News tagged with extinct goat
Wright State students working to preserve rare Himalayan animal
(PhysOrg.com) -- A rare Himalayan goat-like animal called the grey goral, threatened with extinction in Pakistan because of population and hunting pressures, is getting some help from Wright State University.
May 06, 2011 |
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Extinct goat was cold-blooded
(PhysOrg.com) -- An extinct goat that lived on a barren Mediterranean island survived for millions of years by reducing in size and by becoming cold-blooded, which has never before been discovered in mammals.
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Leeches are DNA bloodhounds in the jungle
Copenhagen Zoo and University of Copenhagen have in collaboration developed a new and revolutionary, yet simple and cheap, method for tracking mammals in the rainforests of Southeast Asia. They collect leeches from tropical ...
Apr 23, 2012 |
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DNA traces cattle back to a small herd domesticated around 10,500 years ago
All cattle are descended from as few as 80 animals that were domesticated from wild ox in the Near East some 10,500 years ago, according to a new genetic study.
Mar 27, 2012 |
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The Viking journey of mice and men
House mice (Mus musculus) happily live wherever there are humans. When populations of humans migrate the mice often travel with them. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology h ...
Mar 19, 2012 |
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UF scientists name new ancient camels from Panama Canal excavation
The discovery of two new extinct camel species by University of Florida scientists sheds new light on the history of the tropics, a region containing more than half the world's biodiversity and some of its most important ...
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Feb 29, 2012 |
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Bones conjure Yellowstone's ecological ghosts
By taking a closer look at animal bones scattered across the wilderness landscape, a researcher at the University of Chicago has found a powerful tool for showing how species' populations have changed over ...
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Mar 28, 2011 |
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Extinction threat for 45 Australian species
Up to 45 rare species of wallaby, bandicoot and other Australian animals could become extinct within 20 years unless urgent action is taken to control introduced predators and other threats, scientists warned ...
Mar 23, 2011 |
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Vets' expertise in endoscopic surgery benefits unique conservation project in the Galapagos Islands
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists, including several from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, used their expertise in endoscopic surgery to benefit a unique conservation project in the Galapagos ...
Feb 07, 2011 |
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Experts warn rapid losses of Africa's native livestock threaten continent's food supply
Urgent action is needed to stop the rapid and alarming loss of genetic diversity of African livestock that provide food and income to 70 percent of rural Africans and include a treasure-trove of drought- and disease-resistant ...
Jul 20, 2010 |
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Ascension Island 'extinct' parsley fern rediscovered during International Year of Biodiversity
The rediscovery of a fern, long thought to be extinct, is part of a rescue effort to save the plants of the tiny UK overseas territory of Ascension Island in the South Atlantic - a fitting success story during the UN's International ...
Jun 26, 2010 |
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Afghanistan protects newly rediscovered rare bird
(AP) -- Afghanistan's fledging conservation agency moved Sunday to protect one of the world's rarest birds after the species was rediscovered in the war-ravaged country's northeast.
Feb 28, 2010 |
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