Why did some species, such as humans and dolphins, evolve large brains relative to the size of their bodies? Why did others, such as blue whales and hippos, evolve to have brains that, compared to their bodies, are relatively ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 25, 2016
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Olfaction may contribute to shark ocean navigation, likely based on their ability to sense chemical changes in the water as they swim, according to a study published January 6, 2016 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 6, 2016
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Through three decades of marriage, they have wandered together across the rolling hills of Mongolia's northern Tuv Province, accompanied by their herd of sheep and stalked by the wolves and snow leopards that threaten their ...
Ecology
Dec 20, 2015
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Urgent international action must be taken in the face of climate change to save the snow leopard and conserve its fragile mountain habitats that provide water to hundreds of millions of people across Asia, according to a ...
Ecology
Oct 23, 2015
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A University of Queensland scientist has cautioned against culling sharks because the long term ecological impact cannot be predicted.
Ecology
Aug 18, 2015
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Prowling through the icy Himalaya mountains, snow leopards seem unfazed by the rarefied atmosphere. Yet, according to an international team of researchers lead by Jay Storz from the University of Nebraska, USA, Jan Janecka ...
Ecology
Aug 5, 2015
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Britain is to give up to £5 million for projects that tackle the illegal wildlife trade, which threatens animals such as elephants, rhinos and tigers, the government is to announce on Wednesday.
Ecology
Aug 5, 2015
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Little over one month after a devastating earthquake rocked the Himalayan nation, conservationists in Nepal announced that they had successfully collared a snow leopard in the shadow of Kangchenjunga, the world's second highest ...
Ecology
Jun 8, 2015
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Four clouded leopard cubs are now on display at a Tacoma, Washington, zoo.
Plants & Animals
Jun 5, 2015
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Two clouded leopard kittens were born this month at the Miami Zoo, a treat for the doting keepers and a victory in the fight to preserve a vulnerable species.
Plants & Animals
Mar 30, 2015
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