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Orang-utan killing in Kalimantan

Orang-utan killing in Kalimantan

Posted Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:47:00 GMT by Dave Armstrong

Serious threat to the endangered ape shown in a new study. Research showed that at least 750 orang-utans were killed in the last year. Indonesian, Malaysian and Australian researchers have produced this shocking result from an analysis of human and orang-utan conflict in Kalimantan.

Orang-utan killing in Kalimantan

Wildlife, Genes and Speciation Part II

Wildlife, Genes and Speciation Part II

Posted Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:27:20 GMT by Dave Armstrong

The second part of The Earth Times coverage of the Conference of The Wildlife Society taking place in Waikoloa, Hawaii this week, written by Dave Armstrong.

Wildlife, Genes and Speciation Part II

Wildlife, Genes and Speciation Part I

Wildlife, Genes and Speciation Part I

Posted Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:57:00 GMT by Dave Armstrong

In Waikoloa, Hawaii this week, there is the most remarkable collection of sessions and workshops. Whether eco-freak or mountain (wo)man, we can all regard with awe this mix of science, policy and wildlife management which is the US. Wildlife Society. This the first part of The Earth Times coverage of this event, written by Dave Armstrong.

Wildlife, Genes and Speciation Part I

A nightingale sings

A nightingale sings

Posted Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:16:00 GMT by Dave Armstrong

For four years in May, in a Berlin park, twelve 1-year-old and twelve older nightingales were played (nightingale) songs to determine how they reacted to common songs and different repertoires. The effort was worthwhile in many ways, especially in suggesting ways that birds can relate to competing males and the 'choosy' females.

A nightingale sings

A whale of a time

A whale of a time

Posted Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:22:00 GMT by Dave Armstrong

The whale itself is an incredible find, a new species, to be named after its origins as Aegyptocetus tarfa. Both Philip Gingerich of University of Michigan and Giovanni Bianucci of Universita di Pisa believe that 40 million years ago, this amazing link was hauling itself in and out of the sea at a time when these mammals were still semi-aquatic.

A whale of a time

Muriqui Mothers - a stabilising influence

Muriqui Mothers - a stabilising influence

Posted Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:25:00 GMT by Dave Collier

Anthropological and genetic studies have shown that older female muriqui monkeys play an important role in their social structure.

Muriqui Mothers - a stabilising influence

Early South American Mammal

Early South American Mammal

Posted Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:42:00 GMT by Dave Armstrong

Guillermo Rougier of the University of Louisville, Kentucky report two very significant Dryolestoid fossil skulls from the Cretaceous. Rougier, Apesteguia, and Gaetano publish the paper in Nature as an Argentinian/US collaboration.

Early South American Mammal

For the Hagfish ugly rules

For the Hagfish ugly rules

Posted Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:27:50 GMT by Dave Armstrong

Perhaps the ugliest fish in the world, the marine hagfish. For years, scientists theorised about how it might absorb nutrients while it was slowly scavenging the ocean floors. Video has now been taken to convict it of the hunting and killing of cute little fish.

For the Hagfish ugly rules

For baboons it pays to be sociable

For baboons it pays to be sociable

Posted Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:11:00 GMT by Dave Armstrong

Chacma baboons of Namibia, exist in small social stable groups on cliff top nesting sites in Tsaobis Leopard Park and so, unlike insects, schooling fish or other sociable creatures, it may not have organised instincts to coordinate its group movement.

For baboons it pays to be sociable

Born to roar - but lions are just big cry babies says new study

Born to roar - but lions are just big cry babies says new study

Posted Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:01:00 GMT by Colin Ricketts

A lion's terrifying roar might not mean all we thing it does according to new research which compares the great cat's blood curdling call to the sound of a crying baby.

