the snow&rdq... |
12 December 2011
03:57 GMT |
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Facebook has proved it utility once again, helping authorities solve an unbelievable case of animal cruelty that ended up in court. A judge has decided a woman from Denver is guilty of torturing an killing a rat. Tashaya Abbott will have to take $125 our of her pockets and commit to 50 hours of community service. Tas... |
7 December 2011
11:42 GMT |
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A group of scientists from University of Portsmouth will try to teach the endangered Sulawesi crested macaques how to play with touch screens. The main goal is to convince the primates to use high-tech devices in order to express their choices, as a part of a study aiming to find new things about animal behavior. Th... |
7 December 2011
09:18 GMT |
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Wild at Heart crew have experienced a rather unusual situation. While they were filming the TV show, they noticed Lucy, a 14-month pregnant giraffe, had somehow ended in the swimming pool. Though they made sure their presence won't affect wildlife habitat, the cute creature got herself into a lot of trouble, rig... |
7 December 2011
08:03 GMT |
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The US Navy spares no efforts to display an eco-conscious attitude. It has previously announced its commitment to algae-based biofuels and now it is also eager to experience a green boost provided by inedible animal byproducts, like chicken fat and beef tallow.
This strategy comes as an effective response to preside... |
7 December 2011
07:30 GMT |
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Climate change correlated with other natural and man-made factors draws up a tough challenge for twenty three primates, representing all that is left of the once numerous Hainan gibbons (Nomascus hainanus) species. A recent study issued by Greenpeace indicates habitat loss is one of the powerful main elements pushi... |
5 December 2011
09:03 GMT |
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Vulnerable creatures strongly depend on farming practices applied in developing countries. Even if human intervention has been seen as a threat factor for the balance of animal species, a new study issued by the University of East Anglia (UEA) gives a whole new perspective on this theory.
Experts from UEA agree upo... |
5 December 2011
07:00 GMT |
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An important player in the pharmaceutical industry, Novo Nordisk has decided to spare the lives of 700 animals every year. The company has proudly announced it will no longer test its biological products on misfortunate creatures. Experts from PETA's Regulatory Testing Division (RTD) have struggled for a long ti... |
2 December 2011
10:59 GMT |
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Their smell might not be very encouraging, but scientists put all their hopes in the antimicrobial peptides, widely known as bacteria-killers found on the skin of "odorous" frogs. Experts have reached the conclusion that nine species of Chinese frogs have super powers, when it comes to fighting stubborn infections, o... |
2 December 2011
10:35 GMT |
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A dolphin is the lucky survivor of a mysterious die-off that is currently puzzling biologists. The creature was rescued earlier this week by authorities, after it had been found alive but badly injured on the shores of Gulf of Mexico. The coastal inhabitants from Louisiana to Florida talk about a common, alarming pro... |
1 December 2011
08:14 GMT |
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The American government has decided to give the green light to horse slaughtering, after it dismissed a previous ban adopted five years ago, that stopped federal money from backing the inspection of misfortunate horses waiting to be slaughtered. According to a regulation issued by USDA's Food Safety and Inspec... |
30 November 2011
08:47 GMT |
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Wildlife populations can revolutionize the pharmaceutical industry, providing appropriate remedies to several zoonotic diseases, intensively studied by scientists at this point in time. Animal self-medication could inspire new kinds of treatments, also contributing a great deal to environmental preservation. Experts... |
28 November 2011
07:36 GMT |
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Manufacturers are trying to make the caviar industry more sustainable, by improving the method of obtaining delicacy, so far a guilty pleasure. They have started “milking” the sturgeons, in order to stimulate them to produce eggs. Until now, caviar trade has triggered a significant reduction of the sturg... |
28 November 2011
04:28 GMT |
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When Lady Gaga walked the red carpet at an industry event clad in a dress made of meat (matched with shoes and purse of the same material), the world was shocked. Designer Rachel Freire is getting a similar reaction with her latest collection, made entirely of cow and yak nipples. Granted, unlike the dress Gaga wore,... |
30 September 2011
03:54 GMT |
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We’ve become accustomed to referring to our pooches and cats and whatever other animal we keep around the house as “pets,” while we identify ourselves as their “owners.” These are the very words a new “animal language” aims to make obsolete. The problem with these terms is th... |
28 April 2011
17:01 GMT |
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Will sheds a lot of hair on the pillows and the sheets, and his weight may also prove he’s quite a troublesome sleeping companion. However, what has turned Will into an overnight star is the fact that he’s a Bengal tiger – who shares the same bed as his owner, teen Felicia Frisco from Florida. Frisc... |
10 February 2011
13:51 GMT |
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Not many months ago, the hottest accessory a woman could possibly have was, according to many self-titled fashionistas and celebrities, a tiny Chihuahua or similarly small dog, in a designer handbag made especially to accommodate its needs. Times have changed but, sadly, not many are the wiser for it, as the latest f... |
11 December 2009
13:21 GMT |
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The Apple Specialist Marketing Co-op, in short the ASMC, has confirmed Apple Specialist Snow Leopard launch sales events at multiple, independent Apple specialist resellers across the US and Canada. In-store specials are to be had, as well as Mac OS X 10.6 demonstrations. The ASMC has also announced an initiative to... |
27 August 2009
10:17 GMT |
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After their recent Kavoshgar-2 rocket mission proved to be a success, as reported by the state media, the Iranian space experts plan for the following similar missions, Kavoshgar-3 and Kavoshgar-4, to carry animals into space prior to switching to manned missions. What kind of animals they are thinking about has not ... |
5 December 2008
03:02 GMT |
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A recent study added another member to the list of the creatures that prove self-awareness capabilities besides humans, dolphins, apes and magpies. It's the elephant, which has been proven to be able to recognize its own face in the mirror.Only seven years ago, everybody was absolutely convinced that the self-aw... |
