News tagged with cat species

Wild cat once thought extinct spotted in Borneo

One of the world's rarest wild cats, an elusive creature once thought to be extinct, has been spotted in camera traps in Malaysian Borneo for the first time since 2003, researchers said Thursday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

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Scientists move a step closer to understanding why leopards can't change their spots

The leopard cannot change its spots, nor can the tiger change its stripes, but a new research report published in the January 2009 issue of the journal Genetics tells us something about how cats end up wit ...

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Are tigers 'brainier' than lions?

(PhysOrg.com) -- A wide-ranging study of big cat skulls, led by Oxford University scientists, has shown that tigers have bigger brains, relative to their body size, than lions, leopards or jaguars.

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Researchers film rare striped rabbit in Sumatra (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) -- With cameras set up in Sumatra looking for medium- and small-sized wild cats, such as leopards, a research group involving the University of Delaware's Kyle McCarthy, found images of something ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Seeing color traced back to genetic mutations

From the inside of our heads, it feels as if colors are intrinsic aspects of the outside world and our eyes are beautifully designed to see them. But we humans are merely sampling the possible ways of sensing the spectrum ...

Biology / Evolution

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 4

The killer dinosaurs of south-eastern Australia

(Phys.org) -- At least seven different killer dinosaurs once lived in what is now south-eastern Australia, a new study has found.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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Jungle cats caught on camera in Belize

A camera trap survey, set up by scientists from Ya’axché Conservation Trust, has caught pictures of Central America’s two big cats: the jaguar and the puma (known locally as the red tiger).

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House mice put endangered petrels at risk of extinction

Common house mice are demolishing what could be the only breeding population of endangered Atlantic petrels in the world, scientists have found.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Poaching puts pressure on Malayan tiger

A Malaysian government plan to double its population of endangered Malayan tigers to 1,000 through tighter protection is under threat due to persistent poaching, a conservation group warned Tuesday.

Biology / Ecology

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Dog attack kills 27 penguins at Australia's Cat Bay

Environmental officers in Australia were Thursday investigating the death of 27 penguins they believe were killed by a dog or a pack of dogs, ironically at Cat Bay.

Biology / Plants & Animals

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What is your dog thinking? Brain scans unleash canine secrets in Emory study

When your dog gazes up at you adoringly, what does it see? A best friend? A pack leader? A can opener?

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 04, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Jurassic pain: Giant 'flea-like' insects plagued dinosaurs 165 million years ago

(Phys.org) -- It takes a gutsy insect to sneak up on a huge dinosaur while it sleeps, crawl onto its soft underbelly and give it a bite that might have felt like a needle going in – but giant “flea-like” ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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New study traces the evolutionary history of what mammals eat

The feeding habits of mammals haven't always been what they are today, particularly for omnivores, finds a new study.

Biology / Plants & Animals

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