For Friday, May 9, 2008

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Today we explore; the oldest gorilla in captivity, the iguana slaughter, the platypus and superbug genomes, walrus id-tagging, further video evidence of mistreated livestock, how well the Parus major copes with global warming, further and unexpected threats to the Amazon, how to reduce cow methane, once captive macaws now breeding in the wild, priority herptile regions in Latin America and how embarrassing is sex with orchids for wasps (!)...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080509/ap_on_re_us/oldest_gorilla;_ylt=At4mDyh_mL1fmLLqbRx6pu6s0NUE

Oldest gorilla in captivity turns 55 at Dallas Zoo - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/od_nm/orchids_deception_dc;_ylt=Ar1FV.5kaPz8Y5CNjtiKXmas0NUE

Sexy orchids do more than embarrass wasps? - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080508/sc_afp/sciencebiologygeneticsplatypus;_ylt=AuIuk0Midecl_U_WiJpJVskPLBIF

Neither fish nor fowl: Platypus genome decoded - Yahoo! News

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

Platypus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_re_us/livestock_abuse;_ylt=AvcSU0ohQQsjlq0fyzLbUDwPLBIF

Humane Society releases new video of mistreated livestock - Yahoo! News

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

Livestock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7388162.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature New batch of walruses gets tagged

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

Odobenus rosmarus and O. rosmarus rosmarus and O. rosmarus divergens and O. rosmarus laptevi Photo licensed under Creative Commons by Salim Virji

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7390109.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Great tits cope well with warming

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

Parus major

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7388256.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Probe into giant iguana slaughter

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

Cyclura lewisi

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080507133259.htm

Amazon Under Threat From Cleaner Air

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080506120859.htm

'Burpless' Grass Cuts Methane Gas From Cattle, May Help Reduce Global Warming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080507083955.htm

Priority Regions For Threatened Frog And Toad Conservation In Latin America

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080507083928.htm

Superbug Genome Sequenced: Steno Has Remarkable Capacity For Drug Resistance

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/08/bird.rescue.ap/index.html

Endangered parrots born in captivity reproduce in wild - CNN.com

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

Ara macao