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Nov 20, 2009 -
In honor of today's big New Moon release, I've been alerted to some (were)wolves — in fact, this whole "wolf pack." Hot. To celebrate the film, take this WolFiction/WolFact quiz and see if you can pick out the wild facts from the wild realities about real wolves.
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Jun 08, 2009 -
Although marmosets are known to be more primitive than their monkey relatives, they do have one thing in common: they both love to cuddle and snuggle! This three-week old marmoset was spotted cuddling his daddy at the Ramat Gan Zoo near Tel Aviv over the weekend.
Even though marmosets are closely related to monkeys, they have some pretty unique features on their own.
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Jul 09, 2008 -
Metropolitan Home has spotted a trend of animal-inspired home designs, evidenced by everything from a kangaroo-footed silver bowl to bird-feet candlesticks. While I don't think finding inspiration in wildlife is anything new — Hello, antlers! — I have been noticing a lot of furniture shaped like animals and creatures themselves.
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Apr 25, 2008 -
That's right – it's another holiday today! In honor of
World Penguin Day, I've created a slideshow to teach you a little more about the 17 species of penguins worldwide. Many times, looking at their heads is the easiest way to tell them apart .
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Apr 22, 2008 -
While not many of you were instantly on board with composting dog poop, I thought I'd mention some important information for those feline owners. A common parasite that kitties can get is actually very deadly to wildlife, like these adoro sea otters, when cat litter is not properly disposed! Cat feces can contain Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite that commonly gets into feline systems from eating infected rodents, birds, or other small animals.
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Apr 22, 2008 -
The National Wildlife Federation offers some great tips to turn your backyard into a wildlife habitat (and then make it certified). Show your commitment to conserving wildlife and provide elements from each of the five essential areas you'll learn about when you read more.
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Apr 15, 2008 -
With only a few species of salamanders and worms known to be without lungs, a species of frog – the Barbourula kalimantanensis – was added to that very short list after being discovered in a remote province on Borneo Island. In August of last year, David Bickford, an evolutionary biologist at the National University of Singapore, was one of the few expeditioners to discover the unique amphibian. The small brown spotted frog, found along the fast moving rivers of the island, brings an interesting comparison from the researcher:
"These are about the most ancient and bizarre frogs you can get on the planet.
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Feb 16, 2008 -
I never thought I'd use the words London Fashion Week and wildlife in the same sentence, but that day has come my Fabbies. Wildlife Works, a company created in 1997 to protect wilderness habitats, made its fashion debut at last week's London Fashion Week, and there's no tree-hugging styles here . .
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Nov 18, 2009 -
Britney Spears continued to enjoy the sights of Australia today as she brought Sean Preston and Jayden James out to explore the Sydney Aquarium and a wildlife park. Her boys only arrived Down Under last week, but they've already had tons of fun from their yachting afternoon to swim time with Britney and Jason Trawick. Britney performed her second of four shows in the city last night, and she has two days off before she takes the stage again.
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Dec 27, 2007 -
Today is National Visit the Zoo Day, but before you go out to visit your local animal park consider supporting animals that are still able to live in their natural habitats. For $25, The World Wildlife Fund adoption center offers you the opportunity to sponsor endangered species from pygmy elephants to whale sharks to anacondas. Your child will receive an adoption certificate and photograph of the animal while your donation helps support the WWF's to efforts to save the species from extinction.
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