Beatragus hunteri Still Critically Endangered & More for Sunday, July 5, 2009

A sanctuary threatened

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8130261.stm

Pantanal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantanal

Chimpanzees learn from video demo

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8128325.stm

Pan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimpanzee

California water plan aims to save Puget Sound orcas

http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20090705/sc_mcclatchy/3264807;_ylt=AnrKT5VQXe7UQ7nWiw2G7ogPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJwbGlxNnRoBGFzc2V0Ay9tY2NsYXRjaHkvMjAwOTA3MDUvc2NfbWNjbGF0Y2h5LzMyNjQ4MDcEcG9zAzQEc2VjA3luX21vc3RfcG9wdWxhcgRzbGsDY2FsaWZvcm5pYXdh

Orcinus orca

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orcinus_orca

Orcinus orca (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/328534

Orcinus orca (IUCN Red List Link – ‘Data deficient’)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/15421/0

First Asian elephant born in Australian zoo

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090705/ap_on_re_au_an/as_australia_baby_elephant;_ylt=ApHfGJJD_3bb9kewJamPurgPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJyMzczODMxBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNzA1L2FzX2F1c3RyYWxpYV9iYWJ5X2VsZXBoYW50BGNwb3MDMgRwb3MDNQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNmaXJzdGFzaWFuZWw

Elephas maximus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Elephant

Elephas maximus (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/997407

Elephas maximus (IUCN Red List Link – Endangered)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/7140/0

Thai zoo's 1st baby panda goes on display

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090704/ap_on_re_as/as_thailand_panda_cub;_ylt=AgiPPK3XR7S31f_pr9r_9IIPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJxNnR2ZGxvBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNzA0L2FzX3RoYWlsYW5kX3BhbmRhX2N1YgRwb3MDNgRzZWMDeW5fYXJ0aWNsZV9zdW1tYXJ5X2xpc3QEc2xrA3RoYWl6b29zMXN0Yg--

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailuropoda_melanoleuca

Ailuropoda melanoleuca (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/328070

Ailuropoda melanoleuca (IUCN Red List Link – Endangered)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/712/0

No safe haven for rarest antelope

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8132000/8132835.stm

Beatragus hunteri

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirola

Damaliscus hunteri (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/308533

Beatragus hunteri (IUCN Red List Link – Critically endangered)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/6234/0

Afghanistan's only pig freed after flu scare

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8135116.stm

Sus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sus

Twin koalas born in Australia

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Phascolarctos cinereus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

http://www.eol.org/pages/128425

Obama’s Namesake Rescue Turtle Freed

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090704/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_obama_turtle;_ylt=AnhzQ3T5DNzlgTcTo8GbBJ_tiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJvOG5nNmM2BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNzA0L3VzX29kZF9vYmFtYV90dXJ0bGUEcG9zAzgEc2VjA3luX2FydGljbGVfc3VtbWFyeV9saXN0BHNsawN0dXJ0bGVuYW1lZGY-

Caretta caretta

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caretta_caretta

Caretta caretta (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1056566

Caretta caretta (IUCN Red List Link – Endangered)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/3897/0

Honeybee mobs overpower hornets

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8129536.stm

Apis cerana japonica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Honeybee

Vespa mandarinia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_giant_hornet

Human-like Brain Disturbances In Insects

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090702170207.htm

Bugs: The Forgotten Victims of Climate Change

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090704/sc_livescience/bugstheforgottenvictimsofclimatechange;_ylt=AlMfAp53IQOOkzAhD1hJShQPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTN0YjkxNmpkBGFzc2V0Ay9saXZlc2NpZW5jZS8yMDA5MDcwNC9zY19saXZlc2NpZW5jZS9idWdzdGhlZm9yZ290dGVudmljdGltc29mY2xpbWF0ZW

Researchers Describe The 90-year Evolution Of Swine Flu

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090629200641.htm

Methane-producing Molecule Can Also Repair DNA

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090702080527.htm

Castor-oil Plants Genetically Altered To Produce New Bio-lubricants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090625074514.htm

Ricinis communis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_oil_plant

Ricinus communis (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1151096

Up to 6,000 exposed to hepatitis at hospital

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31726793/ns/health-health_care/


