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Alligators move lungs to dive and roll in water - Yahoo! News

Alligators can stealthily manoeuvre through the water leaving nary a ripple, despite having neither fins nor flippers like other adept swimmers. Instead, they use special muscles to shift the position of their lungs...

Marine, Iraq Dog Reunited in San Diego

A San Diego-based Marine major was reunited on Saturday with one of his closest war buddies - a 2-year-old dog named Nubs.

Group: Humpback Whale Calves Make Sounds

The calves instead produced a limited number of sounds that were short and simple in structure, according to the study.

Wildlife Extra - Seabird, Not Seen For 80 Years, Photographed off Papua New Guinea

A bird not seen for 80 years has been rediscovered in the Pacific to the delight of conservationists. Only two records of Beck’s petrel have ever existed previously...

Sri Lanka Guardian: German police dogs to wear shoes

The unusual footwear is not a fashion statement but rather a necessity due to the high rate of paw injuries on duty.

Firefighter saves dog by performing CPR - Yahoo! News

A firefighter performed CPR on a dog, saving its life after responding to a mobile home fire

Bats use same flying trick as insects - Yahoo! News

Bats stay aloft by employing an aerodynamic trick previously thought unique to insects...

IndieScribe: Amazing Story: Dolphin Rescues Whales

A dolphin swam up to two distressed whales that appeared headed for death in a beach stranding in New Zealand and guided them to safety, witnesses said

Nature’s Best Photography

Nature’s Best Photograph - beautiful and amazing pictures of animals and nature

Even your dog has a blog - CNN.com

It goes without saying that Max, a 3-year-old golden retriever can't talk. But that doesn't stop him from chronicling his dog's life -- as told to his owner Aubrey Jones -- on the blog Max the Golden Retriever.

Scientists find hibernating fish in Antarctic - Yahoo! News

Scientists have found an Antarctic fish that hibernates to conserve energy during the long southern winters.

Franken-fish in Britain

Panic after 'Franken-fish' that is deadlier than a piranha is caught in Britain

Giant Marine Life Found in Antarctica

Scientists who conducted the most comprehensive survey to date of New Zealand's Antarctic waters were surprised by the size of some specimens found, including jellyfish with 12-foot tentacles and 2-foot-wide starfish.

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | 'Frog from hell' fossil unearthed

A 70-million-year-old fossil of a giant frog has been unearthed in Madagascar by a team of UK and US scientists.

Scientists Say Rules May Keep Timid Fish

...it's the fast-growing more aggressive fish that tend to get caught, removing them from the breeding pool.

Cows With Holes - Holey Cows at toshism

Are there holes in those cows? Yes there are. In order to perform experiments on cows, scientists have developed a way to surgically make permanent holes in their stomachs in order to study their digestive systems.

Snake eats family dog as kids watch - CNN.com

A 16-foot python stalked a family dog for days before swallowing the pet whole in front of horrified children in the Australian tropics, animal experts said Wednesday.

Caught on tape: Rat videos reveal whisker secrets - Yahoo! News

...the motions rats make when they touch something are up to 10 times faster than researchers had assumed. "The richness of what they are perceiving with their whiskers is far more complex than we ever would have thought."

Animals

Dogs give up their lives to save family

Bella, a 3-year-old golden retriever/collie mix who was once rescued as an abused puppy, returned the favor to her owners by alerting them to a house fire.

English Russia » A Seal As a Pet

Some Russian girls had a bear as a pet, but this one has a real seal as her home animal. She feeds it, goes for a walk with it and gives it to swim in her bath to feel like home.

Rampaging deer trashes house

But it left quite a mark indoors. No room was left untouched. There are drips of blood on the floor and on furniture and smears on walls (freshly painted last fall), window treatments and even the washing machine.

Mum backs dog, chides son for pulling ears before mauling

Family's mastiff-staffordshire cross mauls boy - Victim's mum said he provoked the savage attack

Bald Eagle Wallpaper

Amazing Bald Eagle, Central Minnesota

100 Year-old Tortoise acts as Mom to Baby Hippo

It is incredible. A-less-than-a-year-old hippo has adopted a male tortoise, about a century old, and the tortoise seems to be very happy with being a 'mother',"

9 Pet Photography Tips

Here are 9 tips that will help you help you get the most of your photo session

Shark's virgin birth: Lone female in aquarium gives birth to a pup without ever coming into contact with a male

The virgin birth is making biologists think again about one of the oldest and - in evolutionary terms - most successful creatures.

The 6 Cutest Animals That Can Still Destroy You

Here are six animals that you'll probably want to steer clear of, no matter how adorable they look on that wall calendars.

