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An End to Japanese Whaling?

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A major review of Japanese government spending could spell the end to whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, according to Greenpeace, after the review committee proposed massive cuts in subsidies to a body which funds the so-called scientific research programme. Tags: Japan hunting greenpeace whaling.

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Why Do Penguins Wear Tuxedos?

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One part of this question can be answered with some very interesting recent research. And in what order did the other traits emerge, or, because this is still a possibility, did any of them emerge together, co-evolving bit by bit, over time? Fossils of a giant extinct penguin, Inkayacu paracasensis were found a while back in Peru. Vinther, J.,

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