Aug 04 2011
Male Frogs Woo Females With Disco
Male túngara frogs attempt to woo females with calls reminiscent of at least one 70's disco song. See if you can hear it.
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Aug 03 2011
Mariachi Band Serenades Music-Loving Beluga Whale
A beluga whale named Juno intensely watches a mariachi serenade him at the Mystic Aquarium. Check out the video.
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Jun 28 2011
Angry Birds: Crows Never Forget Your Face
Mess with a crow, and it will remember your face for over five years, research shows.
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Mar 30 2011
U.K. Cat Makes Loudest Purr Attempt
Smokey the cat's purr is so loud that Guinness World Records may soon declare it the loudest in the world.
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Feb 17 2011
The Bieber Factor: What Makes Voices Unique
Singers like Justin Bieber may owe their unique sound to the large social circles of their ancestors.
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Jan 18 2011
New Oil Rig Threatens Endangered Whales
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.
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Jan 04 2011
Border Collie Breaks Vocabulary Record
"Chaser" learned the names of 1022 objects, putting her on near equal intellectual footing with a three-year-old.
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Dec 13 2010
New Lemur Has Big Feet, Long Tongue
Although only just discovered, the lemur is probably endangered, or even critically endangered, due to its very restricted range.
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Jul 13 2010
You’re It! Gorillas Play Tag
Gorillas and other African great apes play tag, which suggests that this common childhood game has deep primate roots.
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Jul 07 2010
Fish Talk to One Another
Fish use noises including grunts, chirps and pops to get their point across.
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