Animal News: Page 35

White Kiwi Chick Named Manukura Born at New Zealand's National Wildlife Center (May 25, 2011): A rare white kiwi chick named Manukura was born at New Zealand's National Wildlife Centre.

Red-crested Tree Rat Rediscovered in Sierra Nevadas After 113 Years (May 22, 2011): A unique guinea-pig sized rodent, not seen since 1898, has been rediscovered.

The Bizarre Feeding Mechanism of Conodonts (May 19, 2011): Conodonts are extinct eel-like creatures that lives about 250 million years ago.

Stolen Koala Named Banjo Returned to Australian Zoo (May 12, 2011): An elderly koala named Banjo has been returned to the Australian Reptile Zoo in Sydney one day after being stolen.

Study Underway to Determine Why Tiny Bog Turtles Are Getting Sick (May 11, 2011): The Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo veterinarians, U.

Rare Sumatran Tiger Cubs Caught on Camera (May 9, 2011): WWF camera traps captured 12 Sumatran tigers in two months in the central Sumatran landscape of Bukit Tigapuluh.

Three Bald Eaglets on Eagle Nest Cam (May 9, 2011): These three bald eaglets hatched in the nest of parents Franklin and Independence at the American Eagle Foundation center at Dollywood on April 29, May 5 and May 6 respectfully.

Mother Goose: Biologist Imprints Herself on Twelve Goslings to Study Them Better (May 6, 2011): Biologist Jessica Meir at the University of British Columbia is the mother to a group of twelve goslings.

Dr. Pepperberg's Research Finds African Grey Parrots Understand Colors, Shapes and Numbers (May 2, 2011): Dr.

Researchers: Xyloplax are Actually Starfish (May 2, 2011): Researchers have discovered that Xyloplax, small disk-shaped animals, are actually starfish that have lost the large star-shaped, adult body from their life cycle.

Study Finds Brain Neurons Turn Off in Sleep-Deprived Rats (April 27, 2011): A new study of rats found that the more rats are sleep-deprived, the more some of their neurons take catnaps - with consequent declines in task performance.

Video: Mongoose Family Battles Ugly 5-Foot-Tall Marabou Storks (April 27, 2011): A banded mongoose family battles creepy, prehistoric looking Marabou storks in this video from National Geographic.

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to African Dwarf Frogs Sickens 216 (April 22, 2011): The CDC is reporting that African dwarf frogs have been identified as the source of an outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium.

275-Million-Year-Old Terrestrial Reptile Suffered From Massive Oral Infection (April 18, 2011): A research team, led by Professor Robert Reisz, chair of the Department of Biology at the University of Toronto Mississauga, found evidence of bone damage due to oral infection in Paleozoic reptiles as they adapted to living on land.

Chitons See With Eyes of Rock (April 15, 2011): The lined chiton lives about 50 feet below the water's surface near Whidbey Island, Washington.

Bronx Zoo Locates Missing Egyptian Cobra, Website Crashes (March 31, 2011): The Bronx Zoo has found its missing Egyptian cobra.

Killer Whales Create Waves to Wash Seals Off Ice Floes (March 30, 2011): NOAA's Fisheries Service scientists studying the cooperative hunting behavior of killer whales in Antarctic waters discovered that the animals favor one type of seal (Weddell seals) over all other available food sources.

Video: Pygmy Marmoset Twin Babies at Perth Zoo (March 21, 2011): The Perth Zoo recently had another breeding success with pygmy marmosets.

Rare Andean Cat No Longer Exlusive to Andes (March 21, 2011): The Andean cat was once thought to live exclusively in the Andes.

Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup Held Each Year to Control Rattlesnake Population (March 13, 2011): If you are a rattlesnake the annual Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup is something to avoid at all costs.

Video: Western Lowland Gorilla at Taronga Zoo Walks Like a Human (January 29, 2011): A gorilla at Australia's Taronga Zoo in Sydney likes to walk around upright on his hind legs.

Rescued Bald Eaglet Raised With Help of Eagle Puppet (January 27, 2011): The non-profit American Eagle Foundation announced that one of the two eggs that it rescued from a lighting tower nest at the Orioles' spring training ballpark in Sarasota, Florida has hatched.

Western Lowland Gorilla Likes to Walk Like a Human (January 22, 2011): A Western Lowland gorilla at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Kent, England apparently loves to walk around like a human.

Researchers Discover New Species of Giant Crayfish in Stream in Southern Tennessee (January 19, 2011): Two aquatic biologists have discovered a new species of giant crayfish in a Tennessee stream.

Cross-eyed Opossum Named Heidi Becomes Internet Sensation (January 12, 2011): Heidi, a cross-eyed opossum, has become a star in Germany.