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• Birds help scientists understand how humans learn speech

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Washington, Dec 26 (ANI): A new study by researchers at the University of Chicago has shown that songbirds have a human-like capacity to learn complex vocal patterns.“This will help us understand the black box of language better,” said biologist Daniel Margoliash.Psychologist Howard Nusbaum said: “If we’re ...
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  Bildungblog — Authority: 154
  "Oh, yeah, we killer whales have always believed Arnold Stang was funnier than Uncle Miltie. " "Berle?" "No, Friedman."
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• toDwI’ma’ qoS yItIvqu’!: Nota Bene #2009-46

  
  Scholars and Rogues — Authority: 482
  “To be truly free, and truly to appreciate its freedom, a society must be literate.” Who said it? The answer is at the end of this post. Now on to the links! … “The class war is over— working people lost ” … “We’ve had issues with them hiding the mail ” … “Whatever happened to kids spending ...
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• Ancient whale was dwarf mud-sucker

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Washington, December 25 (ANI): A new study has determined that an ancient dwarf whale unearthed in southeastern Australia captured its prey by slurping up mouthfuls of mud.According to a report in National Geographic News, the fossil whale, thought to be between 25 and 28 million years old, hints that mud sucking ...
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• Rescuers try to free beached pilot whales

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 166
  Fisheries officers are trying to save a number of pilot whales washed up on a Nova Scotia beach. The rescue effort began Tuesday when the Department of Fisheries and Oceans got a call that there was a stranded whale in Port Maitland, near Yarmouth.
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• Blue Whale Strike Results in Regulation Clarity & Reform

  
  Mendo Coast Current — Authority: 118
  FRANK HARTZELL, Fort Bragg Advocate News, December 24, 2009The California State Lands Commission last week found its own regulations designed to protect marine mammals so inconsistent and confusing as to be unenforceable.That was good news for Fugro Pelagos, owner of the 176-foot survey vessel Pacific Star that ...
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• The State of Alaska’s War on Whales Continues. Endangered Belugas, Meet the GOP.

  
  The Mudflats — Authority: 574
  A few weeks ago, Cook Inlet beluga whales got some good news. The federal National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) took an important step toward protecting critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the Cook Inlet beluga whale in Alaska by proposing to designate more than 3,000 square miles of the ...
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• Tis the season for gray whale-watching excursions

  
  Outposts — Authority: 574
  The annual south-bound migration of Pacific gray whales has begun. Each winter, more than 20,000 of the leviathans pass near the Southern California coast as they travel from the waters of Alaska to Baja California, where the females give birth to calves. Beginning Saturday and continuing through mid-April, daily ...
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• Obama Launches an Integrated Ocean Zoning Approach

  
  Mendo Coast Current — Authority: 118
  FRANK HARTZELL, Mendocino Beacon, December 17, 2009The Obama administration has launched a new “zoning” approach that puts all ocean activities under the umbrella of nine regional planning bodies.Public comments are being accepted through Friday, Feb. 12.The approach is more local and integrated than the current ...
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• Sharon Jones, The Clientele, and More On Sale Now

  
  Big Apple Music Scene — Authority: 120
  This week is pretty quiet of course, but there are several new shows on sale now: Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings have scheduled a last-minute show at Brooklyn Bowl on December 30. Tickets CMJ darlings Freelance Whales , whose album will be re-released on French Kiss Records, are playing Mercury Lounge with ...
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• San Diego Shows–Wednesday, Dec. 23

  
  Last Blog On Earth — Authority: 477
  PLAN A: The Preteens , Whales Whaling , Machete @ Che Café.  It’s not surprising that co-ed local duo The Preteens (above) are friends with former Moldy Peach Kimya Dawson on MySpace. They play the same blend of anti-folk and punk that made all the peons run out and buy the Juno soundtrack. And you may not be ...
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• Belugas draw the world to Quebec’s north shore

  
  Old Salt Blog - a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea — Authority: 478
  Ironically, the beluga whales that the Canadian government declared war on in the St. Lawrence estuary in the 1920s have now become a multi-million dollar industry as close to 500,000 tourists go whale watching yearly from the communities along Quebec’s North Shore.  Despite the change in attitude the ...
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• Bowl Mania Day 4

  
  The 3rd String Safety — Authority: 140
  Record: 2-2 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl- #23 Utah v. California - Was there a more difficult team to figure out this season then California? I had them winning the Pac-10 and going to the Rose Bowl for the first time since they played in sweaters and leather helmets. Loved Jahvid Best. Thought ...
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• Sea Shepherd crew engages in water cannon battle with Japanese whaling fleet vessel

  
  Outposts — Authority: 574
  The latest update from Paul Watson, captain of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society flagship vessel Steve Irwin, was posted on the groups website today. Watson tells of continued run-ins with the Shonan Maru 2, a Japanese whaling fleet ship that has been tailing the Steve Irwin since it left port en route to ...
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• Are we to blame for beached whales and dolphins?

  
  The Blogs at HowStuffWorks — Authority: 439
  A dozen whales lie washed ashore on Jan. 24, 2002, in southwestern Japan. Officials were only able to guide two back out to sea the previous night. (Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images News) In my last post, I talked about the two varieties of whale stranding and Dr. Gregory D. Bossart ’s Science on Tap lecture on the ...
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• Where the Whales Are

  
  Intelligent Travel Blog — Authority: 134
  While just about everyone has tinsel, eggnog, and Santa on their minds these days, Im thinking of heading south of the border to catch a glimpse of the migrating gray whales. Each winter, Pacific gray whales (among many other marine mammal species) cruise about 10,000 miles round trip from their summer feeding ...
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• Why do whales beach themselves?

  
  The Blogs at HowStuffWorks ScienceStuff — Authority: 114
  Last night I had the privilege to attend another Science on Tap lecture at the Georgia Aquarium , this time featuring Dr. Gregory D. Bossart , the aquariums chief veterinary officer. Bossart discussed a subject that hes devoted much of his career to: the mysteries surrounding stranded marine life. View Comments ...
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• Best Of 2009: By JG Thirlwell

  
  Popshifter — Authority: 426
  Mainly I listen to classical, contemporary composition, soundtracks, and prog rock, and I spent most of the year writing new music of my own. Tyondai Braxton, Central Market Contemporary albums I enjoyed: Tyondai Braxton, Central Market Koenjihyakkei, Angherr Shisspa / Viva Koenji!! / Hundred Sights of ...
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• Baby Beluga Whale Calf Born At Shedd Aquarium

  
  World Zoo Today — Authority: 143
  Human Assistance During Whale Calf Birth A First For Shedd CHICAGO ( 2 CBS) ― A baby beluga whale calf was born on Sunday, Dec. 20th at the Shedd Aquarium, according to a release. One of the aquarium’s beluga whales, Naya, successfully gave birth to a calf at 2:25 p.m. Sunday, with assistance from Shedd’s ...
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• Freelance Whales – Generator^Second Floor

  
  Raised On Indie: Raised on Indie — Authority: 143
  Freelance Whales - "Generator^Second Floor" from the 2009 self released album Weathervanes. Sourced from:  KEXP Song of the Day
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