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New Caledonian crows extract prey faster with complex hooked tools

Thursday, January 25 2018 @ 05:14 AM EST

Contributed by: IrishEyes

22 January 2018

Biologists have discovered why some crows ‘craft’ elaborate hooked tools out of branched twigs.
SCIENCEDAILY.COM

Read More: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180122150756.htm

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Seven wildlife attacks reported in January

Thursday, January 25 2018 @ 05:13 AM EST

Contributed by: IrishEyes

23 January 2018

The Arizona Game and Fish Department is asking Southern Arizonans to be aware of potentially rabid animals after reporting 7 wildlife attacks in January.
KVOA.COM

Read More: http://www.kvoa.com/story/37334108/seven-wildlife-attacks-reported-in-january#

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Berry’s Hatch Watch 2018

Thursday, January 25 2018 @ 05:11 AM EST

Contributed by: IrishEyes

22 January 2018

Berry College is home to the Fighting Vikings, but a new potential mascot has emerged. And it’s one that represents more than just the college. The duo of bald eagles represent the country.
WRCBTV.COM

Read More: http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/37317538/3-in-your-town-berrys-hatch-watch-2018#

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508-million-year-old bristly worm helps solve an evolutionary puzzle

Monday, January 22 2018 @ 05:29 PM EST

Contributed by: IrishEyes

22 January 2018

An eyeless, bristly worm that looked like a kitchen brush has helped researchers solve an evolutionary mystery.
LIVESCIENCE.COM

Read More: https://www.livescience.com/61488-ancient-worm-evolutionary-mystery.html

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New threat to extremely endangered cat: deadly dog virus

Monday, January 22 2018 @ 05:27 PM EST

Contributed by: IrishEyes

17 January 2018

A critically endangered Amur leopard turned up along the side of a road suffering from canine distemper virus (CDV) – a disease that typically infects domestic dogs.
LIVESCIENCE.COM

Read More: https://www.livescience.com/61456-amur-leopard-cdv.html

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Chameleons’ secret glow comes from their bones

Monday, January 22 2018 @ 05:25 PM EST

Contributed by: IrishEyes

17 January 2018

Previously unknown glow-in-the-dark patterns in chameleons have a bony origin.
LIVESCIENCE.COM

Read More: https://www.livescience.com/61454-chameleons-bones-glow.html

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No-fishing zones help endangered penguins

Wednesday, January 17 2018 @ 03:50 PM EST

Contributed by: IrishEyes

16 January 2018

Small no-fishing zones around colonies of African penguins can help this struggling species, new research shows.
SCIENCEDAILY.COM

Read More: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180116222517.htm