Mars More Like Earth Than Thought? New Details About History Of Water On Red Planet

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090702140841.htm

How Martian clouds create snowfall

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31713000/ns/technology_and_science-space/

'Earth-like' snow falls on Mars: study

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/07/03/tech-snow-mars-whiteway-clouds.html

Scientists explain Martian soil surprises

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31712980/ns/technology_and_science-space/

Researchers Unveil Whiskered Robot Rat

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630163538.htm

Anoiapithecus brevirostris Discovery and More for Wednesday, June 3, 2009

* Aptenodytes forsteri image licensed under Creative Commons by lin padgham

New Hominid With 'Modern' Facial Features

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090602083729.htm

Salvador Moyà-Solà, David M. Alba, Sergio Almécija, Isaac Casanovas-Vilar, Meike Köhler, Soledad De Esteban-Trivigno, Josep M. Robles, Jordi Galindo, and Josep Fortuny. A unique Middle Miocene European hominoid and the origins of the great ape and human clade. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2009; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0811730106

http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0811730106

Dolphin and whale climate fears

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/8077272.stm

'Nature's ghosts' filmed for first time

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8077000/8077903.stm

Macroderma gigas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Bat

Macroderma gigas (IUCN Red List – Vulnerable)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/12590/0

Macroderma gigas (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/328820

Lawsuits filed over wolf hunting in Rockies

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31073035/

Canis lupus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canis_lupus

Canis lupus lupus

http://eol.org/pages/1226119

FDA approves cancer drug for dogs

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31084765/

Canis lupus familiaris

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canis_lupus_familiaris

Canis lupus familiaris (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/1228387

Belch-o-meter: collar measures methane in bovine burps

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8078033.stm

Pigs offer new stem cell source

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8078996.stm

Sus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sus

Ancient Mammals Changed Diets With Climate

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090602204255.htm

* Penguins Mapped From Space By Their Feces

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090602122621.htm

Aptenodytes forsteri

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/1049604

Canaries That Hear Poor Songs As Juveniles Nevertheless Sing Rather Normal Songs As Adults

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090527121053.htm

Serinus canaria

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary

Serinus canaria (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/922693

Why birds in cities are singing louder than their country cousins

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/8079539.stm

When Evolution Is Not So Slow And Gradual

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090602133551.htm

Poecilia reticulata

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guppy

Poecilia reticulata (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/208520

Legless lizard found on recovery trail

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25573013-30417,00.html

Ophidiocephalus taeniatus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronzeback_Snake-lizard

Ophidiocephalus taeniatus (IUCN Link – Vulnerable)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/15361/0

Ophidiocephalus taeniatus (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/791263

In The Turf War Against Seaweed, Coral Reefs More Resilient Than Expected

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090601111932.htm

Anthozoa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthozoa

'Death Receptors' Designed To Kill Our Cells May Make Them Stronger

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090601102023.htm

Pharmacists may be switching your meds

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30627962/


Plants 'can recognise themselves'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8076000/8076875.stm

Ethanol Production Could Jeopardize Soil Productivity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090602112257.htm

Couple to plead guilty in toxic pet food case

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31083389/

For Monday, May 11, 2009

Misty Moss image licensed under Creative Commons by me'nthedogs

Whaling peace talks 'fall short'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8042713.stm

Kangaroo survives arrow in head

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8043880.stm

Producing Pigs That Provide Us With Healthy And Yet Good Tasting Meat

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090507094306.htm

Sus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sus

Google's Got Goats? Inside Techie Culture

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AheadoftheCurve/story?id=7512250&page=1

Capra

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capra_(genus)

Communal Stomach Of An Ant Colony

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090507192511.htm

Live fast, die young - why snails are slowing down

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8043000/8043689.stm

Ocean Acidification: Understanding How Mussels Have Adapted To Extremely Acidic Waters Near Underwater Volcanoes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501203430.htm

Mussel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mussel

Solar-Powered Irrigation System Unveiled At U.S. National Arboretum

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090502083917.htm

U.S. National Arboretum

http://www.usna.usda.gov/

Palm Oil Not A Healthy Substitute For Trans Fats, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090502084827.htm

