Conservation
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Hippos unleash poop tornado in response to stranger dangerHippos respond differently to the calls of familiar and unfamiliar hippos.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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Unique tree-climbing lions roar again in Uganda (Op-Ed)Conservation efforts are starting to pay off for unique tree-climbing lions in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park, says one conservationist.
By Louisa Kiggwe Published
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Famed naturalist E.O. Wilson, 'Darwin's natural heir,' dies at 92World leading naturalist E.O. Wilson has passed away at the age of 92. He was known as "Darwin’s natural heir" and the world's top authority on the study of ants.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Toxic cane toads are invading Taiwan. Conservationists race to contain warty amphibians.Taiwan is racing to contain an outbreak of invasive cane toads, which likely escaped from a black market breeder.
By Harry Baker Published
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More than 300 smuggled tarantulas, scorpions and giant cockroaches seized from luggage in ColombiaAuthorities at Colombia's airport in Bogotá found and confiscated hundreds of arthropods that German travelers had illegally collected and stashed in a suitcase.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Fowl play? 'Bird of the Year' winner in New Zealand contest is a batNew Zealand's long-tailed bat recently earned a very unlikely accolade.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Australia plans to cull over 10,000 wild horses, but scientists say it's not enoughAustralian wildlife officials are planning to kill or remove more than 10,000 wild horses from a national park in New South Wales.
By Harry Baker Published
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Critically endangered condor chicks are species' 1st known 'virgin births'Genetic analysis recently showed that California condors can reproduce asexually.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Scientists officially list 23 species as extinct, including the largest woodpecker in the USThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has removed 23 species from the endangered species list because they have most likely gone extinct.
By Harry Baker Published
