Archive for the ‘Nature/Conservation’ Category

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  One out of every six dolphins in The Bahamas has been bitten by a shark

  August 8, 2014 • Dolphin News, Dolphin Science, Nature/Conservation • 12912

  According to a recent study, one out of every six dolphins that live off of the island of Bimini in The Bahamas is sporting some...

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  This hero octopus mom sits on her eggs for four and a half YEARS!

  August 5, 2014 • Nature/Conservation • 4207

  Even the clingiest helicopter parents ain’t got nothin’ on Graneledone boreopacifica, a deep-sea octopus that spends...

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  New study: Male frogs sound sexier in storm drains

  June 5, 2014 • Animal Cognition, General, Nature/Conservation, Writing News • 4430

  When humans build things, animals usually die. Highways, strip malls, parking lots … when we pave over paradise, natural...

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  Dolphin Social Smarts on PBS

  May 4, 2014 • Animal Cognition, Dolphin News, Dolphin Science, Nature/Conservation • 4204

  The third episode of Nova’s Inside Animal Minds series explored the idea that social living might have allowed intelligence...

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  Unsolved mystery: What are those weird bumps on the heads of humpback whales?

  February 28, 2014 • Nature/Conservation • 13147

  It may seem strange to you, but baleen whales are actually covered in hair. Not a thick layer of fur like your family cat, but a...

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  Has the United States resumed whaling? Unintentionally, yes.

  February 25, 2014 • Nature/Conservation, Writing News • 4777

  Thanks to pressure from former whaling nations like the United States, the International Whaling Commission adopted a moratorium...

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  Five places where you can swim with giant ocean predators

  February 20, 2014 • General, Nature/Conservation, Writing News • 5761

  Looking for the ultimate wildlife encounter? Here’s a list of places where you can get in the water and swim alongside some of...

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  Svalbard’s glaciers are dying – and they’re taking a fragile ecosystem with them

  February 6, 2014 • General, Nature/Conservation • 4638

  There are 3,000 polar bears living in Svalbard, and every last one of them wants to eat your babies. If you’re a ringed...

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  Is trophy hunting hastening the polar bear’s demise? The answer might surprise you.

  January 28, 2014 • Nature/Conservation, Writing News • 4467

  When the news broke recently that a trophy hunter paid $350,000 for the opportunity to kill a critically endangered black...