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Why Wolves Are Forever Wild, but Dogs Can Be Tamed
January 17, 2013 — An evolutionary biologist suggests the different behaviors are related to the animals' earliest sensory experiences and the critical period of ... > full story -
Climate Events Drive High-Arctic Vertebrate Community Into Synchrony: Extreme Weather Potent Force for Arctic Overwintering Populations
January 17, 2013 — Climate change is known to affect the population dynamics of single species, such as reindeer or caribou, but the effect of climate at the community level has been much more difficult to document. ... > full story -
New Research Throws Doubt on Earlier 'Killer Walrus' Claims
January 17, 2013 — Palaeontologists who examined a new fossil found in southern California have thrown doubt on earlier claims that a "killer walrus" once ... > full story -
Earliest Sea Cow Ancestors Originated in Africa, Lived in Fresh Water
January 16, 2013 — A new fossil discovered in Tunisia represents the oldest known ancestor of modern-day sea cows, supporting the African origins of these marine ... > full story -
Leopards and Tigers in India: New Genetics Research Underscores Importance of Protecting Forest Corridors
January 16, 2013 — As rapid economic expansion continues to shape the Asian landscape on which many species depend, time is running out for conservationists aiming to save wildlife such as tigers and leopards. ... > full story -
Yaks Are Back: Nearly 1,000 Wild Yaks in Remote Tibetan Plateau
January 16, 2013 — A team of American and Chinese conservationists recently counted nearly 1,000 wild yaks from a remote area of the Tibetan-Qinghai ... > full story -
Bengali Forests Are Fading Away
January 10, 2013 — RAPID deterioration in mangrove health is occurring in the Sundarbans, resulting in as much as 200m of coast disappearing in a single ... > full story -
Schmallenberg Virus Genome Engineered to Understand How to Reduce Disease Caused by the Virus
January 10, 2013 — Researchers have developed methods to synthesize and change the genome of Schmallenberg virus (SBV). SBV is a recently discovered pathogen of livestock such as cattle, sheep and goats. The ... > full story -
Banded Mongooses Structure Monosyllabic Sounds in a Similar Way to Humans
January 10, 2013 — Animals are more eloquent than previously assumed. Even the monosyllabic call of the banded mongoose is structured and thus comparable with the vowel and consonant system of human speech. Behavioral ... > full story -
Scientists Use Marine Robots to Detect Endangered Whales
January 9, 2013 — Two robots equipped with instruments designed to "listen" for the calls of baleen whales detected nine endangered North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of Maine last month. The robots reported the ... > full story
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