Cool Hunting: Fish Reflexology Spa

..."the sensation feels somewhere between tickling and short electric shocks, and as time goes on, the shocks become harder. By the end your feet will be very smooth and relaxed." It's a truly symbiotic relationship.

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Tiger hug pic

Massive meat-eating dinosaurs discovered - Science- msnbc.com

Paleontologists have discovered in Niger bones of two massive meat-eating dinosaurs that may have picked over the same prey, much as modern-day lions and hyenas do.

Boy has a `special bond' with huge pet python

The boy and his snake have become a tourist attraction in Setbo village, about 12 miles south of the capital Phnom Penh, as well as a source of wonder to the locals.

A Primeval Tide of Toxins - Los Angeles Times

Runoff from modern life is feeding an explosion of primitive organisms. This 'rise of slime,' as one scientist calls it, is killing larger species and sickening people.

'Flesh-eating' amphibians filmed

One of the strangest meal-times in the animal kingdom has been caught on film by a BBC crew. The team recorded footage of a female worm-like amphibian, called a caecilian, allowing her young to peel off and eat her skin.

Scientists Glue Wii Remote Parts to Flying Lemurs

A backpack using technology borrowed from the iPod and Nintendo Wii has helped scientists learn how an exotic animal flies.

Dog Walks 70 Miles Through Desert To Find Marine

But two days later after Dennis had moved, Nubbs came along and gave Dennis the surprise of a lifetime. The dog had walked 70 miles in the desert in 18 degree temperatures while he was still recovering from his wound to find Dennis.

Dying Bats+Dying Bees=Trouble

First there was colony collapse disorder where bees were dying off by the millions. Now it is the bats that are dying in the northeast of the US which means more mosquitoes and other flying insects await us all this spring.

'Bizarre' new mammal discovered

A new species of mammal has been discovered in the mountains of Tanzania, scientists report. The bizarre-looking creature, dubbed Rhynochocyon udzungwensis, is a type of giant elephant shrew, or sengi.

sea gull flying

sea gull flying - from brighton - UK

I normally don't do fashion, but here is a yellow jacket.

On a funny note, I found myself playing Fountain Lifeguard as some of the bees would get stuck in the pool of water. I'd fish them out and they'd give a photo op for me while they dried off.

Dragonfly Covered with Dew, Photo by Martin Amm

Photographer Martin Amm took this amazing macro photography of a red-veined darter dragonfly covered in dew.

Lisa the Geep

Meet Lisa the Geep - yes, a cross between a goat and a sheep!

Flyin Owl wallpaper

...what you see here is an Owl & this picture was taken in countryside nearby Brighton, UK

The Best Photos: Shark is a Dangerous Killer

These shots capture the splendour and horror of a two ton great white shark weighing leaping 10ft from the water as it closes inevitably on its victim.

Animal News and Pictures

Amazing pictures of the cheetah cubs who developed a...

This extraordinary series of photographs ...show a female cheetah demonstrating to her young the first rules of survival in the wild - how to hunt and kill. (but there's more)

eagle wallpapers

Page one of Eagle Pictures wallpapers

Mauling survivor said he yelled at tiger

One of the two survivors of the San Francisco Zoo tiger attack that left a 17-year-old dead told the victim's father that the three had yelled and waved at the animal while standing atop the railing of the tiger's exhibit...

Did Puxnutawney Phil Predict Global Warming?

Punxsutawney Phil may be smarter than we've given him credit for. In addition to checking out his shadow to forecast the end of winter, he has been ahead of the curve in predicting global warming.

Does Your Pet Seem Almost Human? It May Be A Clever Response To Loneliness

New research at the University of Chicago finds evidence for a clever way that people manage to alleviate the pain of loneliness: They create people in their surroundings to keep them company.

Female inmates work with dogs for the disabled

Female inmates will serve as full time trainers and will be paired with a puppy which they will work with 24 hours a day for at least a year.

Brown bears back on the prowl in unusually mild Finnish weather

Unusually mild and wet January weather has caused hibernating brown bears in Finland to wake up prematurely...

Did Insects Kill the Dinosaurs?

"The largest of the land animals, the dinosaurs, would have been locked in a life-or-death struggle with [insects] for survival."

Germany's Polar Bear Cub Quandary

...the country's tabloid press agonized over the deaths of two tiny Eisbär cubs in a Nuremberg zoo, who were presumably eaten by their inexperienced mother, Vilma, after zookeepers decided not to intervene.

Minoru Morimoto: What gives you the right to lecture us about whaling? - 22 Jan 2008 - Opinion, Editorial and reader comments from New Zealand and around the World

As a result of Japan's research programme, we now know more about the status of whale stocks and whale biology than at any time in history and this knowledge increases each year.

