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The pygmy hog is notable as it is the only surviving member of the genus Porcula, a unique evolutionary branch of piggies.Posted on March 10, 2008 11:38 AM • 4 Comments •
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Weird Amphibians Make Some Sort of Conservation List
An initiative known as EDGE (Excited Dachshunds Grinding with the Elderly) has released its list of weird and critically dangered amphibians, hot on the heels of their steamy, after hours EDGE Mammals edition.Posted on January 23, 2008 12:11 PM • 3 Comments •
Endangered Deliciousness
Seafood Watch is a very cool and very practical conservation effort led by the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Basically, it is a regularly updated guide to which lake and ocean critters should or should not be devoured each year. At its...Posted on December 31, 2007 11:42 AM • 11 Comments •
Freakish Horseshoe Bat Photographed for the First Time
A Maclaud's horseshoe bat (being held in a glove) poses for the ladies...For the first time, scientists photographed a Maclaud's horseshoe bat in the forests of Guinea in West Africa. These bats had not been seen in the wild in...Posted on June 25, 2007 2:33 PM • 0 Comments •
Robotic Reptile Helps Researchers
Tuatara, Sphenodon punctatusA robotic tuatara has been put to work in Stephens Island, New Zealand, helping researchers to better understand the mating habits of its biological brethren.Tuataras are one of the oldest reptile species on Earth, dating back 200 million...Posted on June 11, 2007 3:29 PM • 0 Comments •
The Dark World of the Slow Loris Trade
Primitive primates indigenous to Southeast Asia, Slow Lorises are endangered and absurdly adorable. Most importantly, they just so happen to be this editor,Aeos favorite animal since early childhood. However, it wouldn,Aeot take a childhood obsession to be appalled at the...Posted on June 8, 2007 3:54 PM • 0 Comments •
Endangered Sea Lions Develop Taste for Rare Penguin
A species of endangered sea lion has suddenly acquired a taste for a rare penguin in New Zealand, causing heated debate amongst Kiwi conservationists and scientists. Sea lions breeding on the Otago Peninsula have taken to devouring yellow-eyed penguins. The...Posted on June 5, 2007 3:24 PM • 0 Comments •
Can We Regrow Dying Coral Reefs?
Coral growing at the Mote Marine Laboratory in Florida or the inside of my refrigerator in college?25% of the world's coral reefs has died in the past 25 years, and 25% more is expected to die in the next two...Posted on May 1, 2007 4:35 PM • 0 Comments •
A Marvelous Spatula Tale
A nearly extinct species of hummingbird has been captured on film for the first time demonstrating its spatula-crazed mating dance. The aptly named Marvelous Spatuletail lives in a single, isolated valley in northern Peru. There are only 350 - 1,000...Posted on April 26, 2007 2:40 PM • 0 Comments •
"Holy Grail" of Peruvian Ornithology Seen in the Wild for First Time
One of the world's smallest and rarest owls was seen for the first time in the wild. The American Bird Conservancy announced the discovery Thursday by a group of researchers monitoring Peru's northern jungle. The owl, called an "owlet" due...Posted on March 23, 2007 1:43 PM • 0 Comments •
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