Category: Zoology
24 May 2013
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Fan of Decomposition? Have We Got Something for You
"Atlas of Vertebrate Decay" captures creatures at their most putrefying, and could be a boon to fossil hunters
23 May 2013
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Whales Freed from Fishing Gear May Still Die a Slow Death
The effects of being trapped persist long after emancipation
23 May 2013
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ScienceShot: How the White Tiger Got Its Coat
Scientists find gene behind striking coloration
22 May 2013
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ScienceShot: Working (Too) Hard for Love
Despite a male's best efforts to impress, female strawberry poison frogs simply chose the closest mate
21 May 2013
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ScienceShot: The Secret of a Viper's Velvet Black Camouflage
Unique nanostructures allow the predator to fade into the shadows
20 May 2013
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Why Penguins Don't Fly
Study of penguin look-alike reveals advantages to being a ground-based bird
15 May 2013
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Rising Numbers May Not Be Enough to Save Tigers and Kiwis
Loss of genetic diversity may doom some of the cats and birds
14 May 2013
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ScienceShot: Grizzlies Lose Important Food Source in Yellowstone
Wolves no longer seen as sole killer of elk
10 May 2013
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ScienceShot: Big Brains May Help Baby Seals Survive Under Ice
Weddell seal pups have larger relative brain at birth than any other mammal
9 May 2013
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For Spiders, It's Cruel to Be Kind
Docile colonies go extinct, whereas aggressive ones thrive
6 May 2013
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Video: Holy Papillae, Batman!
As bat's tongue stretches out, bristles stiffen to rake in nectar
1 May 2013
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ScienceShot: Exercising Elephants Can't Handle the Heat
Pachyderms' metabolism offers clues to dinosaur behavior
30 April 2013
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ScienceShot: Survival of the Fittest, Inside a Shark's Womb
Dominant hatchlings with the best genes eat their siblings
30 April 2013
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ScienceShot: Ugly Fish Is a Super Sucker
Clingfish's belly suction cup bests the real thing
30 April 2013
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ScienceShot: Fly Like a Hummingbird, Glide Like a Swift
Fossil bird reveals origins of two different types of flight
30 April 2013
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ScienceShot: Getting the Straight Poop From Dolphins
Fecal collections provide clues to marine mammal's diet
26 April 2013
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ScienceShot: Nesting Loon Gets Stoned
Biologists discover waterbird incubating rocks instead of eggs
25 April 2013
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ScienceShot: For Great Tits, Climate Change's Downside Leads to Upside
Less competition buffers birds against food source loss
25 April 2013
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Strongest Evidence of Animal Culture Seen in Monkeys and Whales
Animals reveal the evolutionary advantages of following the crowd
17 April 2013
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'Living Fossil' Gets Its Genome Sequenced
Coelacanth’s DNA reveals why the fish may have changed so little in 300 million years
4 April 2013
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An Emergency Hatch for Baby Lizards
Skinks can burst from their eggs days early to avoid hungry predators
3 April 2013
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Hated Invasive Species Helps Restore an Ecosystem
The aggressive green crab gives a denuded salt marsh a chance to recover
29 March 2013
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ScienceShot: Monkey Smiles Are Contagious
Geladas involuntarily mimic each other's expressions, a first outside humans and orangutans
27 March 2013
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Video: Never Mess With a Sea Hare
Ocean dweller shoots sticky ink that gum's up predator's senses
25 March 2013
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Scientists Gauge Ancient Die-Off of Pacific Birds
At least 983 island bird species went extinct after human settlement
19 March 2013
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Giant Squid Worldwide Are One Species
Genetic study reveals startlingly little diversity in the enigmatic ocean creature
18 March 2013
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Evolution via Roadkill
The wings of cliff swallows are getting smaller to avoid oncoming cars
18 March 2013
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ScienceShot: 'Cock-a-Doodle-Doo!' on Cue
Roosters do indeed have an internal timer that makes them crow before dawn
17 March 2013
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The Early Bird Loses an Ovary
Fossils reveal when ancient birds started producing fewer, larger eggs
13 March 2013
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ScienceShot: Is That a Missing Link in Your Pocket?
Phallic fossil worms shed light on vertebrate evolution
6 March 2013
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Want to Save Lions? Fence Them In
Despite confinement and expense, Africa's cats tend to do better in reserves with barriers
5 March 2013
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ScienceShot: Emperor Penguins Sport Freezing Tuxedoes
Bird's feather coat gets colder than the surrounding air
5 March 2013
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Video: Giant Salamanders Are Supersuckers
Amphibians vacuum up prey with rocketlike acceleration
5 March 2013
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Giant Camels Roamed Arctic Realms
Moose-sized creatures were kin to today's ships of the desert
5 March 2013
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Wolf Crossed the Frozen Sea to Get to the Falklands
Scientists solve a mystery that perplexed Darwin
4 March 2013
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African Forest Elephant Population Plummeting
Results of a new census reveal massive declines due to illegal ivory poaching
4 March 2013
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Ancient Alligator Ancestors Unearthed
Two new fossilized skulls help fill a gap in the evolution of caimans
1 March 2013
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ScienceShot: The Great Shark Massacre
A new estimate suggests that some 100 million sharks are killed each year, leading to shrinking populations
28 February 2013
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Tweet, Screech, Hey!
Birds and monkeys may hold clues to the evolution of human language
27 February 2013
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'Franken-Tadpoles' See With Eyes on Their Backs
Technique holds promise for restoring sight in human patients
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