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Searching Under the topic Zoology, In features, blog entries, column entries & articles
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The finding suggests nonhuman primates recognize their peers’ intentions and desires.Published: 2012-02-06 16:02:06Found in: Life and Zoology -
Marine bacteria light up to get a ride elsewhere. (p. 10)Published: January 28th, 2012; Vol.181 #2Found in: Life and Zoology
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More than a half-century ago, researchers at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center outside Washington, D.C., engaged in some creative barnyard breeding. Their goal was the development of fatherless turkeys — virgin hens that would reproduce via parthenogenesis. Along the way, and ostensibly quite by accident, an interim stage of this work resulted in a rooster-fathered hybrid that the scientists termed a churk.Published: 2011-11-22 12:07:46Found in: Agriculture, Biology, Science & Society and Zoology -
Maybe you think you know what happens when a mouse meets a python, but scientists recently presented a surprising twist on the typical snake-meets-mouse tale. They found that three substances in the blood of a Burmese python cause a mouse’s heart to grow larger (though probably not fonder). When lab mice received injections of these substances, called fatty acids, their hearts grew heavier by 10 percent in a week. The larger hearts looked healthy, as though the mice had been exercising more, the scientists said. To learn more, visit the new Science News for Kids website an...Published: 2011-11-17 11:26:18Found in: Life, Science News For Kids and Zoology -
In the wild, the most powerful males reign tensely. (p. 11)Published: August 13th, 2011; Vol.180 #4Found in: Life and Zoology -
Human-raised Panzee challenges the notion that only people can discern acoustically altered words. (p. 16)Published: August 13th, 2011; Vol.180 #4Found in: Life and Zoology -
Humans can assess the dominance of their close evolutionary relatives by glancing at the apes’ expressionless faces. (p. 8)Published: February 12th, 2011; Vol.179 #4Found in: Behavior, Life and Zoology -
Youngsters mimic mothering by cradling sticks, reigniting debate over sex differences in toy choices. (p. 16)Published: January 15th, 2011; Vol.179 #2Found in: Life and Zoology -
Bornean apes went through a genetic bottleneck when isolated during an ancient glaciation. (p. 12)Published: December 18th, 2010; Vol.178 #13Found in: Earth, Life, Paleobiology and Zoology -
Before turning in for the night, some reef-dwelling fish apply a slimy mucus shield to deter biting bugs. (p. 9)Published: December 4th, 2010; Vol.178 #12Found in: Biology, Life and Zoology
