Laura's Animals / Wildlife Blog August 2004 Archive

Wildlife News Round-Up #10
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Tuesday August 31, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Scientists Lose Contact with Loggerhead Turtle, Sodade
A recent press release by scientists working with Seaturtle.org has revealed the loss of Sodade, one of the loggerhead turtles tagged in their satellite tracking study. Dr. Brendan Godley, NERC Research ... Read More

Friday August 27, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Satellites Help Scientists Follow Endangered Loggerhead Turtles
The Cape Verde Islands off the coast of West Africa are an important nesting site for a colony of endangered loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta). Threatened by intense fishing activity in ... Read More

Monday August 23, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Fossils Illustrate Evolution of Underwater Hearing in Whales
Newly described fossils of the inner ear bones of an ancient whale has shed light on how whales evolved their specialized ability to hear underwater. Since whales evolved from terrestrial ... Read More

Wednesday August 11, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)

Ancient Bird Brain Reveals Ability for Flight
Dr Angela Milner of London's Natural History Museum used a specialized X-ray technique to take a peak at the inner workings of a fossilized skull of an Archaeopteryx, the earliest ... Read More

Wednesday August 4, 2004 | permalink | comments (0)