Animal News: Page 33

Video: Monkeys Meditate for Marshmallows (October 21, 2011): New Scientist reports that monkeys were trained to put themselves into a Zen-like trance for a marshmallow reward.

South Korean Scientists Clone Coyotes (October 18, 2011): Scientist Hwang Woo-suk and his research team in South Korea claim to have cloned coyotes.

Scientists Sequence Complete Genome of the Naked Mole Rat (October 12, 2011): Scientists have sequenced the complete genome of the naked mole rat.

Video Captures Rare Baby Hairy-Nosed Wombat Taking First Steps (October 9, 2011): The hairy-nosed wombat is a critically endangered species of wombat.

News Producer Investigating Story About Aggressive Wild Turkeys Gets Chased Down by a Wild Turkey (October 8, 2011): After hearing stories that wild turkeys were chasing down joggers and other residents in a Sacramento neighborhood, News10 producer Duffy Kelly went to investigate.

Heidi the Cross-Eyed Opossum is Dead (September 28, 2011): Heidi, a famous cross-eyed opossum, was put to sleep today at the Leipzig Zoo due to health complications resulting from old age.

Little Girl Catches Piranha in Texas Lake Using Hot Dog as Bait (September 27, 2011): A 5-year-old girl caught a piranha in a Texas lake located near Houston.

Drunken Parrot Season Begins in Darwin, Australia (September 27, 2011): Australian Geographic reports that drunken parrot season is underway in Darwin, Australia.

Thailand Authorities Rescue Nearly 100 Endangered Pangolins (September 26, 2011): Thailand authorities rescued about 100 endangered pangolins that were about to sold and eaten.

Scientists Successfully Induce Hibernation in Squirrels (September 22, 2011): Scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks say they have successfully induced hibernation in animals.

New Dolphin Species, Named Burrunan, Discovered in Australia (September 16, 2011): A new species of dolphin has been discovered off the coast of Melbourne, Australia.

Beelzebub's Tube-Nosed Bat Discovered in Vietnam (September 11, 2011): Scientists from the Hungarian Natural History Museum (HNHM) and Fauna & Flora International (FFI) discovered three new bat species in Vietnam.

Rare Persian Onager Foal Born at the Smithsonian (September 9, 2011): A rare Persian onager was born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Va.

21-Foot Crocodile Captured in the Philippines (September 6, 2011): Wildlife authorities in the Philippines captured a 21-foot long saltwater crocodile.

Lost Antarctic Emperor Penguin Headed Back Home (September 5, 2011): The lost Antarctic Emperor Penguin (nicknamed Happy Feet) that wound up on the Peka Peka Beach in New Zealand after making a 2,000-mile wrong turn has been returned to the ocean.

Researchers Discover Ancient Woolly Rhinoceros With Snow Shovel Like Horn (September 4, 2011): Researchers discovered the fossil of an ancient woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta thibetana) in Tibet.

Researchers Discover Sea Lampreys are Terrified by Smell of Dead Sea Lampreys (September 3, 2011): Researchers at Michigan State University have discovered that sea lampreys are terrified by the smell of dead sea lampreys.

Great White Shark Spotted Swimming With Surfers in San Diego (September 2, 2011): A disturbing new photo shows a giant shark swimming with surfers off the San Diego shore.

Researchers Train Orangutans on the iPad (August 31, 2011): MJ and Mahal, two orangutans at the Milwaukee County Zoo, are taking part in an iPad enrichment program.

Jurassic Shrew is Earliest Known Mammal That Used a Placenta (August 25, 2011): A shrew fossil, discovered in Northeast China, provides new information about the earliest ancestors of most of today's mammal species - the placental mammals.

National Zoo Shares Details of How Animals Reacted to East Coast Earthquake (August 24, 2011): The Smithsonian National Zoo shared an interesting list of how the zoo animals reacted to yesterday's 5.

Researchers Create 3D Images of Ancient Daddy Long Legs Fossil (August 23, 2011): Researchers from Imperial College London created 3D models of two fossilized species of harvestmen, which are also known as daddy long legs.

Toxoplasma Gondii Parasite Makes Rats Sexually Attracted to Cat Urine (August 18, 2011): Researchers have found that the parasite Toxoplasma gondii makes rats sexually attracted to cat urine.

Mussel Thought to be Extinct Found in Texas River (August 15, 2011): Researchers from the Texas A&M Institute of Renewable Natural Resources have discovered fresh remains of a freshwater mussel species thought to be extinct in the San Saba River in Central Texas.

African Rat Covers Itself With Poison to Ward Off Predators (August 3, 2011): Scientists have discovered that the African crested rat applies a poisonous plant toxin to sponge-like hairs on its flanks.