The Sea Lions Huge Yawn

It's hard work being a sea lion!!!

Greenpeace harassing whaling fleet

Greenpeace activists in an inflatable boat are trying to stop the Japanese whaling factory ship from refuelling in Antarctic waters, the environment group says.

Mr. Cat: Cat Wallpaper #30

Two white friends

M.D. Anderson's cancer fight turns to toxic toad venom

A Houston hospital known for seeking the most advanced cancer therapies that modern science can develop is turning its attention to a centuries-old Chinese treatment: toad venom.

The Top Dog Breeds of 2007 - AKC's Most Popular Dog Breeds of the Year

At the start of every year, the American Kennel Club tallies up the registrations for the previous year, and gives us a list of the top ten registered dog breeds in the United States.

Do Monkeys Pay for Sex?

In a recent study of macaque monkeys in Indonesia, researchers found that male primates "paid" for sexual access to females — and that the going rate for such access dwindled as the number of available females went up.

Platypus swam with the dinosaurs

Fossil jaws from an ancient platypus found in Victoria have revealed the Australian mammal group is tens of millions of years older than previously thought.

Sweden to Study Belching Cows

A Swedish university has received $590,000 in research funds to measure the greenhouse gases released when cows belch.

Pets

...veterinarian Chris Thurgood said forecasts of frequent 40 degree days would gradually deplete local stocks of short-nosed dogs and cats, which typically suffer from respiratory problems and heat stress.

Butterfly on Flower

Spring, flowers, butterfly -- This looks like it’s a Male Speyeria callippe callippe Butterfly. It was seen near Little Crater Lake...

Pictures of the Week

I came across a wonderfully amusing image of two doe mule deer in the deep snow of the Gunnison Basin east of Gunnison, Colo

'Raining Dead Birds,' Resident Says

Experts say they believe they have identified why dozens of birds have been mysteriously dropping from the sky and dying in yards of west Phoenix residents.

Black Cat

Sneaky Black Cat picture

Animals

Mr Potato Head makes octopus pal

A giant Pacific octopus living in a Cornish aquarium has formed an unlikely bond with a child's plastic toy.

480-million-year-old Fossil Sheds Light On 150-year-old...

Discovery of an exceptional fossil specimen in southeastern Morocco that preserves evidence of the animal's soft tissues has solved a paleontological puzzle about the origins of an extinct group of bizarre slug-like animals with rows of mineralized armor plates on their backs

What dogs can teach you about life

Dogs are man’s best friend, but are they much more than that? Are they man’s best teacher? There are many subtle things that dog’s can teach us about life.

Dolphin Play Bubble Rings

How do they do this?

Scientists Prove that Squirrels are Sneaky

The study found that squirrels are far more likely to make fake holes when they know they’re being watched by other squirrels. To the researchers, this suggests that the squirrels are aware of other squirrels intention to steal.

Tiger

Schonbrunn Zoo, Wien.

Cute Seal

Cute Seal looking up through ice hole.

So I'm a snail and I need to cross the bridge... hmm...

So I'm a snail and I need to cross the bridge... hmm what should I do?

things that make you go aahh

Adorable animal pictures

This is one mean dog

Pictured ...is a Caucasian Shepherd Dog. These dogs are popular in Russia and other countries with a need to protect livestock and property. This is truly an amazing animal, he looks more like a small bear than a dog!

Dog retrieves his best friend - a cat buried in the garden

A pet dog missed the family’s dead cat so much that he dug up his grave and brought the body back into the house.

The World’s 5 Most Venomous Species

There are hundreds of animals that could kill you.

Bulldog is back on list of Top 10 most popular dogs

For the first time in 72 years, the bulldog has muscled its way back into the Top 10 most popular breeds in the nation, coming in 10th last year. The No. 1 dog remained the Labrador retriever, for the 17th consecutive year.

The 5 Most Horrifying Bugs in the World

For every one of us, there are 1.5 billion bugs. But some of them are so horrifying, just one is too many. Here are five you want to avoid at all costs.

Pet Rules

To be posted VERY LOW on the refrigerator door - nose height.

Blame It On The Voices: Birds vs. Vortex

Birds vs. Vortex

Audubon Zoo Desktop Wallpaper

We took hundreds of photos that day, several of which have been rotating through my collection of desktop wallpapers. You are welcome to them.

Wallpaper Puppy

Cute blond puppy wallpaper

Oil Spills, Saving Animals, Protecting the Seas

Since a picture is worth a thousand words, this article comes with illustrations from a recent oil spill in the Yellow Sea.