30 September 2008
05:24 GMT |
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As of late, the levels of noise in the planet's oceans reached incredible levels and it doubles every decade, which affects marine mammals' breeding and feeding habits in a negative way. The relatively new sources of noise, such as ships, oil platforms (which generate seismic blasts), low-frequency son... |
24 September 2008
08:09 GMT |
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It wasn't long before Apple would show off Aperture's capabilities using (what else?) Snow Leopard - not the OS, though, but the actual feline. National Geographic photographer Steve Winter reviewed around 30,000 snow leopard images in Aperture, Apple Hot news reveals.The pictures were taken in Central Asia... |
24 June 2008
04:46 GMT |
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Life is ephemeral by definition but it does vary from one species to another. The lifespan of each organism is considered to be the actual time it takes said organism to complete its life cycle. Most bacteria live for 15-80 minutes and then they divide into two daughter cells. More complex organisms live much longer.... |
14 May 2008
15:46 GMT |
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Throughout the history of Earth, countless plant and animal species have appeared and disappeared, because not only individuals, but species too get old and become extinct. Best case scenario, they live on in related species, that may later evolve in new plant or animal groups. Very few species resisted throughout th... |
23 April 2008
03:56 GMT |
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Circus, in its modern meaning, has been employing both domestic and wild animals. The horse was the first animal used in circus shows, whose canons emerged during the 18th century. Since then, the circus animals have been gradually increasing in number and variety. At the beginning, the trainers used animals that wer... |
14 April 2008
10:59 GMT |
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The Earth has a magnetosphere that affects the life of most creatures on Earth. Earth's magnetism is very weak, from 0.3 gauss at the Equator to 0.7 gauss at the Poles. Researchers discovered magnetic bacteria living in the ponds and lakes, presenting a chain of magnetic crystals inside their cells. Those locate... |
24 March 2008
16:36 GMT |
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In nature, any species is sought after by other predator or prey species, which detect it through their senses (sight, hearing, smell). Victims can defend through venoms, unpleasant smells, run, or by deceiving the sensory input of their predators. One method is camouflage and mimicry. It is a balance between prey an... |
22 March 2008
08:44 GMT |
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It seems so human, still laugh is not specific to humans. Monkeys, rats and dogs have already been found to enjoy a good "laugh". But it is hard to penetrate into their mind to see what a rat or dog could think when "laughing". Perhaps they think we, humans, are ugly... Anyway, laughing seems to be connected to a hi... |
17 March 2008
09:34 GMT |
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Unlike the stuffed animals in the museums or the documentaries on wild life, a zoo gives you the opportunity to see wild animals alive with your own eyes, at close range. Today, as our knowledge about species' biology and behavior has increased, zoos come with conditions more similar to those required by the ani... |
9 January 2008
07:07 GMT |
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Since antiquity, people have built statues to the animals. This was done for various religious or cultural reasons. For example, the animal could have represented the image of a god or was linked to local myths and legends, like the famous Roman statue of the she-wolf feeding Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. ... |
27 October 2007
05:17 GMT |
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New week... New game and this time it's again... No... We do not have a puzzle this week... I was really not in the mood for one anyway...I was about to choose one, because I didn't find any other good game around, but then... I was saved... by the Supercow. Ha! No, this game has nothing to do with the Cart... |
12 October 2007
04:27 GMT |
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Dogs In Danger is a nonprofit organization which recently created a website in order to allow the dog lovers to adopt an animal with ease and save their lives faster than before. The page comes with a handy search function that contains the dog's breed, the zip code of the cities as well as a search radius which... |
27 September 2007
06:15 GMT |
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Scientists had a rare occasion to study one of the most impressive marine animals, which gave birth to so many legends among sailors throughout history, a large giant squid that washed up to shore on a remote Australian beach, reported Reuters.It was really a fine specimen, but unfortunately the tentacles had been b... |
11 July 2007
05:02 GMT |
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Within the species, individuals can fight one against the other for different reasons, from food or shelter to social hierarchy or mating rights inside a group. In the case of a conflict between different species, the fight is determined by the antagonism between those species, like competition in the case of hyenas ... |
26 May 2007
06:53 GMT |
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During 4 million years of evolution, people just gathered, hunted and fished what nature offered, living just like another intelligent mammal. But about 12,000 years ago, with the Neolithic ("new stone") era, people started to be producers, creating voluntarily their subsistence means and breaking their dependence on... |
24 May 2007
17:06 GMT |
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Faced with some natural phenomena it could not explain, the human mind went wild and through imagination, misidentification, speculation or outright deception, fantastical mythological creatures appeared in cultures all around the world. But a new exhibition opening at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) th... |
24 May 2007
05:36 GMT |
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Many observations on the animal behavior confirm that "animals just lack speech". In 1972, researchers witnessed an astonishing event involving wolves. A limping individual headed towards an abandoned den. His shoulder bore a deep wound. The next day, the researcher saw a big black male entering the den and regurgita... |
19 May 2007
07:32 GMT |
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We, people, depend on light. Over 80 % of the information we get is visual. That's why during the night we employ artificial light when we do not sleep, in order to prolong our activity. The dark is associated by human beings with fear, uncertainty and even dread. It's a legacy from the monkey stage: as diu... |
4 May 2007
19:21 GMT |
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