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Posted September 20, 2012:

• How the Sub-Saharan Cheetah Got Its Stripes: Californian Feral Cats Help Unlock Biological Secret

Posted September 19, 2012:

• CT Scan and 3-D Print Help Scientists Reconstruct an Ancient Mollusk

Posted September 14, 2012:

• Canadian Homes a Kill Zone for Up to 22 Million Birds a Year, Researchers Estimate

Posted September 6, 2012:

• Why Claws Come out Over Feral Cat Management: Finding Common Ground Among 'Cat People' and 'Bird People'
• University Opens Obesity Clinic for Pets

Posted August 29, 2012:

• Rare Find: Feathered Dinosaur Feasted on Flying Food

Posted August 16, 2012:

• Common Parasite May Trigger Suicide Attempts: Inflammation from T. Gondii Produces Brain-Damaging Metabolites

Posted August 2, 2012:

• How Elephants Produce Their Deep 'Voices': Same Physical Mechanism Produces Vocalizations in Elephants and Humans

Posted July 31, 2012:

• Captive Lion Reintroduction Programs in Africa Operate Under 'Conservation Myth'

Posted July 19, 2012:

• Leopard in Dramatic Photo Traced to 2004 Camera Trap

Posted July 17, 2012:

• Two Elusive and Endangered Snow Leopards Are Fitted With Satellite Collars for the First Time in Afghanistan

Posted July 12, 2012:

• First Ever Videos of Snow Leopard Mother and Cubs in Dens Recorded in Mongolia

Posted July 11, 2012:

• Skulls Shed New Light on the Evolution of the Cat

Posted July 2, 2012:

• Women Infected With Common Parasite Have Increased Risk of Attempting Suicide, Study Finds

Posted July 1, 2012:

• Falling Lizards Use Tail for Mid-Air Twist, Inspiring Lizard-Like 'RightingBot'

Posted June 27, 2012:

• New Mechanism of Bacterial Pathogenesis Discovered

Posted June 21, 2012:

• How Cheetahs Outpace Greyhounds

Posted June 19, 2012:

• Dog-Associated House Dust Protects Against Respiratory Infection Linked to Asthma

Posted June 14, 2012:

• Cougars Are Re-Populating Their Historical Range, New Study Confirms

Posted June 6, 2012:

• First Photos Ever of Jaguars in Colombian Oil Palm Plantation

Posted May 25, 2012:

• Rare Sumatran Rabbit Photographed

Posted May 1, 2012:

• Jurassic Pain: Giant 'Flea-Like' Insects Plagued Dinosaurs 165 Million Years Ago

Posted April 25, 2012:

• First Camera Trap Photos of Rare Leopard in China

Posted April 23, 2012:

• Bartonella Infection Associated With Rheumatoid Illnesses in Humans

Posted April 18, 2012:

• Deadly Cat Disease: Effective Treatment for Bobcat Fever

Posted April 12, 2012:

• Strain of Common Toxoplasma Gondii Parasite Linked to Severe Illness in US Newborns

Posted March 23, 2012:

• Subtle Differences Can Lead to Major Changes in Parasites

Posted March 12, 2012:

• Extensive Taste Loss Found in Mammals: Feeding Preferences Shaped by Taste Receptors

Posted March 8, 2012:

• Counting Reef Sharks With Cameras: 'Chum Cam' Underwater Video Survey Shows That Reef Sharks Thrive in Marine Reserves
• Insect DNA Offers Tiny Clues About Animals' Changing Habitats

Posted February 28, 2012:

• Nowhere to Hide: Tigers Threatened by Human Destruction of Groundcover

Posted February 20, 2012:

• New Species of Bat, Hipposideros Griffini, Discovered in Vietnam

Posted February 17, 2012:

• X-Ray Microscopy Seen as Next Wave in Structural Biology Research

Posted February 6, 2012:

• Domestic Cats, and Wild Bobcats and Pumas, Living in Same Area Have Same Diseases

Posted January 31, 2012:

• Volunteers Clear Tiger Snares in China

Posted January 23, 2012:

• Love of a Dog or Cat Helps Women Cope With HIV/AIDS
• Saving the Snow Leopard With Stem Cells

Posted January 12, 2012:

• Researchers Locate Protein That Could 'Turn Off' Deadly Disease Carrier

Posted January 4, 2012:

• Prehistoric Predators With Supersized Teeth Had Beefier Arm Bones

Posted December 5, 2011:

• Return of the Persian Leopard In Afghanistan's Central Highlands

Posted November 28, 2011:

• Counting Cats: The Endangered Snow Leopards of the Himalayas

Posted November 16, 2011:

• Five Rare Wild Cat Species Caught on Camera in Sumatra

Posted November 4, 2011:

• Brain Parasite Directly Alters Brain Chemistry

Posted November 2, 2011:

• Born to Roar: Lions' and Tigers' Fearsome Roars Are Due to Their Unusual Vocal Cords

Posted October 19, 2011:

• Bolivia's Jaguars Set a Record

Posted October 5, 2011:

• US Not Taking Basic Step to Prevent Toxoplasmosis in Newborns, Researcher Contends

Posted September 30, 2011:

• Russian and US Veterinarians Collaborate to Solve Mysterious Wild Tiger Deaths

Posted September 28, 2011:

• Risk Factors for Cat Cancer Could Have Human Implications

Posted September 23, 2011:

• Monkeys Also Reason Through Analogy, Study Shows

Posted September 21, 2011:

• Researchers Discover How 'Promiscuous Parasites' Hijack Host Immune Cells

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