Born to roar - but lions are just big cry babies says new study

Invasive coconut-smelling ants reach Hawaii

Invasive coconut-smelling ants reach Hawaii

Posted Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:44:00 GMT by Adrian Bishop

A super colony of invasive odorous house ants has been established in Hawaii, the first confirmed infestation outside mainland USA. The odorous house ants (Tapinoma sessile) that emit a coconut odour when crushed have travelled to Maui, 2,500-miles from the United States mainland.

Invasive coconut-smelling ants reach Hawaii

Fungi's amazing secrets revealed

Fungi's amazing secrets revealed

Posted Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:47:00 GMT by James Mathews

Fungi is absolutely everywhere and we have all seen it in places we would rather not, whether it be growing on food that is going off through to in damp areas of the cellar. The reason why fungi is everywhere is due to just how versatile it is as they can choose their lifestyle based on external conditions.

Fungi's amazing secrets revealed

The hunting leech

The hunting leech

Posted Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:09:00 GMT by Ines Morales

New discoveries about leeches' hunting methods. If you're an urban dweller like me, you have probably never seen a leech up close and personal. If you're a dedicated movie fan, you have probably seen them often in old adventure movies, almost invariably latched on to the back of a screaming damsel in distress or a harried hero as he or she emerges from a dismal swamp in some far off country.

The hunting leech

Zombie Worms Live

Zombie Worms Live

Posted Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:40:00 GMT by Dave Armstrong

If you can keep out of sight, don't mind darkness and leave no trace when you're dead, you too could be a zombie worm. After a few million years, we now have a way to detect the presence of these intriguing animals on fossil whales - otherwise known as bone worms.

Zombie Worms Live

Quick mapping of underwater volcano

Quick mapping of underwater volcano

Posted Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:44:00 GMT by Adrian Bishop

Spanish scientists have taken just two weeks to map an underwater volcano in the Canary Islands in high resolution and continue to monitor its effects.

Quick mapping of underwater volcano

Wild Carpathia - Filming the Last Untouched European Wilderness

Wild Carpathia - Filming the Last Untouched European Wilderness

Posted Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:41:00 GMT by Julian Jackson

Documentary featuring Prince of Wales premieres on Travel Channel. Wild Carpathia is a stunning documentary about a little-known part of Europe. Romania has a huge virtually-untouched area of mountains almost the size of Britain.

Wild Carpathia - Filming the Last Untouched European Wilderness

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Bowhead whales rock- all winter long.

Posted Wed, 04 Apr 2018 08:39:22 GMT by Dave Armstrong

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Sneeze to leave, and wild dogs vote for a hunt!

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Sheep hunted before domestication in the Middle East.

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Stream insects live well in Yorkshire

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Bees that buzz and those that help the economy!

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Climate Change drives early laying/hatching, but not only Temperature!

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Bees succeed against the odds, even when solitary.

Posted Tue, 18 Apr 2017 08:16:55 GMT by JW. Dowey

Fascination in rocky pools and their invertebrate inhabitants

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Army ants tolerate multiple evolutions of beetle mimics

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Long live the queen bee

Posted Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:21:00 GMT by Dave Collier

Tasmanian Devils fight hardest battle yet

Posted Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:21:00 GMT by Colin Ricketts

Cuckoos mimic hawks

Posted Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:44:30 GMT by Colin Ricketts

Pesticides threaten social, ecological aspect of ant hunting in Brazil

Posted Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:03:12 GMT by Paromita Pain

Giant squid have eyes like dinner plates

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The Nudibranch Exposed - Correction

Posted Mon, 06 May 2013 09:32:00 GMT by JW Dowey

Teaching is the Oldest Profession.

Posted Tue, 09 Feb 2016 10:47:50 GMT by JW Dowey

Wildlife, Genes and Speciation Part I

Posted Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:57:00 GMT by Dave Armstrong

Crayfish battles - Fool your enemy

Posted Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:53:59 GMT by Dave Armstrong

Report Calls For Improved Earthquake Resilience in USA

Posted Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:46:01 GMT by Mike Campbell