Palm oil

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_oil

Biotechnology: Engineered Moss Can Produce Human Proteins

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090510200001.htm

Bryophyta

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss


Random Picks Better Than Complicated Process In Gene Identification

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090506110158.htm

Decreasing Deer Damage To Trees, Shrubs And Crops

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504094458.htm

Integrated Pest Management Reduces Cockroaches And Allergens In Schools

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090506110205.htm

How Cells Move: Cooperative Forces Boost Collective Mobility Of Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090506152803.htm

Biofuel Production And Water Scarcity: A Drink-Or-Drive Issue?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501204627.htm

Species Thrives In High Temperature, Pressure

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429174822.htm

Archaebacteria

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaebacteria

U.S. Wildlife Trade Poorly Regulated, Threatening Food Supply Chains, Human Health, Ecosystems, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430144537.htm

Unique Survey Of Ocean Climate May Improve Climate Predictions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504121923.htm

Sexually Transmitted Infections: Transistors Used To Detect Fungus Candida Albicans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090507094308.htm

Candida Albicans

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candida_albicans

New Computer Program Promises To Be 'Rosetta Stone' For Chemical Names

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504165712.htm

Sayle et al. Foreign Language Translation of Chemical Nomenclature by Computer. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, 2009; 49 (3): 519 DOI: 10.1021/ci800243w

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ci800243w

Particles, Molecules Prefer Not To Mix

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504161701.htm

Barnes et al. Structure, Thermodynamics, and Solubility in Tetromino Fluids. Langmuir, 2009; 090427084503036 DOI: 10.1021/la900196b

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la900196b

Tetromino

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetromino

Glioma: Origin Of Brain Tumor Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090508093934.htm

Glioma

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glioma

Major New Treatment Target In Diseased Arteries

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090510142557.htm

Chronic Ankle Pain May Be More Than Just A Sprain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501090931.htm

Sprain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprain

Africa Megadroughts and More for Friday, April 17, 2009

Antipathella subpinnata image licensed under Creative Commons by Tim Sheerman-Chase

West Africa faces 'megadroughts'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8003060.stm

Mega-droughts In Africa Expected To Worsen

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090416144520.htm

Our 'Inner Fish' Seen In Conserved Genes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415193249.htm

New Nucleotide Could Revolutionize Epigenetics

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090416144639.htm

New Clues To How Stem Cells Form

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090416125205.htm

C. elegans

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._elegans

Uncovering Secrets Of Salmonella's Stealth Attack

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090416125203.htm

Coordinate response better for outbreaks like listeria: report

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/04/17/listeriosis-ont.html

Breaking The Animal Kingdom's Color Code

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090416105348.htm

Patent for meatier pigs gets European trotters in a mix

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8002503.stm

Researchers discover vast black coral forest

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30250258/

Antipathella subpinnata

http://www.arkive.org/black-corals/antipathella-spp/info.html

Forgotten nut could save lives and forests

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/16/cnnheroes.erika.vohman/index.html

Brosimum alicastrum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Nut

Fake 'trees' designed to trap CO2


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30251856/

Newly Discovered Iron-breathing Species Have Lived In Cold Isolation For Millions Of Years

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090416144512.htm


'Two-handed' Marine Microbes Point To New Method For Isolating Harmful Forms Of Chemicals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090415102121.htm

Protein That Concentrates Carbon Dioxide In Algae Identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090409103423.htm

Chemists Uncover Green Catalysts For Industrial Chemical Processes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090413185726.htm

Pongo Resurgence? and Attenborough Channels Malthus and More for Monday, April 13, 2009

Nectarinia famosa image licensed under Creative Commons by Alan Manson

Egg stem cells could revolutionise fertility treatment

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16931-egg-stem-cells-could-revolutionise-fertility-treatment.html

Stem cell

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem_cell

Japan's Antarctic whale catch short

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090413/wl_asia_afp/japanwhaling;_ylt=ApW8F.IoYqMiHXrzinsTLsMPLBIF

