- Animal Behavior
The Most Dangerous Shark
There are at least ten species of sharks that will occasionally bite, and even kill, humans who enter their habitat. By far, however, the species responsible for the most attacks,…
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Cloning Endangered Species
In his December 7 piece, Species Protection and Technology, economics writer Casey B. Mulligan suggested that we needn’t worry too much about saving endangered species, since future scientists will likely…
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Reindeer Hurt By Climate Change
We can safely assume that Santa’s reindeer are reasonably well nourished because of all the sugar plums and other goodies the elves feed them at the North Pole. Wild reindeer,…
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Extinction and Extirpation
Everyone knows what the words “extinct” and “extinction” mean. They tell us that a species has vanished from the earth, just like the dinosaurs. Since life began on our planet,…
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Saving Wild Hamsters
How could the hamster possibly be an endangered species when we see them in every pet store we visit? For one thing, there are around 25 different species of wild…
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Heat Hurts Texas Wildlife
Wild animals in Texas tend to be tough; mammals, birds, and reptiles alike are used to high summer temperatures and seasonally scarce water. This summer’s super drought, however, which has…
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