Aug 01 2011

Turning the tables: Attack Survivors Help Sharks

Tag: Animals,Current Events,Fish,Human Behavior,Humans,Marine Life,Oceans,Sharks,Wildlife Conservation — Christina Reed @ 7:38 pm
Summer is anniversary time for many shark attack survivors, including Discovery News guest commentator Debbie Salamone.

Aug 01 2011

Up Close and Personal With Elusive Shark

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animals,Fish,Marine Life,Oceans,Photography,Sharks,Video — Jennifer Viegas @ 11:24 am
Underwater photographer Francis Perez captured detailed images of the rarely seen enigmatic smalltooth sandtiger shark.

Jul 26 2011

How We Learned to Chew

Tag: Animal Evolution,Evolution,Fish,The Natural World — Jessica Marshall @ 10:00 am
The muscles involved in chewing have undergone an alteration as animals transitioned from water to land.

Jul 25 2011

How To Eat Well And Save The Planet Too

Tag: Animals,Carbon Emissions,Carbon Footprint,Carnivores,Chickens,Climate Change,Consumption,Cooking,Dairy,Eggs,Environment,Famine,Farm,Fish,Global Warming,Organic,Pesticides,Pigs,Plants,Vegetables,Waste — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 6:58 pm
Pork, farm-raised salmon, chicken and turkey are all on a par when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, but pigs are in a category of their own when it comes to environmental impact.

Jul 20 2011

‘Four-Eyed’ Fish Sees Above and Below Water

Tag: Fish,Freshwater Fish,Saltwater Fish,The Natural World — Jennifer Viegas @ 12:50 pm
The fish swims along the surface using one set of eyes, each with two sections.

Jul 19 2011

Gulls Smell Sex

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animal Communication,Fish,Food,Marine Life,Photography,Wild Birds — Jennifer Viegas @ 2:30 pm
Seabirds can smell out good partners and choose to mate with genetically dissimilar partners.

Jul 14 2011

Top Predators Preserve Ecosystems

Tag: Animals,Bears,Fish,Food Chain,Lion,Predators,Sea Otters,Sharks,Whales,Wolves — Jessica Marshall @ 6:00 pm
The dwindling of the world's lions, wolves, sharks and other large animals isn't just sad, it's having far-reaching effects on ecosystems.

Jul 07 2011

Chile Bans Shark Finning: Congress Unanimous

Tag: Fish,Food and Culture,Oceans,Sharks,Wildlife Conservation — Christina Reed @ 5:36 pm
In a unanimous vote, the Chilean National Congress has banned shark finning from its waters.

Jul 06 2011

Cookiecutter Shark ‘Scooped’ Out Swimmer’s Flesh

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animals,Fish,Food,Human Behavior,Humans,Marine Life,Oceans,Photography,Sharks,Travel — Jennifer Viegas @ 12:03 am
The first documented cookiecutter shark attack on a live human resulted in crater-like wounds.

Jul 04 2011

Bald Eagle Soars to Freedom on July 4th

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animals,Current Events,Fish,Video,Wild Birds,Wildlife Conservation — Jennifer Viegas @ 9:21 am
"Einstein," an adult bald eagle, is now soaring over America after his release July 4th from the University of Missouri's Raptor Rehabilitation Project, where the once-ailing bird underwent treatment.
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