Feb 07 2011
Melting Snowpack Puts Wolverines at Risk
Cutting carbon emissions soon could help save mountain snowpack, and so wolverines, in the northwest United States.
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Jan 26 2011
Polar Bear Swims for Nine Days, Pays Heavy Price
Researchers have tracked a polar bear swimming for nine straight days, but losing 20 percent of her body mass, and her young cub, in the process.
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Aug 24 2010
Sea World Fined Over Death of Trainer
An investigation has concluded that SeaWorld Orlando "willfully" put its trainers at risk of injury or death from its captive killer whales.
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Aug 04 2010
In the Unlikely Event of a Shark Attack…
Shark attack victims share their wisdom on what to do (and what not to do) if you are unlucky enough to find yourself in their shoes.
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Aug 02 2010
Shark Attacks: What Are the Odds?
Turns out you're more likely to be killed digging in the sand at the beach or wrestling with a vending machine than in a shark attack.
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Jun 08 2010
Lost Gray Whale Surfaces Again in the Mediterranean
A wayward Pacific gray whale that was recently seen off Israel has now been spotted off Spain.
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May 10 2010
Gray Whale Spotted on Wrong Side of World
Not seen outside the Pacific Ocean for over two centuries, a gray whale has been spotted swimming in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel.
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Apr 17 2010
Extreme Octopus Close-Up
Every now and then, curious human divers push Octopi a little too far...and get their cameras stolen.
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Mar 30 2010
Can Toads Predict Earthquakes?
Last spring, a group of biologists were studying the mating habits of the common toad (Bufo bufo) in the L'Aquila province of Italy. As temperatures warm each year, male toads gather en masse at small ponds to compete for the ...
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Feb 25 2010
When a Killer Kills
The death of trainer Dawn Brancheau today at SeaWorld Adventure Park in Orlando, Florida at the hands of Tilikum, one of the largest killer whales in captivity, was a shocking, terrible tragedy. There are no words for her family and ...
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