New rare orangutan find in Borneo

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7995970.stm

Pongo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pongo

Woman jumps in polar bear pool, gets bitten

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30190318/

Ursus maritimus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursus_maritimus

Aussies Hopping Mad Over Kangaroo Cull

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/13/tech/main4938901.shtml

Macropus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macropus

Pig Of The Future Might Be Free Of Diseases That Can Infect People

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090406091650.htm

Sus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sus

Veteran osprey lays Easter egg

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7995491.stm

Pandion haliaetus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey

Sunbird learns to hover for sweet reward

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16935-sunbird-learns-to-hover-for-sweet-reward.html

Nectarinia famosa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malachite_Sunbird

Ants And Their Fungus Garden Reject Invaders

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090402124318.htm

Leaf-cutting ants

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leafcutter_ant

Homebody Queen Ants Help Preserve Family Ties In Large Populations

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090330200619.htm

Ants Can Learn To Forage On One-way Trails

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090331201520.htm

Fireflies And Jellyfish Help Illuminate Quest For Cause Of Infertility

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090327092906.htm

Galapagos volcano erupts, could threaten wildlife

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090412/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_ecuador_galapagos_volcano;_ylt=Avq0KUFrvC1kgyoV5goyzH6s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlZmptYm5xBHBvcwMxMDYEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9zY2llbmNlBHNsawNnYWxhcGFnb3N2b2w-

La Cumbre

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cumbre_(Gal%C3%A1pagos_Islands)

Invasive Species: Will Europe At Last Unite To Combat Thousands Of Alien Invaders?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090403080719.htm

Mass Spec Technique Analyzes Defensive Chemicals On Seaweed Surfaces For Potential Drugs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090406192231.htm

N.Y. pistachio plant clean of salmonella: officials

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/04/10/salmonella-ny.html

Pistacia vera

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistacia_vera

Hemp Could Be Key To Zero-carbon Houses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090408074401.htm

Cannabis oglalas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemp_(cannabis_oglalas)

Epigenetics: DNA Isn’t Everything

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090412081315.htm

Epigenetics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetics

Molecule Prompts Heart Cells To Self-Repair

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090410123505.htm

Thymosin (beta-4)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymosin

Scientists find 'pleasure nerves'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7992299.stm

Getting The Word Out When The Need For Speed Is Critical To Public Health

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090403114825.htm

Mobile technology battles HIV

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7989856.stm

Sharp Increase In HPV-positive Tonsil Cancer Found

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090402092857.htm

Shared Equipment Can Lead To Hepatitis B Outbreaks

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090408074431.htm

Locking Parasites In Host Cell Could Be New Way To Fight Malaria

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090403181508.htm

Girls Lacking The Protein ITK At Risk From Fatal Viral Infection

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401181221.htm

Bioterrorism: Fast And Sensitive Way To Detect Ricin

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090408104538.htm

Ricin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricin

Super acne? Drug-resistant zits on the rise


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30143726/


Attenborough warns on population

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7996230.stm

Overpopulation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overpopulation

Uneven Ozone Recovery In Warmer Climate?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090410143811.htm

Temperate Forests: Better Carbon Sinks?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090406192333.htm

Carbon Dioxide In Atmosphere Can Now Be Measured From Space

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401204201.htm

Seals, robotic subs help monitor Antarctic

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/08/eco.internatpolaryear/index.html

Climate Change Effects In California

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401182835.htm

Study: Biofuel threatens water supplies

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30158655/

Does Aeration Reduces Compaction And Runoff On No-till Fields?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401181236.htm

Ethanol Use Strains Food Aid Budget

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/13/tech/main4938168.shtml

Odor Matching: The Scent Of Internet Dating
ScienceDaily (Apr. 12, 2009) — "Dating websites will soon be able to compare partners in terms of whether the personal body odour of the other party will be pleasant to them. This has a very serious biological background".


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090412080748.htm

Politician fumes over "gay" elephant in zoo

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090410/od_nm/us_elephant;_ylt=ArADNUIc8npkF8ps2E629das0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFmYmRvNGgxBHBvcwMxOTIEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9vZGRfbmV3cwRzbGsDcG9saXRpY2lhbmZ1