Animal News: Page 37

This is page 37 of the animal news archives.

Hunters Fail to Capture or Kill Pythons in Everglades (April 28, 2010): PBS recently ran a documentary about the Floriad Everglades python problem called Invasion of the Giant Pythons.

Blue Stork Attracts Tourists to German Village (April 26, 2010): The AP reports that a German village is attracting tourists after becoming home to a stork with blue plumage.

Pygmy Slow Loris Twins Born at Moody Gardens (April 15, 2010): Pygmy slow loris twins were born at Moody Gardens on March 22nd.

Rare Albino Alligator at South Carolina Aquarium (March 22, 2010): The South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston has added an albino alligator.

SeaWorld Says Dawn Brancheau Was One of Their Best Killer Whale Trainers (February 25, 2010): SeaWorld says Dawn Brancheau - killed by a killer whale - was one of their very best killer whale trainers. A video showed her playing with the whale before the fatal incident.

Richard Ellis: Killer Whale Attack at SeaWorld Was Intentional (February 24, 2010): Dawn Brancheau, an experienced female trainer at Sea World Orlando, was fatally injured by a 12,000 bull Orca named Tilikum today.

Chipmunk-Sized Cretaceous Mammal Fossil Discovered (October 10, 2009): A recently discovered Cretaceous mammal called maotherium is a chipmunk-sized nocturnal mammal that lived 123 million years ago.

Cheetah at Cincinatti Zoo Breaks 100 Meter Record (September 10, 2009): The Cincinnati Enquirerr reports that a Cincinnati Zoo cheetah named Sarah ran 100 meters in just 6.

Woman Raises Baby Kangaroo Named Skippy (July 25, 2009): Christina Cooper, a manager at the Global Wildlife Center in Folsom, La.

New Monkey Discovered in Amazon Rain Forest (July 7, 2009): A new monkey has been discovered in the Brazilian Amazon.

Sheepdogs Guard Fairy Penguins (January 7, 2009): Treehugger reports that conservationists in Australia have turned to sheepdogs to help them protect a colony fairy penguins.

Many New Species Discovered in Greater Mekong (December 15, 2008): Over a thousand new species have been discovered over the last decade in the Greater Mekong region.

No Offspring Yet For Lonesome George (December 10, 2008): Lonesome George, the last surviving of the Pinta Island subspecies of giant Galapagos tortoise, has come up short on producing any offspring.

Hundreds of Magellanic Penguins Released Back Into the Sea (October 8, 2008): Magellanic penguins rehabilitated with the help of the International Fund for Animal Welfare are released back into the sea in the CNN video below.

Governor Sarah Palin Encouraged Aerial Wolf Hunting (September 23, 2008): Slate has an article about the controversial practice of Aerial Wolf Gunning, where wolves are hunted and shot from an aircraft.

Magpies Recognize Their Own Reflection (August 20, 2008): Magpies apparently have the ability to see recognize themselves in a mirror just like people can.

Running Chupacabra or Running Coyote? (August 12, 2008): Cryptomundo reports that the sheriff's department in DeWitt County, Texas, recorded a "mystery canid" running along the road.

Dogs Find Human Yawns Contagious (August 5, 2008): A British study has found that dogs find human yawns contagious.

The Megalodon Had a Massive and Powerful Bite (August 4, 2008): The BBC reports that scientists have discovered that the Megalodon, a prehistoric monster shark, could bite down with a force between 10.

Sense of Smell Likely Important For Birds (July 29, 2008): The nocturnal Kakapo probably recognizes the fruit it eats according to the fruit's aroma.

Georgia Sea Turtle Center Releases an Old Friend into the Sea (July 7, 2008): Dylan, a hatchling loggerhead sea turtle who was rescued on Jekyll Island almost 10 years ago, was released back into the ocean last week.

Build an Ecobirdfeeder (April 5, 2008): Michelle Kaufmann, a green blogger, is offering a free Earth Day Activity Kit.

Tiny Pygmy Seahorses Resemble Coral (April 3, 2008): In nature there often seems to be a tinier version of many creatures.

Dolphin Rescues Stranded Whales (March 20, 2008): This AP video tells the amazing story of a dolphin named Moko who rescued two straned whales.

The Mola Mola Can Gain Over 60 Million Times Its Birthweight (February 29, 2008): This Mola Mola or Ocean Sunfish is one of the largest and stangest animals found in the sea.







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