Animal News: Page 36

Three Rare White Lion Cubs Shown to Public at Beunos Aires Zoo (January 5, 2011): Three rare white lions cubs were shown to the public for the first time at the Buenos Aires Zoo.

5,000 Blackbirds Fall Dead from the Sky in Beebe, Arkansas (January 2, 2011): CNN reports that thousands of birds fell from the sky in Beebe, Arkansas just before midnight on New Year's Eve.

Tiny Pseudoscorpion Discovered in Cave Beneath Yosemite National Park (December 8, 2010): Texas Tech researcher James Cokendolpher is investigating a newly discovered arachnid called Parobisium yosemit.

Sugar Glider Dubbed Cutest, Scariest Animal on Earth (October 28, 2010): Dr.

The Physics of a Wet Dog Shaking Itself Dry (October 27, 2010): Watch a video that shows the physics of a wet dog shaking itself dry.

Incredibly Colorful Ranitomeya Amazonica Discovered in Amazon (October 27, 2010): The Ranitomeya amazonica is one of the 1,200 new species of plants and vertebrates discovered in the Amazon biome between 1999 and 2009.

Woman Claims She Was Attacked by Asian Carp (September 22, 2010): A Woman says flying Asian carp attacked her and her family on a boat on Lake Nesbit in Mississippi.

Tiny Cow is World's Smallest (September 17, 2010): Swallow, a tiny sheep-sized Dexter cow owned by Martyn and Caroline Ryder, is the world's smallest cow.

Pea-Sized Frog Discovered on Pitcher Plants in Borneo (August 25, 2010): The smallest frog in the Old World (Asia, Africa and Europe) and one of the tiniest frogs in the world was discovered living inside and around pitcher plants in the heath forests of Borneo.

Human Expansion Blamed for Cave Bear Decline (August 24, 2010): The cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) started to become extinct in Europe about 24,000 years ago.

London Fieldworks Creates Sculptural Bird Habitat (August 20, 2010): The Spontaneous City in the Tree of Heaven is a sculptural installation in London Fieldworks.

The Star-Nosed Mole has a Superpowered Nose (August 18, 2010): National Geographic says the star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) could be the world's weirdest creature.

Study: Orangutans Couch Potatoes of the Animal Kingdom (August 6, 2010): A study by Herman Pontzer, Ph.

Pygmy Hippo Born at Taronga Zoo (August 5, 2010): A pygmy hippo calf named Kambiri made her public debut at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney on Thursday.

Cluster of Daddy Long Legs (July 27, 2010): What looks like a patch of dead moss on a tree is actually a mass of hundreds or thousands of Daddy Long Legs, also known as Harvestmen.

Kemp's Ridley Turtle Hatchlings Released Into Gulf of Mexico (July 27, 2010): Thousands of endangered baby sea turtles are being released into the Gulf of Mexico from the Texas coast.

East Timor Was Home to the World's Largest Rat (July 26, 2010): Archaeologists in East Timor have unearthed the bones of the biggest rat that ever lived.

Tiny Fly Brains Are High Speed Motion Computers (July 14, 2010): Tiny fly brains can process visual movements in only fractions of a second.

Saber-Toothed Cats Likely Pinned Prey With Exceptionally Strong Forelimbs (July 9, 2010): Saber-toothed cats (Smilodon fatalis) are best known for their huge canines, but a new study found the predators also had exceptionally strong forelimbs for pinning prey.

Researchers Find Female Jumping Spiders Battle to the Death (June 8, 2010): A new study of the jumping spider Phidippus clarus has found that fighting for female jumping spiders of this species is an extremely serious matter.

How an Oil Covered Pelican is Cleaned (June 6, 2010): This video from CBS News shows how an oil covered pelican is cleaned.

First Sea Turtle From Oil Spill Rescued and Cleaned (May 20, 2010): An oiled baby Kemp's Ridley sea turtle is being cared for at Audubon Aquarium's Aquatics Center in New Orleans.

White-Nose Syndrome Has Killed One Million Bats Since 2006 (May 10, 2010): A mysterious disease called white-nose syndrome is killing bats.

University of Victoria Campus Home to Thousands of Rabbits (May 9, 2010): The Montreal Gazette reports that there is a series bunny problem at the University of Victoria.

Oil Spill: Dead Sea Turtles Washing Up Along Gulf Coast (May 3, 2010): Dead sea turtles are starting to wash up along the Gulf Coast.