http://animals.about.com/ Animals / Wildlife http://animals.about.com/b/2008/05/16/polar-bear-granted-threatened-status.htm Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced today that the Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) is to be granted protection under the US Endangered Species Act. The long overdue listing decision... http://animals.about.com/b/2008/05/16/polar-bear-granted-threatened-status.htm 2008-05-16T09:30:56Z http://animals.about.com/b/2008/05/10/scientists-sequence-platypus-genome.htm An international team of scientists has decoded the genome of the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) and in doing so, expects to gain valuable insights into the evolution of mammals. Platypuses represent... http://animals.about.com/b/2008/05/10/scientists-sequence-platypus-genome.htm 2008-05-10T03:22:33Z http://animals.about.com/b/2008/05/09/california-sea-hare-aplysia-californica.htm The California Sea Hare (Aplysia californica) is among the world's largest gastropods and grows to lengths of about 41cm (16in). It has ruffled flaps along its back and two pairs... http://animals.about.com/b/2008/05/09/california-sea-hare-aplysia-californica.htm 2008-05-09T12:15:59Z http://animals.about.com/b/2008/05/06/rainshadow.htm A rain shadow is an area of dry land that lies on the leeward (or downwind) side of a mountain. Winds carry air masses up and over the mountain range... http://animals.about.com/b/2008/05/06/rainshadow.htm 2008-05-06T00:47:02Z http://animals.about.com/b/2008/05/02/lost-worlds-vanished-lives-by-david-attenborough.htm While at the Natural History Museum in London last weekend, I picked up a copy of Lost Worlds Vanished Lives, a four-part series on fossils and paleontology written and presented... http://animals.about.com/b/2008/05/02/lost-worlds-vanished-lives-by-david-attenborough.htm 2008-05-02T15:27:13Z http://animals.about.com/b/2008/04/28/a-visit-to-the-natural-history-museum-london.htm This weekend I visited the Natural History Museum in London, one of the world's top natural history museums and home to a vast collection of life science specimens important to... http://animals.about.com/b/2008/04/28/a-visit-to-the-natural-history-museum-london.htm 2008-04-28T04:31:20Z http://animals.about.com/b/2008/04/17/charles-darwins-manuscripts-now-online.htm An extensive collection of Charles Darwin's private manuscripts is now available online. Previously, this collection of handwritten notes—penned by the naturalist who forever changed the way we would interpret the... http://animals.about.com/b/2008/04/17/charles-darwins-manuscripts-now-online.htm 2008-04-17T18:36:44Z http://animals.about.com/b/2008/04/09/kingfisher-identification-tips.htm The Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) is a colorful bird that occurs throughout many parts of Europe. Their range extends northward as far as southern Scotland, the Baltic states, and southern Scandinavia.... http://animals.about.com/b/2008/04/09/kingfisher-identification-tips.htm 2008-04-09T14:01:27Z http://animals.about.com/b/2008/03/31/wildlife-news-round-up-53.htm In this issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, we find out how rooks are teaming up to solve problems, how the Bush Administration is under pressure to evaluate a backlog of... http://animals.about.com/b/2008/03/31/wildlife-news-round-up-53.htm 2008-03-31T00:05:03Z http://animals.about.com/b/2008/03/30/diversity-of-giraffes.htm A research team studying the genetic diversity of giraffes has shown that there may be more than just one species of giraffe. The team, lead by David M. Brown from... http://animals.about.com/b/2008/03/30/diversity-of-giraffes.htm 2008-03-30T08:52:36Z