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Burmese pythons slithering their way north?
Jun 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- One by one, seven slithering Burmese pythons were dumped into a snake pit surrounded by 400 feet of reinforced fence at the Savannah River Ecology Lab in South Carolina.
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Holding a mirror up to a gibbon’s mind
Mar 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Queensland developmental psychologists have taken a step into our evolutionary past by studying gibbons.
Illegal trade devastates Sumatran orangutan population, report says
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Lack of law enforcement against illegal trade in Indonesia threatens the survival of orangutans and gibbons on Sumatra, a new study by the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC shows.
Floppy-footed gibbons help us understand how early humans may have walked
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Nov 17, 2008 |
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The human foot is a miracle of evolution. We can keep striding for miles on our well-sprung feet. There is nothing else like them, not even amongst our closest living relatives. According to Evie Vereecke, from the University ...
Gibbon feet provide model for early human walking
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Dec 15, 2008 |
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that early humans could have walked successfully on a 'flexible' flat foot, similar to modern day gibbons.
Singing for survival
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Dec 20, 2006 |
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It is well known that animals use song as a way of attracting mates, but researchers have found that gibbons have developed an unusual way of scaring off predators – by singing to them.
Microsoft unveils new webcams
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Jun 13, 2006 |
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Microsoft Tuesday unveiled a line of webcams designed for optimal performance with the company's popular Windows Live Messenger instant-messaging system.
Young adults not at risk of suicidal behavior from antidepressants
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Jul 06, 2007 |
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Antidepressants lower the risk of suicide attempt in adults with depression, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. The researchers also found that the lower risk held true f ...
Engineers create 3-D model to help biologists combat blue tongue virus
Jun 23, 2008 |
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A large 3D model of the Blue Tongue virus has been created by WMG engineering researchers at the University of Warwick that will help biologists devise new ways to combat the virus and protect millions of ...
Bird migration from Africa in decline
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Apr 22, 2008 |
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British researchers said it appears the number of birds that migrate to Europe from Africa every spring is in decline.
Unexpected large monkey population discovered
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Aug 28, 2008 |
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A Wildlife Conservation Society report reveals surprisingly large populations of two globally threatened primates in a protected area in Cambodia.
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