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Mammals

The Scientists' Bark

G.A. Bradshaw | Posted 10.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Medical Ethics, Neuroscience, Nature, Animal Rights, Charles Darwin, Frans De Waal, Evolution, Chimpanzees, Mammals, Animals, Bioethics, Culture, Green News
G.A. Bradshaw

The author of Elephants on the Edge: What Animals Teach Us About Humanity examines new findings from primatology and neurobiology.

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Almost 10% Of World's Animals Are At-Risk Of Extinction

BBC NEWS | Posted 09.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Threatened-Species, Australia, Extinction, Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Endangered Species, Animals, Mammals, Green News

It said that 20% of mammals were endangered, as were 12% percent of birds and 29% of amphibians. Almost 5% of reptiles were considered threatened, alo...

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"Day at the Museum"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Earth, Humans, Ben Stiller, Humor, Museums, Birds, Movie, Dinosaurs, Mammals, Fossil, Living News
Jerry Zezima

I didn't spend a night at the museum for two good reasons: It closed at 5:45 p.m. and I am not, for better or for worse, Ben Stiller.

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Major Turning Point in the Fight to Save Whales

Joel Reynolds | Posted 01.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Save the Whales, Natural Resources Defense Council, Marine Life, Natural Resources, Oceanic Life, Sonar Whales, Marine Mammal Protection Act, Nrdc, Environment, Mammals, Whales, Ocean, Green News
Joel Reynolds

Despite mounting evidence that such sonar can kill and seriously injure marine mammals, the Navy refused to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act.

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Mammals Face Extinction: One In Four Species Are At Risk, Scientists Say

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 11.06.2008 | Green

Read More: International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Mammals, Animals, Extinction, Green News

WASHINGTON — Conservationists have taken the first detailed look at the world's mammals in more than a decade, and the news isn't good. "Our re...

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Hey, Primate! Get Your Cuddle On!

moreintelligentlife.com | Evgeny Morozov | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Mammals, Nina Jablonski, Human Contact, Living News

Dr. Nina Jablonski, a primatologist, evolutionary biologist, and paleontologist, is professor and head of anthropology at Pennsylvania State Universit...

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