Laura's Animals / Wildlife Blog June 2005 Archive

Wildlife News Round-Up #20
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Thursday June 30, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Chickadees Use Complex Calls to Warn of Predators
Researcher Chris Templeton of the University of Washington has revealed that black-capped chickadees use a complex set of vocalizations to warn of nearby predators. Templeton has found that the chickadees' ... Read More

Friday June 24, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Siberian Tiger Population Holding Steady
Deep in the icy, snow-packed woods of Siberia, tigers prowl. It's an odd place to envision tigers—majestic and black-striped, these felines are more often associated with the humid jungles of ... Read More

Thursday June 23, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Red Tide Plagues East Coast Waters
Unusually cool and damp weather conditions this spring in the coastal North Atlantic region provided the right conditions for a recent toxic algal bloom, also known as a 'red tide'. ... Read More

Tuesday June 14, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

DNA of Extinct Bear Species Mapped
For the first time, scientists have deciphered the genetic sequence of an extinct species. After painstaking work, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) have ... Read More

Tuesday June 7, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

Evidence of Marine Mammal 'Culture'
Scientists believe that bottlenose dolphins teach each other how to use sponges to protect their nose as they forage for food in the sea bed. This behavior, passed on to ... Read More

Saturday June 4, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)

New Reserve Established to Protect Black Rhinos
The Zululand Rhino Reserve in the KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa is to become the second reserve dedicated to protection of the critically endangered black rhino (Diceros bicornis). The aim of ... Read More

Saturday June 4, 2005 | permalink | comments (0)