Article Archive

Interesting articles I find on the web:
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» Global Warming May Swamp Hawaiian Wildlife, National Geographic (June 5, 2006)
» Grizzly-Polar Bear Hybrid, National Geographic (May 16, 2006)
» Global Warming Could Cause Mass Extinctions, National Geographic (April 12, 2006)
» Giant Turkey-Like Dinosaur Found, National Geographic (April 7, 2006)
» Penguins Breeding Later Due to Warming, National Geographic (April 4, 2006)
» Baby Walruses Stranded by Melting Artic Ice, National Geographic (March 27, 2006)
» Seal Hunt in Canada Opens on Thin Ice, National Geographic (March 24, 2006)
» Lost World of New Species Found, National Geographic (February 2006)
» Giant Asian Ape and Humans Coexisted, National Geographic (December 8, 2005)
» New Species of Mammal in Borneo, World Wildlife Fun (December 6, 2005)
» Elephants React to their Dead, National Geographic (October 31, 2005)
» Tool-Use Found in Gorillas, National Geographic (September 30, 2005)
» Monkey Recognition in Mirrors, National Geographic (July 19, 2005)
» Baby Whales & Moms Stay Awake, National Geographic (June 29, 2005)
» Tool-Use in Dolphins, National Geographic (June 7, 2005)
» New Species of Monkey Discovered, National Geographic (May 19, 2005)
» Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Rediscovered, National Geographic (April 28, 2005)
» Toad Tunnels Built To Help Amphibians Cross Roads, National Geographic (April 15, 2005)
» Elephants Can Mimic Noises, National Geographic (March 23, 2005)
» Wild Horse Slaughter Legalization, National Geographic (March 10, 2005)
» Plant/Insect Wars, National Geographic (March 7, 2005)
» Hobbit Brains were Small, but Smart, National Geographic (March 3, 2005)
» Animal-Human hybrids, National Geographic (Jan. 25, 2005)
» Asian Tsunamis and Animals, National Geographic (Jan. 4, 2005)

Evolutionary Studies

Some articles on evolutionary studies:

Early Man Couldn’t Stomach Milk.
Chimps Use Spears To Hunt Mammals.
Chimp “Stone Age” Finds Are Earliest Nonhuman Ape Tools.

New Butterfly

New hybrid species of butterfly discovered!

Bad news for orangs

This is not good news for orangutans. Intentional forest fires in Indonesia killed up to a thousand orangutans this year. If this continues, they may be extinct within the decade.

Self-recognition in elephants

Elephants have been reported to recognize themselves in mirrors. Read the article here. Very cool. The only other animals that have this self-awareness are humans, great apes, and dolphins.

Baboon Gangs!

Baboon “gangs” causing havok in South Africa! They even broke into houses and ransacked fridges! Read here.

Also, this was during the summer but when I was at a state park in Pennsylvania I saw a Great Blue Heron! Way cool, I never saw one in the wild before. I couldn’t get a picture though.

New Reef Species

Exciting! 50 New Marine Species Discovered in Indonesia including a shark that “walks” on reefs.

Emotional Lives of Elephants

I thought this was very interesting. And I have read of previous instances about the emotional lives of elephants. Dying Elephant Elicits Compassion.

Elephants are just too smart and emotional to be used for entertainment purposes (well really all animals are). That’s why you see footage and stuff about elephants going crazy and attacking at circuses etc. And then they have to shoot the elephant when its not his fault to begin with.

Global Warming

Some recent articles involving global warming and its effects. I will keep adding global warming articles to this post.

• Porpoises Starving Due to Fish Shortage
• Global Warming Threatens National Parks
• Global Warming Could Cause Mass Extinctions
• Penguins Breeding Later Due to Warming
• Baby Walruses Stranded by Melting Artic Ice
• Seal Hunt in Canada Opens on Thin Ice
• Grizzly-Polar Bear Hybrid
• Global Warming May Swamp Hawaiian Wildlife
• Global Warming Is Spurring Evolution

Giant Turkey

A Giant Turkey! Yes, a new dinosaur species (Hagryphus giganteus) was discovered in Utah. It was two-legged and bird-like and about 7 feet tall. It was part of a group of dinosaurs known as oviraptors, dinosaurs that had feathers, winglike arms, powerful legs, long claws, and toothless beaks for shearing through food.