11 Animals Who Were Bigger Heroes Than Humans This Week

11 Animals Who Were Bigger Heroes Than Humans This Week: "It's been a long week. David Letterman gave his last Top 10 List. But the world was made a little better thanks to these four-legged heroes. "



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The week in wildlife – in pictures | Environment | The Guardian

The week in wildlife – in pictures | Environment | The Guardian: "A fox facing up to a pride of lions, Tibetan antelope and sleeping koalas feature in this week’s pick of images from the natural world"



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Blue Planet Society: Deep-sea sharks in danger

Blue Planet Society: Deep-sea sharks in danger: "The dark, cold, crushing depths of one of the world’s largest ecosystems is home to about half of all known shark species."



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The week in wildlife – in pictures | Environment | The Guardian

The week in wildlife – in pictures | Environment | The Guardian: "Flamingos of France, wild cattle of Cambodia and India’s endangered Asiatic lions feature in this week’s pick of images from the natural world"



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Evolution of Whales Animation | Smithsonian Ocean Portal

Evolution of Whales Animation | Smithsonian Ocean Portal: "Whales have existed for million of years. Watch this animation, from the Sant Ocean Hall, to see how they evolved from land-dwellers to the animals we know today. "



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The week in wildlife – in pictures | Environment | The Guardian

The week in wildlife – in pictures | Environment | The Guardian: "Golden monkeys, Eurasian lynx and dolphins on fish hunt feature in this week’s pick of images from the natural world"



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Saturday, 9 May 2015

Giant Whales' Mouths Have Unique Nerves: They Stretch

Giant Whales' Mouths Have Unique Nerves: They Stretch: "Newly discovered nerves in the mouths of massive whales can unfold, nearly doubling in length, and recoil like a bungee cord. "



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Tuesday, 5 May 2015

Why Elephants Are As Ritualistic and Violent As the Mafia » Focusing on Wildlife

Why Elephants Are As Ritualistic and Violent As the Mafia » Focusing on Wildlife: "When one social animal has dominance over a resource, you assume that there’s dominance over others. At the water hole, it’s like the ritual lining up and kissing of the Mafioso ring."



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Sharing the Sea with Sharks - The New Yorker

Sharing the Sea with Sharks - The New Yorker: "In Australia, public opposition is growing toward programs that seek to kill sharks, even after fatal bites on humans."



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