Animals in the News

Oh yes, cute cat pictures, avert your eyes!

Two cute cat pictures -- "What can I say? kinda turns your stomach huh?"

How Much Does It Cost To Keep A Dog?

When calculating the cost of keeping your pet, you need to look at several areas.

Baby Mammoth Could Shed Light on Warming

Frozen in much the state it died some 37,500 years ago, a Siberian baby mammoth undergoing tests in Japan could finally explain why the beasts were driven to extinction - and shed light on climate change, scientists said...

Stop Dog Barking - Why Dogs Bark and How To Train Them To Stop Barking

Your dog has a voice, just like you do, and she uses it just how you do too: to communicate something to the people she cares about.

How to Save a Choking Cat

Choking can be life threatening for your cat. The harder a choking cat tries to breathe, the more panicky he or she can become.

Gibbon with a death wish Video

This gibbon found himself who to play with

Talking Cat Siamese

Talking cat. Alaska being cheeky!

Look at what my father found

He found her [dog] in the park when he went to play soccer.

Itchmo Reader Cat And Dog Pictures

Annnnnd……is this what you’re calling the bottom of the totem pole? -- Cat food bowl???? No, haven’t seen it. No, not me, no way.

Kids learn how to be compassionate toward animals

Just a few days after a 3-month old kitten had her ears cut off and was badly beaten; some local children are learning why it's important to treat animals with respect.

Pomeranian Pride in MA

I am a proud Pomeranian owner! I spend most of my free time researching this breed to become an expert!

: Shetland Times Online News Feature

Shetland was once a paradise for sea trout anglers, but today there are very few to be found. In the second of a short series of articles, Paul Bloomer explores the reasons for the massive decline in Shetland's sea trout population.

FCB-Franklin-what a sweetheart.

As you can see by the photo, Franklin [the cat] enjoys SNL. Franklin might not have laughed, but I swear I saw his whiskers move up and down when an amusing skit played.

Cute animal picture of the week

Here is the beautiful [toy] animal that came to visit us recently. He has been here about a week. He just showed up in our kitchen one day around Christmas time.

NPR : Scientists Probe the Mystery of Animal Lifespans

Why do some animals live so long while others sputter out so quickly?

The 'Kittens! '

So there I was . .. . just relaxing in front of the T.V. When the kids yelled, “Hey Mom! Come see the kittens.”

Funny cat clips

Video slide show of funny cat pictures

Another buck

Another of my local deer, taking a moment to pose for me.

So... WTF are you? - UADDit

So... WTF are you?

Wow -- A Tuxedo-less Penguin!

An individual Adélie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, that lacks most of its normal pigment was recently photographed by Australian biologists near Granholm Hut in Antarctica.

Animals in the News

Where The Nature Conservancy Works - Year in Review 2007

Protecting nature and preserving life on a global scale — 2007 was a year The Nature Conservancy fully inhabited that mission, from Africa to British Columbia, from Papua New Guinea to California. Read some of the highlights of our 2007 work below.

3rd Rare White Buffalo Born on Wisconsin Farm

A farm in Wisconsin is quickly becoming hallowed ground for American Indians with the birth of its third white buffalo, an animal considered sacred by many tribes for its potential to bring good fortune and peace.

Tigers maul tourist to death as he tries to take photo...

A 50-year-old man has been savagely mauled to death by two tigers through the bars of their zoo cage as he tried to take a picture of them with his mobile phone.

Tiger urine to scare killer elephant

Forest officials in eastern India have advised villagers to stock tiger urine and excrement to scare away a killer elephant and his marauding herd.

China Exclusive: Tiger eats tiger in NE China zoo_English_Xinhua

A Siberian tiger in a zoo in northeast China was killed and eaten by four tigers it had lived with for five years...

Death Row dog gets taste of freedom

Duke the pit bull left the doggy equivalent of Death Row Friday for heaven on earth.

Tiger Escapes S.F. Zoo Cage and Kills 1

Investigators trying to determine how a tiger escaped its zoo enclosure on Christmas Day — killing one man and mauling two others — plan a thorough sweep of the zoo grounds Wednesday to look for clues.

The Crossed Pond » The resurgent Sergeant Podge

...for at least the third time, this story has reappeared on the top of the ‘most emailed’ list on the BBC News homepage.

Big bucks in shaggy dog story

In a country whose residents spare no expense on their pets, self-service dog washes represent another splurge,

Suspect Leaps Off Bridge With Police Dog

A man being chased by authorities grabbed a police dog and leaped off a bridge, taking the animal with him into the cold San Diego Bay 200 feet below.