Feb 22 2011

Top 25 Most Endangered Turtles Named

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animals,Current Events,Extinction Cycles,Human Behavior,Marine Life,Mass Extinction,Wildlife Conservation — Jennifer Viegas @ 10:33 pm
Some have populations numbering less than five individuals.

Jan 27 2011

Triple the Tigers

Tag: Animals,Cats,Mammals,Mass Extinction,Wildlife Conservation — Tim Wall @ 6:05 pm
Connecting protected areas and allowing tigers the corridors they need to roam could help rescue currently bottle-necked populations.

Jan 25 2011

Lion Tacos Off the Menu at Arizona Restaurant

Tag: Animals,Cats,Current Events,Food,Food and Culture,Food and Lifestyle,Humans,Mammals,Mass Extinction,Weird News,Wildlife Conservation — Jorge Ribas @ 5:51 pm
The restaurant has previously offered tacos filled with python, alligator, elk, kangaroo, rattlesnake and other animals.

Jan 24 2011

Coal Fires May Have Contributed to Biggest-Ever Extinction

Tag: Animals,Chemistry,Coal,Marine Life,Mass Extinction,Oceans,Volcanic Eruptions — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 6:00 pm
Around 250 million years ago, over 90 percent of all marine species on Earth went extinct.

Jan 18 2011

New Oil Rig Threatens Endangered Whales

Tag: Animal Communication,Animals,Extinction Cycles,Mammals,Marine Life,Mass Extinction,Oceans,Vocal Communication,Wildlife Conservation — Tim Wall @ 9:46 pm
Exxon, Shell, Gazprom, BP and Rosneft are together planning an oil rig off the coast of Russia -- a move that could harm an already critically endangered whale species.

Jan 06 2011

Oceans May Have Poisoned Early Life

Tag: Animals,Biodiversity,Environment,Extinct Animals,Extinction Cycles,Mass Extinction,Oceans — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 6:15 pm
Toxic waters could have even been the norm through much of the planet's history.

Jan 05 2011

Can Fright Kill Animals?

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animals,Current Events,Humans,Mammals,Mass Extinction,Pets,Weird News,Wild Birds — Benjamin Radford @ 7:45 pm
Did "fright" really mysteriously kill thousands of blackbirds?

Jan 04 2011

Invasion Slows Evolution

Tag: Animals,Crustaceans,Evolution,Extinct Animals,Extinction Cycles,Fossils,Invasive Animal Species,Marine Life,Mass Extinction,Oceans,Paleontology,Wildlife Conservation — Tim Wall @ 4:54 pm
A biodiversity crisis as a result of invasive species may have capped the Devonian - not a mass extinction event.

Dec 27 2010

Neanderthals Had a Sweet Tooth

Tag: Food Unwrapped,Generations,Healthy Foods,Human Ancestors,Mass Extinction — Jennifer Viegas @ 8:05 pm
Food found stuck between their teeth reveals that Neanderthals enjoyed cereals and other carbs.

Dec 21 2010

Woolly Mammoth Babies Late Bloomers

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animals,Extinct Animals,Mammals,Mass Extinction — Tim Wall @ 11:15 pm
Mam-mothers kept their woolly babies close to the hip.
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