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How the Sub-Saharan Cheetah Got Its Stripes: Californian Feral Cats Help Unlock Biological Secret
September 20, 2012 — Feral cats in Northern California have enabled researchers to unlock the biological secret behind a rare, striped cheetah found only in sub-Saharan Africa, according to researchers. The study is the ... > full story -
CT Scan and 3-D Print Help Scientists Reconstruct an Ancient Mollusk
September 19, 2012 — Using a combination of traditional and innovative model-building techniques, scientists have created a lifelike reconstruction of an ancient mollusk, a multiplacophoran, offering a vivid portrait of ... > full story -
Canadian Homes a Kill Zone for Up to 22 Million Birds a Year, Researchers Estimate
September 14, 2012 — Researchers estimate a staggering 22 million birds die from colliding with windows of homes across Canada ... > full story -
Why Claws Come out Over Feral Cat Management: Finding Common Ground Among 'Cat People' and 'Bird People'
September 6, 2012 — A national survey shows that "cat people" and "bird people" have heated differences of opinion, complicating the challenge of managing more than 50 million free-roaming feral cats while protecting ... > full story -
University Opens Obesity Clinic for Pets
September 6, 2012 — The United States' obesity epidemic reaches far beyond adults and children to our pets, who share our homes and often our dietary habits and lack of exercise. To address this, the Cummings School of ... > full story -
Rare Find: Feathered Dinosaur Feasted on Flying Food
August 29, 2012 — Researchers found evidence that a feathered, but flightless dinosaur was able to snag and consume small flying ... > full story -
Common Parasite May Trigger Suicide Attempts: Inflammation from T. Gondii Produces Brain-Damaging Metabolites
August 16, 2012 — A parasite thought to be harmless and found in many people may actually be causing subtle changes in the brain, leading to suicide attempts. New research adds to the growing work linking an infection ... > full story -
How Elephants Produce Their Deep 'Voices': Same Physical Mechanism Produces Vocalizations in Elephants and Humans
August 2, 2012 — Elephants rely on the same mechanism that produces speech in humans (and the vocalizations of many other mammals) to hit the extremely low notes they use to ... > full storyMore: -
Captive Lion Reintroduction Programs in Africa Operate Under 'Conservation Myth'
July 31, 2012 — Commercial 'wildlife encounter' operations across Africa promoting the reintroduction of captive lions do little to further the conservation of African lions in the wild, new research ... > full story -
Leopard in Dramatic Photo Traced to 2004 Camera Trap
July 19, 2012 — A dramatic photo of a male leopard dragging a massive gaur (or Indian bison) calf in Karnataka’s Bandipur Tiger Reserve turned out to be the same animal photographed by a WCS camera trap nearly ... > full story
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