UNITED KINGDOM – The bustard, one of the world’s most spectacular birds, is becoming established once again in the UK – more than 180 years after it was hunted to extinction.
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World Oceans Day Brings Hope
CALIFORNIA–Amidst much bad news about ocean wildlife, World Oceans Day marks a new beginning for four sea lions and five elephant seals saved and returned to the wild in Northern California.
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Research Reveals Timing Of Smells Is Key To Sharks’ Hunting Skills
To follow the scent trail left by their prey across the ocean, sharks swim in the direction of the nostril that sniffed the odor first, scientists have found.
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Is This Seat Taken? Roaches Prefer Crowded Cafeterias
The more roaches there are skittering happily about a food pile, the more attractive the food gets, in a snowball effect, scientists say. And they think short-range communications between the roaches are key to understanding this “group-eat” mentality.
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Angel Dog Saves Boy From Cougar
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA– (VIDEO) Angel, a golden retriever, seemed to know something was wrong when his 11-year-old best friend went outside to get wood. See the heroic story of how Angel saved the boy from a cougar, nearly loosing his own life in the process.
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Red Snapper Fishing Ban May Continue
While experts, environmentalists and government groups stress the need for a continued red snapper fishing ban, fishermen are less than pleased to loose part of their income because of it.
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Large Blue Butterflies Re-Emerge
Record-breaking numbers of the rare large blue butterfly are expected to emerge in Somerset this month, after more than 20,000 eggs were counted there last summer.
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