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Frog's love call beckons predators, too
Jan 23, 2014 (AFP)
A frog's evening serenade beckons his would-be suitors but also summons competition from rivals and attracts predators, making dating a dangerous endeavor, inte...
Endangered Indian snow leopards to be tracked by GPS
Jan 22, 2014 (AFP)
Six snow leopards in the icy Indian state of Himachal Pradesh will be fitted with satellite-linked collars in a project aimed at deepening understanding of the ...
A new toad from the 'warm valleys' of Peruvian Andes
Jan 22, 2014 (SPX)
A new species of toad was discovered hiding in the leaf litter of the Peruvian Yungas. The word is used widely by the locals to describe ecoregion of montane ra...
The way to a chimpanzee's heart is through its stomach
Jan 21, 2014 (SPX)
The ability to form long-term cooperative relationships between unrelated individuals is one of the main reasons for human's extraordinary biological success, y...
The symphony of life, revealed
Jan 21, 2014 (SPX)
The strings on a violin or the pipes of an organ, the proteins in the human body vibrate in different patterns, scientists have long suspected. Now, a new study...
World's largest animal genome belongs to locust
Jan 21, 2014 (SPX)
Researchers from Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, BGI and other institutes have successfully decoded the whole genome sequence of Locust (Locu...
How a scorpion gets its sting
Jan 20, 2014 (SPX)
Defensins, as their name implies, are small proteins found in plants and animals that help ward off viral, bacterial or fungal pests. One fascinating question o...
Rare Amur leopard killed in China: Xinhua
Jan 20, 2014 (AFP)
An extremely rare Amur leopard has been killed in China, state media reported Monday, as police searched for the suspected trapper. The animal is listed as "cri...
South Africa says over 1,000 rhinos poached in 2013
Jan 17, 2014 (AFP)
More than 1,000 rhinos were poached in South Africa last year, the government said Friday, as strong demand from Asia fuelled a 50 percent jump in the illegal s...
Microbes buy low and sell high
Jan 16, 2014 (SPX)
The idea that people make calculated decisions that allow them to obtain the most goods with the smallest amount of effort - a complex hypothesis called 'econom...
Safe havens revealed for biodiversity in a changed climate
Jan 16, 2014 (SPX)
Researchers have found a way to project future habitat locations under climate change, identifying potential safe havens for threatened biodiversity. Associate ...
Polar bear dies at South African zoo
Jan 15, 2014 (AFP)
One of South Africa's two polar bears has died at the Johannesburg Zoo, leaving its mate now believed to be the only polar bear in Africa, a veterinarian said W...
Court blocks Swedish wolf hunt
Jan 15, 2014 (AFP)
Plans to hold licensed wolf hunts in Sweden were blocked by a Stockholm court Wednesday following an appeal by environmental groups. The controversial hunts, wi...
Living on islands makes animals tamer
Jan 14, 2014 (SPX)
Most of us have seen pictures and probably YouTube videos of "tame" animals on the Galapagos Islands, the biological paradise that was Charles Darwin's major so...
Paper predicts a future without carnivores would be truly scary
Jan 13, 2014 (SPX)
A fascinating paper released today from a team of leading scientists, including Dr. Joel Berger of the Wildlife Conservation Society and University of Montana, ...
World's smallest water lily stolen from London's Kew Gardens
Jan 13, 2014 (AFP)
A plant thief has stolen one of the few surviving examples of the world's smallest water lily, which is extinct in the wild, from the Royal Botanic Gardens at K...
Loss of large carnivores poses global conservation problem
Jan 13, 2014 (SPX)
In ecosystems around the world, the decline of large predators such as lions, dingoes, wolves, otters, and bears is changing the face of landscapes from the tro...
Permit to kill Namibia black rhino fetches $350,000 in US
Jan 12, 2014 (AFP)
A Texas hunting club Saturday auctioned off a permit to kill a black rhinoceros in Namibia, raising $350,000 towards conservation efforts for the animal, but no...
Namibia defends black rhino hunt
Jan 10, 2014 (AFP)
Namibia wildlife authorities on Friday defended the auction of permits to hunt black rhino, saying the kill was aimed at conserving the endangered species. The ...
Chinese man detained after dead tiger found in SUV
Jan 09, 2014 (AFP)
Police in China have detained a man over the death of a rare Siberian tiger discovered in the back of an SUV, a report said Thursday. Pictures showing officers ...
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