Animal News: Page 40

The Rare Almiqui (November 21, 2005): The Almiqui is a small insect eating rat-like creature that lives in Cuba. The rare Cuban Solenodon was even thought to be extinct for several years.

Rabid Vampire Bats Kill 23 in Brazil (November 7, 2005): LiveScience.

The Asp: a Toxic Caterpillar (October 28, 2005): The Asp is a toxic caterpillar. It is toxic to the touch. It is also known as the Puss Moth Caterpillar. You can see what it looks like in the video.

Bees Defend Hive From Hornest With Heatballing Defense (October 5, 2005): If you have seen the 30 hornets vs.

Should the U.S. Host Megafauna? (August 24, 2005): During the Pleistocene era North America was full of megafauna, or large-bodied mammals like Camelops, sabertooth tigers and American cheetahs.

Will Future Meat Be Grown in a Lab? (July 19, 2005): Can you grow chicken nuggets or a steak without needing a chicken or a cow? The UMD Newsdesk reports on a team scientists that think meat can be grown in a lab environment using new techniques of tissue engineering.

Website Offers Shark Attack Data (July 12, 2005): The American Elasmobranch Society, a professional organization comprised of international workers studying sharks, skates and rays, and the Florida Museum of Natural History are providing a website called the International Shark Attack File that offers information and statistics about shark attacks.

Baby Elephant and White Rhino Babies (July 7, 2005): Irvin is a 314 pound male Asian elephant calf born June 1, 2005 at the Ringling Bros.

Interesting Rattlesnake Habits (June 15, 2005): The Environmental News Network reports that researchers have discovered rattlesnakes have interesting behaviors like swimming and climbing trees.

Aussie Mega Beasts: Giant Marsupials Once Roamed Australia (June 4, 2005): Australian's marsupials are loved the world over for the uniqueness and cuteness.

The Multi-ton Megasquids are Coming (May 9, 2005): Yes, humans are doomed and the megasquids are destined to take our place -- if Dougal Dixon and John Adams authors of The Future is Wild are correct.

Animals Grow Human Organs for Science (May 4, 2005): Scientist are growing human tissue and organ inside of animals for study and the possibility of creating donor parts that can be harvested from the animals.

Extinct Woodpecker Found Alive in Arkansas (April 28, 2005): USA Today reports that a rare woodpecker, the ivory-billed woodpecker, thought to have been extinct for decades has been found in Arkansas.

Ants Set Traps to Catch Prey (April 21, 2005): New Scientist reports that entomologists have discovered a new tactic used by Amazonian ants to catch prey.

Slime-Mold Beetle Named After President George W. Bush (April 14, 2005): Cornell news reports that a new species of slime-mold beetle has named been after President George W.

Woolly Mammoth Park Planned for Northern Siberia (April 11, 2005): A group of Japanese scientists plan to build a woolly mammoth refuge similar to the fictional Jurassic Park found in Michael Crichton's bestselling novel.