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- "Lawn Mower" Dinosaur Debuts - November 15, 2007—Lawn mower to the ferns of Africa, the 500-toothed Nigersaurus was unlike any other. A reconstruction goes on display today at National Geographic in Washington.
- "Robo-Fish" Flap Plastic Fins - March 17, 2008—Electricity stimulates artificial "muscle" in new robotic fish. "When you excite them with electricity they change size...they look alive, " says one scientist.
- "Vick" Dogs in Rehab - January 28, 2008 —Some of the dogs confiscated during a police raid on property owned by NFL quarterback Michael Vick have been placed in a new home in Utah, where they are undergoing rehabilitation.
- Abused Elephants Saved - March 26, 2008—A nature park in Thailand is dedicated to saving troubled elephants from abusive situations.
- Albatross Fall for Fish Bait - December 19, 2007—The magnificent, poet-inspiring sea bird is under serious threat, and fishhooks are a key problem. Conservationists say 17 of the 24 albatross species face extinction.
- Albino Alligators Stolen - January 7, 2008—Seven rare albino alligators recently disappeared from a Brazilian zoo. Authorities suspect smugglers stole the reptiles, which are valued at more than $9,000 each.
- Amateur Bullfighters Injured - January 22, 2008—An annual bullfighting festival in Colombia brings daredevils from the stands, right into the bullring.
- Amazon Dolphins - November 28, 2007—South American river dolphins are doing pretty well compared to some river dolphins in Asia. But boat traffic, fishing, and logging are still a threat.
- Ancient Cat in Today's Egypt - December 6, 2007—Egyptian Maus may descend from the first domesticated cats in the world. One woman is working to help save them.
- Ancient Croc Unveiled - February 1, 2008—An 80-million-year-old fossil found in Brazil could be a "missing link" between prehistoric and modern-day crocodiles, experts say.
- Annual Donkey Race in Italy - April 1, 2008—In the small hilltop town of Torrita di Siena, they race a horse of a different color.
- Anti-Whaling Activists Released - January 18, 2008—Two anti-whaling activists were returned to their ship in Antarctic waters Friday after a tense standoff with Japanese whalers.
- Baby Polar Bear Makes Debut - April 9, 2008—An eager public got its first glimpse of Flocke, the four-month-old polar bear that was rejected by her mother in January in Germany's Nürnberg Zoo.
- Balding Penguin Gets Wetsuit - April 25, 2008—An aging penguin losing his feathers has shown improvement after being outfitted with a specially designed wetsuit at a California science center.
- Bats Saved in Spare Bedroom - October 31, 2007—A bat-loving English couple has turned their spare bedroom into a bat hospital. The United Kingdom protects all of its 17 bat species.
- Beagle Wins Westminster - February 13, 2008—For the first time ever, a beagle has won Best in Show at the Westminster Dog Show.
- Bears Rescued From Bile Farms - April 10, 2008—Vietnam opened its first bear rescue center to house animals freed from illegal bile farms. Bile from Asiatic bears purportedly cures illnesses in humans.
- Bee Theft on Rise - March 28, 2008—As honeybees become scarce in the United States and farmers have to hire beekeepers to import bees to their orchards and farms, theft of the beehives is stinging everyone involved.
- Biggest Trout Fished in Asia - November 13, 2007—Fishing the world's largest trout, Mongolia's taimen, is encouraged—to help save it.
- Black Swans Not Monogamous - September 26, 2007—Australia's black swans may no longer be the symbol of fidelity. The birds have long been perceived as taking one partner and forming a relationship for life.
- Boy Plays With Giant Python - November 28, 2007—A seven-year-old Cambodian boy and his python pal like to eat duck and chicken. Only the 15-plus-foot python eats 22 pounds of it weekly.
- Britain's Shire Horses Threatened - March 24, 2008—The shire horse, an iconic symbol of Britain and once a staple at breweries, is faced with possible extinction. Many now hope to save the breed.
- Camels Replace Sick Racehorses - October 15, 2007—With an equine flu outbreak putting many Australian racehorses out of commission, camels recently stepped in for an amateur race in Sydney.
- Canada Seal Hunt to Begin - March 27, 2008—Canada's annual seal hunt begins Friday, as activists protest the government's allowance of more killings this year over last year. Warning: graphic imagery
- Cat Gets Acupuncture - December 3, 2007—A veterinary clinic in Hong Kong gives pet cats acupuncture—using the traditional treatment in conjunction with standard western medical approaches, of course.
- Chimps Outscore Humans - December 4, 2007—Young chimps beat humans and even college students in a series of cognitive tests to measure short-term memory, Japanese scientists are reporting.
- Chimps Use Tools to Hunt Mammals - February 22, 2007—See newly observed footage of tool-making behavior that further blurs the line between humans and chimpanzees, our closest living relatives.
- China Nomads Forced to Settle Down - October 5, 2007—Along the Chinese and Kazakh border, many sheepherders are abandoning their traditional nomadic lifestyle in response to desertification and economic pressures.
- Colossal Squid Eyes Are Biggest - April 30, 2008—Scientists in New Zealand say that a colossal squid caught near Antarctica last year has the biggest eyes of any known creature
- Colossal Squid Thawing - April 29, 2008—Frozen more than a year after it was caught, the largest squid on record is about to undergo a study before going on public display.
