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Whalers accuse ‘extremist’ activists
The Japan Whaling Association (JWA) says it fears for the lives of Japanese crews, and the safety of vessels, because of the actions of Sea Shepherd and Animal Planet ‘extremists’ aboard.
Anti-whaling campaigners aboard the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship say they have driven the Japanese whaling fleet from Australian Antarctic waters into waters off New [...]
Sea Shepherd Drives Japanese Whalers Out of Australia’s Waters
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s ship Steve Irwin has driven the Japanese whaling fleet out of the Australian Economic Exclusion Zone.
“We have chased the whalers for over 800 miles since last Saturday through bad weather and heavy ice conditions,” said Captain Paul Watson. “They have fled eastward and they are continuing eastward and we are [...]
Encounter with rhino shown on Animal Planet
Lisa M. Hoffmann • Associated Press - From Lansing State Journal
IRON MOUNTAIN - Animal Planet recently aired documentary footage of an encounter, chase and capture of a black rhinoceros in Zimbabwe.
The documentary footage was filmed by 1979 Iron Mountain High School graduate John Helgren, an international wildlife cinematographer.
The footage was originally filmed for the nationally syndicated [...]
‘Dinosaur Eel’ Inspires Body Armor of Future
Discovery News - Animals
July 28, 2008 — An extraordinary fish that inhabits muddy pools in West Africa and whose lineage can be traced back 96 million years could be the model for light, bomb-proof body armor for the soldiers of the future.
So say Pentagon-backed scientists who have pored over the scales of Polypterus senegalus, also [...]
Is the World’s Largest Shark Shrinking?
Discovery News - Animals
Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News
July 25, 2008 — Humans have over-exploited the whale shark — the world’s largest living fish — to such a degree that the ocean giants are actually shrinking in size, according to new research.
The whale shark population has also fallen by approximately 40 percent over the past decade in [...]
Frog’s Ears Can Switch Frequencies Like Radios
Discovery News - Animals
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Madagascar Hopes Tourism Saves ‘Noah’s Ark’
Discovery News - Animals
July 3, 2008 — Exotic species and Homo sapiens have a hard time existing side by side. Wherever you find Man, you are also likely to find that rare birds, mammals, fish and flowers have been driven to the brink of extinction, and sometimes beyond.
Madagascar, though, is pinning its hopes on turning [...]
Apes Plan for the Future
Discovery News - Animals
June 20, 2008 — What goes on in an ape’s mind might be more similar to our own way of thinking than previously realized, suggests a new study that found chimpanzees and orangutans plan for their futures.
Since this skill also entails forethought involving self-control and mental time travel, the findings point to [...]
Female Chimps Keep Sex Lives Secret
Discovery News - Animals
June 18, 2008 — Female chimpanzees are hungry for sex with as many males as possible, and keep their mouths shut about it to boost their chances of luring the top chimps, a British university said Wednesday.
Scientists at the University of St Andrews studied the copulation calls — sounds sometimes made during [...]
Roaming Polar Bears Spotted in Iceland
Discovery News - Animals
June 17, 2008 — A polar bear has been discovered on Iceland, which is hundreds of miles from the threatened species’ natural habitat, a local photographer said Tuesday.
“The bear is in the north of Iceland near the town of Saudarkrokkur,” Rax Axelsson, a photographer with Iceland’s newspaper of reference, Morgunbladid, said.
“The bear [...]