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Written by Marlowe Hood
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 Frogs that started life as male tadpoles were changed in an experiment into females by estrogen-like pollutants similar to those found in the environment, according to a new study. The results may shed light on at least one reason that up to a third of frog species around the world are threatened with extinction, suggests the study, set to appear in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry in May. |
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Written by The Petition Site.com
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The Peru Free Trade Agreement would sanction the destruction of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest -- home to jaguars, long-haired spider monkeys, blue-headed macaws, giant river otters and other endangered species -- by failing to address the illegal harvest and trade in mahogany. |
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Written by Danielle Rose
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 Turtles are cold-blooded reptiles. They have a shell making them unique from other reptiles. Their upper shell is called the carapace, and a lower shell that protects the belly called the plastron. The carapace and plastron shape and color varies from species to species. One might think it would at least always be a hard shell, which also is untrue. There are softshell turtle species, along with many others.
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Written by Beate
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 Monkey Trouble - Monkeys as pets? Better think twice before the trouble starts! Having monkeys as pets can be awfully funny, if we can watch others having to handle the situations on the screen. Latest since Buddy where Rene Russo plays an eccentric socialite who raises a gorilla as her son our hearts melted away for this species. Buddy is a fact based...... |
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