Critter News

NOVEMBER 7, 2009

BLUE whales, the world’s largest animals, are reappearing in parts of the oceans where hunting once wiped them out, signalling that they may finally be returning from the brink of extinction. Research also suggests that the Antarctic population of blue whales may now be growing at 6% a year.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

So, which came first, the underwater flight, the ability to hunt fish, the exceptional ability to live in the cold, or the tuxedo-camouflage? In other words, those ancient Penguins almost certainly swam underwater and given their other features, hunted there as well. Salas-Gismondi, R., Altamirano, A., Shawkey, M., D’Alba, L.,

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 12, 2008

Hey there, Just discovered your nice blog on animals and ethics. I've touched on relevant issues off and on, but most specifically in a 2004 piece on arguments for and against whale hunts. www.nytimes.com/dotearth I'm going to add Animal Ethics to my blogroll. Revkin The New York Times / Science 620 Eighth Ave.,

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