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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Rare Sperm Whale Fossils Shed Light on Mysterious Family Tree

Rare Sperm Whale Fossils Shed Light on Mysterious Family Tree: "Rare, 7-million-year-old fossils of two extinct pygmy sperm whales are helping researchers learn about the evolution of the ocean's largest toothed whale,"



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Dolphins Everywhere ! - WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation

Dolphins Everywhere ! - WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation: "After the sightings being a bit lacklustre recently things have really taken off with me photographing around 30 individual dolphins near Chanonry Point yesterday. The best bit was recognising "Spirit" and her baby from last year - my first sightings of them this season and both looking great."



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Arctic and Antarctic images that will leave you breathless

Arctic and Antarctic images that will leave you breathless: "The Global Arctic Awards is a international photography competition that gathers together some of the year's most spectacular Arctic and Antarctic shots."



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SeaWorld's New Sea Lion Show Gets Blown To Pieces

SeaWorld's New Sea Lion Show Gets Blown To Pieces: "Finally SeaWorld has consulted experts before putting together a crowd-pleasing spectacle — only they're experts in Broadway productions, not sea mammals."



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Friday, 24 April 2015

Cows Shipped Abroad For Slaughter Could Face 'Devastating' Suffering

Cows Shipped Abroad For Slaughter Could Face 'Devastating' Suffering: "As the American public grows less and less tolerant of the egregious conditions animals are subjected to inside factory farms, the USDA has announced a new trade agreement that will likely cause tremendous suffering for even more animals."



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Sign of the Times: Top Buyer of Sealskins Won't Buy Pelts This Year | PETA's Blog | PETA

Sign of the Times: Top Buyer of Sealskins Won't Buy Pelts This Year | PETA's Blog | PETA: "The writing is on the wall: The sealing industry is dying, and it’s time for everyone involved to devise a practical exit strategy. Take action here!"



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This Rhino Is Guarded 24 Hours A Day Because There Is No One Else Like Him Left On Earth

This Rhino Is Guarded 24 Hours A Day Because There Is No One Else Like Him Left On Earth: "A rhino named Sudan is being guarded by armed rangers at every moment of the day because he is the last of his kind on Earth. Sudan is the only male of the northern white rhino subspecies remaining, thanks to ruthless poaching that has reached catastrophic levels in recent years."



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More than 130 dolphins beach in Japan | Environment | The Guardian

More than 130 dolphins beach in Japan | Environment | The Guardian: "Rescuers battle to stop pod of melon-headed whales from drying out as they lay on beach 60 miles northeast of Tokyo"



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