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• in Lifestyle
  Scientists Claim We're on Target for The Sixth Mass Extinction on Earth
  The Last One Wiped out the Dinosaurs (But it wasn't their fault.)
  by Kalavati / on Mar 5, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “extinct”

 

• Giant Leatherback Turtle — Black Sea Turtle Facts And Photos

  
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  The giant leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea , is the biggest turtle species still in the world. They are a giant amongst most other modern reptiles, the only ones bigger are three of the remaining species of crocodilians. Image Credit: Leatherback via Shutterstock In addition to be very large, ...
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• Near-Extinct Fish Seeks Mate At London Zoo

  
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  The London Zoo is seeking a mate for a fish that is critically endangered. The Mangarahara cichlid is though to be extinct in the wild, because the species’ habitat in Madagascar dried up from dam construction. Zoo officials know of three Mangaraharas in captivity, two males at the London Zoo and one male in ...
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• News Analysis: The Hidden World of Soil Under Our Feet

  
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  Scientists are working hard to understand the life that teems within our soil and that is threatened by farming and development.        
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• Shadow of the Thylacine

  
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  For many people its an irresistible notion - that Tasmanian tigers still exist somewhere deep in the Tasmanian wilderness.
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• Who Would Kill a Monk Seal?

  
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  An endangered-species murder mystery.        
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• Formosan Clouded Leopard Confirmed to Be Extinct in Taiwan

  
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  Photo via Shutterstock A 13-year search for one of the smallest big cats in the world just ended, confirming what many feared: The Formosan clouded leopard is extinct in Taiwan . The more than decade-long search involved 1,500 infrared cameras, baited fur traps, and countless hours of fieldwork by zoologists ...
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• Musea Art Contest (for early May)

  
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  The answer to, and winner (if any) for, our last contest question of: Way back in time when animated cartoons were just starting out, a classic was done by Windsor McCay called “Gertie The Dinosaur”. Check it out on youtube. (Windsor McCay was known for the beautiful and elaborate Little Nemo newspaper comic ...
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• Drones Offer a Safer, Clearer Look at the Natural World

  
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  Technology developed for warfare finds surprising civilian applications, including surveys of wildlife populations.        
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• Review Roundup: April, 2013

  
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  Here are the online bird book reviews I found during April, 2013. - There is going to be major fallout in a few hours. - Nuclear fallout? - Bird book review fallout. The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors It’s a Bird Thing… National Parks Traveler The Fayetteville Observer ...
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• Is it the end, or the beginning? Spectral Transmission Video

  
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    Entire species are becoming extinct in our lifetime while there are major developments in space and medicine.  It’s like we are going backwards and forwards at the same time, a constant push-pull of technology and society.  Implants of chips in people are supposed to provide better health care in the ...
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• Lets Get Animated for Animals.

  
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  As a fan of  Aardman Animation, I was excited to see the new eco-themed public service announcement created for the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. Aardman Animation is the  animation team responsible for some of my favorite animated shorts including Wallace and Gromit, Creature Comforts, and Chicken Run ...
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• Rhinos Extinct in Mozambique: Asian Demand Still Fueling Mass Elephant and Rhino Killings: Evil Cultures at it Again!

  
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  Sick, sick Asian cultures.  Their consistent selfishness and foolish beliefsdrive this horrid genocide.  As soon asthe demand from China, etc. (the cruelest countries on Earth) stops, this willdo.  We can only hope for civility to takeover there, but it likely won’t with their quack medical myths. Two horrible ...
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• After 13-Year Quest, Clouded Leopards Confirmed Extinct in Taiwan

  
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  Thirteen years, 1,500 infrared cameras, hundreds of catnip-baited hair traps and an almost incalculable number of hours in the field have confirmed what scientists have long feared: the Formosan clouded leopard ( Neofelis nebulosa brachyura ) is in all likelihood extinct. The subspecies, endemic to Taiwan, was wiped ...
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• Dot Earth Blog: DNA from Tiger Scat Aids Conservation Efforts in Nepal

  
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  Tiger scat offers DNA traces that can help conserve Nepal’s struggling tiger population.        
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• DNA from Tiger Scat Aids Conservation Efforts in Nepal

  
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  Tiger scat offers DNA traces that can help conserve Nepals struggling tiger population.
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• Cave Hyena

  
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  Crocuta crocuta spelaea Tens of thousands of years ago the Cave Hyena could be found all across Europe and Asia, hunting the massive Pleistocene mammals that live there. A subspecies of the extant Spotted Hyena, the Cave Hyenas were larger (weighed up to 225lbs) and lived far beyond the warm weather confines of ...
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• 13 year search for Taiwans top predator comes up empty-handed

  
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  After 13 years of searching for the Formosan clouded leopard ( Neofelis nebulosa brachyura ), once hopeful scientists say they believe the cat is likely extinct. For more than a decade scientists set up over 1,500 camera traps and scent traps in the mountains of Taiwan where they believed the cat may still be hiding ...
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• Durrell "The Lonely Dodo" (2013) 4:00 (U.K.)

  
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• A Language Beginning With W:

  
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  WIRADJURI Wiradjuri is spoken by around 1000 indigenous Australians in New South Wales, but in 2009 it became extinct as a native language. A revival is underway, and its being taught in schools. Its thought that around 10% of the people in the towns of Parkes and Forbes now speak it. Its impossible to find an ...
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• Featured video: time to meet The Lonely Dodo

  
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  A new short animation (see below) highlights the plight of todays most endangered species by focusing on one which is already extinct: the dodo. The animation, produced by Academy award-winning studio Aardman, introduces the world to the last, and very lonely, dodo. The short was created for conservation organization, ...
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