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Discovery News - Animals
News on animals from Discovery

• Great White Tops List of Hardest-Biting Sharks
  It is head width, not overall size, that best predicts how hard a shark's bite will be.
• Shiny Urban Surfaces Trap Clueless Critters
  Shiny city surfaces can trap insects drawn to the glint of water.
• Mosquito Buzz Actually a Love Song
  Scientists hope to match the buzz of mating mosquitoes to try and curb disease spread.
• Luxury Beef Bull Cloned
  The ancestral bull of a high-end brand of beef is cloned by Japanese scientists.
• Brown Pelicans Turning Up Injured and Confused
  Brown pelicans are turning up on California shores bruised and confused.
• Rare Pink Iguana Evaded Darwin
  A pink-and-black Galapagos iguana is ID'd some 179 years after Darwin's visit.
• Parasite Could Make Mosquitoes Die Young
  Scientists may be able to breed mosquitoes to carry a parasite that causes early death.
• Mammoths Wiped Out by Prehistoric 'Perfect Storm'?
  A new theory ties together three explanations for the disappearance of mammoths.
• Japanese Whalers Disrupted by Activists
  Sea Shepherd activists prevent Japanese whalers from harpooning whales.
• 'Pinups for Pit Bulls' Rally for Breed
  "Fight the deed, not the breed" is the motto of these pioneering pinup models.
• Africa's Oldest Chimp, a Conservation Icon, Dies
  The life of a 66-year-old chimpanzee named Gregoire is celebrated by his caretakers.
• Activists Say Whalers Unable to Harpoon
  The Sea Shepherds intercept Japanese whalers in dangerous conditions off Antarctica.
• Santa Likely Pulled by All-Female Reindeer Team
  The antlers on Santa's reindeer suggest they're all females, say researchers.
• Cleanest Creatures Skip the Bathroom
  The cleanest, most social creatures are those that never expel bodily waste.
• Seven Penguins Considered for Protection
  The Fish and Wildlife considers listing six penguin species as threatened and one as endangered.
• High-Energy Jumbo Squid at Risk With Warming
  Rising CO2 levels in the oceans is likely to make the Humboldt squid lethargic.
• New Pterosaur Species Unearthed in Sahara
  The remains of two new species of extinct animals are found in remote Morocco.
• Koala Not a Dwarf of Prehistoric Versions
  Koalas did not evolve as dwarf versions of prehistoric giant koalas, research concludes.
• Found: World's Oldest Spider Web?
  The world's oldest spider web is found encased in a prehistoric piece of amber.
• More Than 1,000 New Species Found in Mekong
  From snakes to giant spiders, hundreds of species are found in the Mekong region.
• Elephants Live Much Longer in Wild Than Zoos
  Researchers find the median life span for elephants in zoos is much younger than in the wild.
• Koala at Risk for Extinction, Group Says
  Less than 100,000 koalas are left in Australia and they could become extinct in some areas.
• Loner Dolphins Produce as Many Offspring
  Female dolphins that use sponges for foraging spend less time socializing but have as many calves.
• Number of Eggs in a Nest Depends on Climate
  Why do some birds lay only one egg in their nest, while others lay 10 or more?
• Turtle Egg-Laying Season Thrown Off by Warming
  Turtles along the Mississippi River are changing their nesting dates thanks to rising temps.
• Walruses Threatened by Shrinking Ice, Group Says
  Conservationists go to court for the declining Pacific walrus.
• Rare Gorilla Twins Born in Uganda
  Twin mountain gorillas are born in Uganda and survive harsh November rains.
• Toothy Sawfish Doomed by Own Design
  The same sharp jaws that allow sawfish to survive in the wild may be responsible for their decline.
• 'RoboClam' Anchor Holds Ships Steady
  A clam-inspired "smart anchor" burrows through sand and holds strong.
• Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Search Begins Anew
  Four years after a much-debated sighting of an elusive woodpecker, the search goes on.
• 2009: 'Year of the Gorilla'
  The U.N. commits to raising awareness about the plight of gorillas in 2009.
• Male Lizards Do Push-Ups to Get Attention
  When a male anole lizard wants to alert others he does four-legged push-ups.
• Dolphin Kick Three Times More Mighty Than Olympians
  Michael Phelps may be fast, but dolphins can kick with 212 pounds of power.
• Single-Celled Giant Upends Early Evolution
  The tracks of a single-celled organism forces scientists to rethink early evolution.
• View to a Krill: Secrets of Plankton Eyes
  The world's simplest vision system can be found in tiny marine plankton.
• DNA of Ice Age's Woolly Mammoth's Mapped
  Scientists edge closer to reversing extinction by mapping the woolly mammoth's DNA.
• Big Hop Forward: Scientists Map Kangaroo DNA
  Scientists unravel the DNA of a small kangaroo named Matilda.
• Toxic Toads Killing Australian Crocs
  Invasive cane toads are killing alarming numbers of freshwater crocodiles in Australia.
• Japanese Whalers Set Sail, Say Witnesses
  Japan's controversial whaling fleet may have begun its annual Antarctic hunt.
• Wanted: Polar Bear Pics for Science
  Polar bear experts ask the public for help with a first-of-its-kind database.
• Sonar Ruling Worries Whale Advocates
  The Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Navy can continue to use long-range sonar.
• Wild Birds Learn Foreign 'Languages'
  Birds often respond to the warning calls of other species, but are they truly bilingual?
• Human Hair Linked to Lizard and Dinosaur Claws
  Human hair shaft proteins are linked to lizard and dinosaur claws.
• Bee Decline Not Yet Felt