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Animals: Hungry Goats Help Save Bog Turtles [VIDEO]

Posted Wed Dec 22, 2010 03:00 AM ET | 0

Rare bog turtles are getting help from some unlikely environmentalists: sheep and goats that snack on woody and invasive plants. Jorge Ribas visits the turtles' wetland home. Watch video

Animals: Hungry Goats Help Save Bog Turtles

Mountain Goat Kills Hiker in Rare Attack

Posted Mon Oct 18, 2010 02:01 PM ET | 0

While hiking with his wife and a friend, Robert Boardman was fatally gored in an encounter with a ram. Read more

Bad Breath Prompts Insects to Keel Over

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Mon Aug 9, 2010 12:00 PM ET | 0

Plant-dwelling insects have a unique defense system that zeroes in on smelly animal breath. Read more

Horses Understand Humans, Sort Of

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Mon Jul 5, 2010 07:00 AM ET | 0

Although horses can't talk (with the exception of Mister Ed naturally), they are able to pick up on subtle eye and body movements. Read more

Dwarf Goat More Reptile Than Mammal

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Tue Nov 17, 2009 07:00 AM ET | 0

An extinct goat from the island of Majorca lived like a cold-blooded reptile. Read more

Tech Helps Dandelions Ooze : Discovery News

Posted Fri Jul 31, 2009 04:48 AM ET

New, genetically engineered dandelions produce five times more latex for use in gloves, tires and possibly new drugs. Read more

Gulf States' Farm Runoff Gets Watchdog : Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET

A new project that enlists middle and high school students aims to reduce farm runoff that is a growing pollution threat to the Gulf of Mexico. Read more

Dog Overboard Found Four Months Later : Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET

A pet dog that fell overboard in rough seas off Australia survived alone on an island for four months. Read more

Domesticated Horses Date Back 5,500 Years : Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:25 PM ET

People and horses have trekked together through more than five millenniums, new evidence reveals. Read more

Drug From Milk of Genetically Engineered Goats Gets OK: Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:24 PM ET

The Food and Drug Administration made history Friday as it approved the first drug made with materials from genetically engineered animals, clearing the way for a new class of medical therapies. Read more

Zeus Cult Sacrificed Animals on Mountaintop Altar : Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:24 PM ET

Some of the earliest evidence of cult activity in ancient Greece suggests the followers of Zeus took worship seriously. Read more

Gray Wolf Comeback Continues : Discovery News

Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:23 PM ET

The government de-lists gray wolves from the Rocky Mountain endangered species list. Read more

Animals Just Like to Have Fun, Survey Finds: Discovery News

Posted Fri May 15, 2009 09:29 AM ET

From tickling to playing catch, animals engage in certain behaviors just for fun, even enjoying sensations that are unknown to humans, concludes an extensive new survey on pleasure in the animal kingdom. Read more

Ecosystem May Get Endangered Species Protection: Discovery News

Posted Wed Oct 1, 2008 06:58 AM ET

The federal government took a new, ecosystem-based approach to the endangered species list on Tuesday, proposing an all-at-once addition of 48 species, including plants, two birds and a fly, that live only on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Read more