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Parasites May Have Killed T-Rex
A new study finds Tyrannosaurus Rex may have become extinct due to the work of a small one-celled parasitic organism, which caused lacerations in the dinosaur's jaw bone. The disease trichomoniasis gallinae causes lesions in the beaks of modern birds of prey, and Australian...
created by Annina Bergman | 11 wks ago | updated 11 wks ago
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Let Pandas Die, Says BBC Presenter
Pandas should be allowed to go extinct because they are suck in an "evolutionary cul-de-sac" and that we should "pull the plug"on our conservation efforts, according to BBC presenter and naturalist Chris Packham....
created by candice.tsuei | 11 wks ago | updated 11 wks ago
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Te Hokioi: Maori Man-Eating Bird Legend Is True
A legendary bird that ate humans is more than a Maori legend. Te Hokioi, a bird with talons as big as tigers' paws, existed in the form of Haast's eagle, which became extinct around 500 years ago when humans killed its main prey, the moa. Sir Julius von Haast discovered the...
created by Annina Bergman | 13 wks ago | updated 13 wks ago
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Pandas Face Extinction In Two-Three Generations
China's giant panda might be exinct in as little as two generations, according to a report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The panda's natural habitat is constantly shrinking, being split up in small patches that do not connect. This is a threat to their genetic...
created by Annina Bergman | 17 wks ago | updated 17 wks ago
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Poison Takes Toll On Africa's Lions UPDATES
UPDATE 1:" Jun 03, 2009 (Voice of America News/ContentWorks via COMTEX) In Kenya, parliament is being asked to ban a pesticide that's been blamed for the deaths of hundreds of animals, including many lions. Kenyan...
50 original trees and bushes are on the extinct list
The world's original apple tree may become extinct, this is the apple tree according to Biblical stories was said to have grew in the Garden of Eden. As well as that apple tree, another 50 trees and bushes are on...
'Hobbit' was a dwarf with large feet
The debate continues to rage about the evolution of humans. The finding of human skeletons on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003 has intriqued palaeoanthropologists and sparked fierce debates. ...
Evidence of butchering ice-age camels discovered in Colorado
A stash of tools from the Clovis era has been found in a site near Boulder Colorado, which provides evidence of the fact that people used them to butcher ice-age camels and horses before they were extinct 13,000...
Twelve Frog Species Discovered in India
Researchers from the University of Delhi and the Free University of Brussels have discovered twelve new species of frogs at night while hiking in the mountains during monsoon season. The twelve frogs are of the...
UN declares Cornish language extinct
With only 300 fluent speakers of Cornish left the UN has declared the language officially extinct. The UN believes that their have effectively been no speakers of Cornish as a first language since 1777 and so...
created by LotusFlower | 42 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago
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