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Learn about fast frog evolution, animal communication, endangered species and more. en-us Copyright 2008, Discovery Communications Inc. http://news.discovery.com/images/icons/rss-feed-logo.png http://news.discovery.com/animals/ 144 19 Mon Nov 23 2009 10:45:58 GMT Mon Nov 23 2009 10:45:58 GMT 1440 http://news.discovery.com/animals/mammoth-mastodon-extinction-climate.html 3aa1a24b-2e6e-41da-a7ef-91cbf80db344 Climate Ice Age Mammals Mammoth Mass Extinction North America Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:09:00 EST Climate Not Culprit of Megafauna Extinction About 15,000 years ago, some of the largest mammals in North America disappeared off the face of the Earth. http://news.discovery.com/animals/thanksgiving-food-sources-can-be-tracked-online.html f8e45ebe-29f1-4ccf-a2f3-53d1f6cb6660 Jennifer Viegas Current Events Food Food and Culture Food and Lifestyle Plants Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:28:17 EST Thanksgiving Food Sources Can Be Tracked Online From Western Illinois University: Once upon a time, in order to trace the path of a meal from your table to the source, you may only have had to take a short jaunt to a nearby field. But in these ... http://news.discovery.com/animals/university-of-georgia-bulldog-mascot-dies-at-age-4.html d71d5861-bd9b-40b3-b62f-3a2413e81237 Jennifer Viegas Dogs Games Humans Pets Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:31:48 EST University of Georgia Bulldog Mascot Dies at Age 4 From the University of Georgia: Uga VII, the legendary Georgia mascot who roamed the sidelines at Bulldog football games, died unexpectedly Thursday morning in Savannah. He died of heart-related causes according to owner Frank W. “Sonny” Seiler. He was four ... http://news.discovery.com/animals/ten-tips-for-staying-healthy-and-h1n1-free-this-holiday-season.html 471fcdff-8498-4a20-9461-bdda3d4f178d Jennifer Viegas Current Events Food and Lifestyle Health Humans Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:35:25 EST Ten Tips for Staying Healthy and H1N1-Free This Holiday Season From Saint Louis University Medical Center: The holidays are here and with them family, friends, parties and germs. This year, in light of the H1N1 outbreak, many fear that the most wonderful time of the year will end up being ... http://news.discovery.com/animals/dinosaur-fossils-helicoptered-out-of-southern-utah.html bd389150-d510-4cc5-83f8-7415f416a1bf Jennifer Viegas Dinosaur Era Animals Dinosaurs Extinct Animals Paleontology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:23:58 EST Dinosaur Fossils Helicoptered Out of Southern Utah Late Cretaceous dinosaur fossils were helicoptered out of The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah this week. The bones transported from the site represent a Gryposaurus monumentensis, an ankylosaur, a pterosaur, dinosaur-era turtles and a crocodile, along with other ... http://news.discovery.com/history/flashback-november-20.html 6b0c046b-28c3-47bf-943d-0091a99c67e4 Animals Earth Space Technology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST Flashback: Images From the Week's News Take a look back at the top stories of the past week in the Discovery News Flashback Slide Show. http://news.discovery.com/animals/hobbits-are-a-new-human-species-study-of-fossils-concludes.html ccf6467b-60d9-42e5-8be7-3d7b5d6c05d0 Jennifer Viegas Anthropology History Humans Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:04:23 EST Hobbits Are a New Human Species, Study of Fossils Concludes Is the hobbit human debate over? I doubt it, but the below, from Wiley-Blackwell, puts a strong notch on the side of those who believe "Homo floresiensis" represents a new human species. Researchers from Stony Brook University Medical Center in ... http://news.discovery.com/animals/new-ancient-crocodile-species-found.html 18612a6d-09ee-40e5-8c35-4e927cb6e09d Africa Alligators and Crocodiles Archaeology Fossils Reptiles Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:34:00 EST Three New Ancient Crocodile Species Fossils Found A 20-foot-long crocodile with three sets of fangs -- like wild boar tusks -- roamed parts of northern Africa millions of years ago, researchers reported Thursday. http://news.discovery.com/animals/is-the-tuna-in-your-sushi-endangered.html 3b58b43f-f3a6-4e19-a83c-6a6f9be95e8f Jennifer Viegas Extinction Cycles Fish Food Food and Culture Food and Lifestyle Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:22:31 EST Is the Tuna in Your Sushi Endangered? This just in from the American Museum of Natural History: unknowlingly consuming endangered tuna A Genetic Tool Uncovers the Species of Tuna Plated in Sushi Restaurants While most of us would never willingly consume a highly endangered species, doing so ... http://news.discovery.com/animals/snails-more-protein-less-expensive-than-beef.html 60287418-a3e7-49a9-9e61-8a67f5083c9d Jennifer Viegas Food Food and Culture Food and Lifestyle Humans Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:16:51 EST Snails: More Protein, Less Expensive Than Beef From Inderscience: A nutritionist in Nigeria says that malnutrition and iron deficiency in schoolchildren could be reduced in her country by baking up snail pie. In a research paper to be published in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition ... http://news.discovery.com/animals/galloping-dinosaur-eating-crocodiles-found-in-the-sahara.html cb4b056b-1944-4fcc-a834-ff8a3cde1bb3 Jennifer Viegas Amphibians and Reptiles Dinosaur Era Animals Dinosaurs Extinct Animals Television Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:19:45 EST Galloping, Dinosaur-Eating Crocodiles Found in the Sahara This just in from National Geographic: A suite of five ancient crocs, including one with teeth like boar tusks and another with a snout like a duck’s bill, have been discovered in the Sahara by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Paul Sereno. ... http://news.discovery.com/animals/bill-gates-shifts-from-computer-viruses-to-bird-viruses.html c4831165-24ef-4070-a9bf-e09e647b1fd2 Jennifer Viegas Animals Health Humans Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:32:47 EST Bill Gates Shifts from Computer Viruses to Bird Viruses Microsoft chairman Bill Gates may have lost $18 billion in the economic crisis, but he's still the world's richest man, according to Forbes magazine, which estimates Gates' wealth as being around 40 billion. Gates is more closely associated with computer ... http://news.discovery.com/animals/israeli-rodents-are-more-cautious-than-jordanian-ones.html 5687893b-e7f7-40b5-a867-55101625fbda Jennifer Viegas Amphibians and Reptiles Animal Behavior Animals History Human Behavior Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:48:05 EST Israeli Rodents Are More Cautious Than Jordanian Ones From the University of Haifa: University of Haifa scientists in partnership with counterparts in Jordan reveal: Why Israeli rodents are more cautious than Jordanian ones. (Image: hsdevries) A series of studies carried out at the University of Haifa have found ... http://news.discovery.com/animals/scientists-unravel-evolution-of-highly-toxic-box-jellyfish.html 4c4093b6-19e8-4b24-b514-ffc5301e908e Jennifer Viegas Evolution Marine Life Oceans Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:14:59 EST Scientists Unravel Evolution of Highly Toxic Box Jellyfish From the Northeast Fisheries Science Center: With thousands of stinging cells that can emit deadly venom from tentacles that can reach ten feet in length, the 50 or so species of box jellyfish have long been of interest to scientists ... http://news.discovery.com/animals/sea-creature-sighting-explained.html d1d1a762-a6fb-4e66-9efa-0ab60d49d398 Kasey-Dee Gardner Animals Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:34:21 EST Sea Creature Sighting Explained Sea monsters sightings are centuries old, but a new claim and video has Florida residents concerned about this latest sea creature. Madeira Beach resident Russ Sittlow claims his Florida canal is home to a creature that’s now being labeled "Normandy ... http://news.discovery.com/animals/jurassic-dinosaur-bones-inaccessible-due-to-safety-issues.html f11b4ea7-3459-4b4d-811d-d36794d01433 Jennifer Viegas Dinosaurs Fossils Paleontology Travel Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:03:48 EST Jurassic Dinosaur Bones Inaccessible Due to Safety Issues The Dinosaur National Monument Quarry Visitor Center remains closed due to safety concerns, preventing paleontologists and other interested individuals from seeing one of the United State's largest and best quarry of dinosaur bones from the Jurassic period. Around 1,500 dinosaur ... http://news.discovery.com/animals/darwins-handwritten-manuscripts-and-notes-digitized.html c2fb8ae7-ddb6-4e95-ade9-17f2e2edf09f Jennifer Viegas Animals Books Evolution History Media Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:18:55 EST Darwin's Handwritten Manuscripts and Notes Digitized Most of us have read the works of Charles Darwin, but it's a powerful, more personal experience to see them in his own handwriting. Be sure to check out the Darwin Manuscripts Project site, mentioned in the following American Museum ... http://news.discovery.com/animals/cat-tries-to-stop-policeman-from-writing-ticket.html 71f6b883-6116-4ed1-ab8e-6193b8bbaf86 Jennifer Viegas Animal Behavior Cats Pets Weird News Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:04:34 EST Cat Tries to Stop Policeman from Writing Ticket A friendly cat in Taylor, Texas, this week almost prevented a traffic cop from writing a ticket. I just got a kick out of the news segment, and hope you enjoy it too. http://news.discovery.com/animals/extinct-moa-rewrites-new-zealand-history.html 55df10e4-b6c5-46fc-8c54-042e40d0b047 Jennifer Viegas Extinct Animals History Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:47:52 EST Extinct Moa Rewrites New Zealand History From the University of Adelaide: DNA recovered from fossilized bones of the moa, a giant extinct bird, has revealed a new geological history of New Zealand, reports a study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ... http://news.discovery.com/animals/ladybugs-taken-hostage-by-wasps.html ec685b90-0977-45fb-a63c-1a6c6b69a07b Jennifer Viegas Insects and Arachnids Parasites Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:38:59 EST Ladybugs Taken Hostage by Wasps A ladybug's life isn't always an easy one, according to the following University of Montreal release: Are ladybugs being overtaken by wasps? A Université de Montréal entomologist is investigating a type of wasp (Dinocampus coccinellae) present in Quebec that forces ...