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Bottlenose Dolphin Leaders More Likely to Lead Relatives Than Unrelated Individuals
March 13, 2013 Traveling into uncharted territory in search of food can be a dangerous undertaking, but some bottlenose dolphins may benefit by moving through their habitat with relatives who may be more ... > full story -
Whale's Streaming Baleen Tangles to Trap Food
March 13, 2013 Many whales filter food from water using racks of baleen plates in their mouths, but no one had ever investigated how baleen behaves in real life. According to an expert, baleen was viewed as a ... > full story -
Bat Disease: More Accurate, Sensitive DNA Test Allows Early Identification of Fungus Causing White Nose Syndrome
March 13, 2013 Scientists are identifying additional species of Geomyces and describing development of a highly sensitive DNA-based technique for early identification of Geomyces destructans on bats as well as in ... > full story -
Mechanism That Regulates Production of Energy-Burning Brown Fat Discovered
March 13, 2013 Scientists have discovered a mechanism that regulates the production of brown fat, a type of fat which plays an important role in heat production and energy metabolism. The findings may lead to new ... > full story -
Gorillas Caught in the Crossfire in the Democratic Republic of Congo
March 13, 2013 The world’s leading conservation organizations have joined together to fight for the survival of the Endangered Grauer’s or eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei ... > full story -
Mystery of 'Zombie Worm' Development Unveiled
March 12, 2013 How do bone-eating worms reproduce? A new study sheds light on this question through a detailed observation of the postembryonic development and sexual maturation of Osedax worms, also known as ... > full story -
Hope for Threatened Tasmanian Devils
March 11, 2013 New research paves the way for the development of a vaccine for the Tasmanian devil, currently on the brink of extinction because of a contagious ... > full story -
'Marshall Plan' for African Wildlife?
March 8, 2013 African lions and villagers would benefit from fences to protect them from each other, according to a new ... > full story -
India: Leopards in the Backyard
March 8, 2013 A new camera-trapping study in India has revealed that leopards can occur at high densities in densely-populated and heavily-modified agricultural ... > full storyMore: -
'Climate-Smart Strategies' Proposed for Spectacular US-Canadian Landscape
March 7, 2013 A new report creates a conservation strategy that will promote wildlife resiliency in the Southern Canadian Rockies to the future impacts of climate change and road use. The report's "safe passages ... > full story
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