One of my earlier memories from my childhood is visiting the Frankfurt zoo in Germany. I watched several elephants in an indoor enclosure, and while they were huge and fascinating, it also saddened me to see such magnificent ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 9, 2017
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It's an established fact that compatibility is important to humans when picking a mate—but conservationists have discovered that Homo sapiens aren't the only species where well-matched personalities may make or break a ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 31, 2017
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Genetic Resources Banked in the Frozen Zoo Hold Key to Recovery for Critically Endangered Northern White Rhinoceros
Ecology
Jan 26, 2017
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A study published in the January edition of the journal Animal Behaviour documents significant changes in the vocalizations that 'alalā make today, when compared with those recorded in the wild more than a decade ago. The ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 26, 2017
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Now there's no more doubt about it: Wallis the rhino was shot. A trail of clues that started more than a year ago with a wound on the left side of Wallis' chest, right over her heart, led the 3,000-pound mammal's caretakers ...
Ecology
Dec 23, 2016
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She is a mother of three, grandmother of 16, great-grandmother of 12 and great-great-grandmother of three. She recently had surgery to remove a malignant tumor, but doctors say she's doing well.
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2016
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In a milestone for the recovery of the California condor, a condor chick has hatched in the wild, survived and flown out of its nest at Pinnacles National Park for the first time since the 1890s.
Ecology
Oct 12, 2016
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Researchers are studying a possible hybrid species of iguana found in the Cayman Islands that could pose a new risk to a native variety that officials have declared critically endangered.
Ecology
Sep 21, 2016
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An international team of scientists and conservation experts has discovered that the critically-endangered Hawaiian crow, or 'Alalā, is a highly proficient tool user, according to a paper published today in the leading scientific ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 14, 2016
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A study, by San Diego Zoo Global conservationists, released this week (Sept. 12, 2016) is shedding new light on how scientists evaluate polar bear diet and weight loss during their fasting season. On average, a polar bear ...
Ecology
Sep 13, 2016
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