- Crickets Battle to the Death - October 4, 2007—Dozens gathered this week in Beijing to continue an ancient Chinese tradition of cricket breeding and fighting.
- Croatia's Own "Dog Whisperer" - April 11, 2008—Aggressive horses, scared pigs, and hyperactive dogs are some of the "patients" treated by Ida Brajkovic at Croatia's first center for animal psychiatry.
- Croc Gene Map Would Be First - November 9, 2007—The commercial crocodile breeder in Australia behind the genetic mapping project says similar science has helped businesses dealing in cattle, sheep, and pigs.
- Detector Dogs Gather in Spain - November 14, 2007—Spaniels and poodles sniff out explosives, drugs, bodies in rubble, and even cancer at the Detector Dogs World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
- Dinosaur Mummy Found - December 3, 2007—A dinosaur mummy found in North Dakota reveals astonishing new information about the size of the reptiles, their skin, and how quickly they moved.
- Dinosaur Up for Auction - April 15, 2008—Christie's Paris is auctioning off trilobites and meteorites this week—but the star item will be a rare Triceratops skeleton expected to fetch over $700,000 (U.S.).
- Dog Duo Sniff Out Pirated DVDs - April 24, 2008—The first dogs specially trained to detect the polycarbonate used in DVDs and CDs have helped detect nearly 2 million illegal discs, authorities say.
- Dolphins Swim to Germany - November 16, 2007—Dolphins have always liked the warm Mediterranean. Why are some of them now swimming around the Baltic Sea and playing with boats in northern Germany?
- Drug Lord's Hippos Thriving - January 25, 2008—A herd of hippos once owned by Pablo Escobar, Colombia's famed drug lord, run free on Escobar's former estate—creating a problem for the government.
- Drug-Sniffing Dog Cloned - April 25, 2008—Officials in South Korea have high hopes for the noses of seven Labrador retrievers cloned from a star drug-sniffing canine.
- Eagle, Falcon Guard Art Center - March 5, 2008—A trained eagle and a peregrine falcon are to act as "security guards" against some troublesome cockatoos that have attacked an arts center in Melbourne, Australia.
- Eating Rat at the New Year - February 4, 2008—A long tradition of rat eating—here in Vietnam—is especially relevant at this lunar New Year ringing in the Chinese zodiac's Year of the Rat.
- Electric Boost for Reefs - December 5, 2007—Electrical charges cause a chemical reaction that spurs growth in ailing coral.
- Elephants, Rhino Freed in India - March 4, 2008—Two young Asian elephants and a young greater horned rhino were released into the wild in India.
- Elusive Tree Kangaroo Helped - February 5, 2008—Saving the unusual marsupial's habitat requires cooperation from everyone—right down to the rare animals themselves, scientists in Papua New Guinea find.
- Extremely Rare Lion Baby Born - April 3, 2008—The rare Asiatic lion cub born at a Japanese zoo is one of only about 300 left in the world.
- Farm Fish Threaten Wild Fish? - January 31, 2008 —Fish farms currently provide sustainable populations of fish for eating, but fish raised in open-net farms can spread disease and parasites to wild fish.
- Fearless Mice Created in Japan - December 13, 2007—Researchers in Japan have genetically modified mice to make them unafraid of cats.
- Fin Soup Spurs Shark Decline - January 2, 2008—The delicacy is a status symbol in fast-growing China, where demand has caused a startling drop in the number of sharks in the Atlantic.
- First Lungless Frog Found - April 14, 2008—Researchers in Indonesia have discovered a rare frog species that has no lungs and instead gets all its oxygen through its skin.
- Frog-Breeding Scheme Launched - April 3, 2008—With many frog species dying off, Australian zoos are joining a global network to breed the amphibians—including tiny, striking specimens.
- Giant Fish Faces Big Trouble in China - September 11, 2007—Join biologist Zeb Hogan of the National Geographic Society's Megafishes Project as he explores the threats facing the giant Chinese sturgeon and the efforts underway to save it.
- Giant Sea Spiders Found - February 19, 2008—Giant sea spiders and other species are among thousands of creatures—a quarter of them previously unknown—found in the icy depths of what some scientists call the Southern, or Antarctic, Ocean.
- Glow-in-the-Dark Cats Cloned - December 14, 2007—Scientists in South Korea have cloned cats that glow red when exposed to ultraviolet rays. The cats might someday help cure genetic diseases.
- Gorillas Executed in Congo Park - August 1, 2007—Four rare gorillas were shot in Africa's Virunga park on July 22. Get up close with other Virunga gorillas as rangers patrol the park to prevent another tragedy.
- Gorillas Find Refuge in Uganda - October 22, 2007— A Ugandan national park is a sanctuary for some 325 mountain gorillas, about half of the critically endangered species' population.
- Grisly Whaling Video Released - February 7, 2008—To call attention to Japanese whaling practices, the Australian government released video captured on the ocean near Antarctica. Warning: graphic imagery.
- Grisly Wildlife Trade Exposed - February 25, 2008—An activist uses a video camera to expose what many would consider a grisly illegal wildlife trade in Myanmar. Warning: graphic imagery.

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