Animals
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		AnimalsPeril of play
A new study shows that playful 2-year-old chimpanzees may be particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases — some caught from humans.
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		AnimalsSqueaky chimp sex, or not
Female chimps tend toward silent sex when the other girls could overhear.
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		AnimalsInvasion of the salmon
Chinook salmon, dwindling in the United States, go wild in South America.
By Susan Milius - 			
			
		AnimalsBOOK LIST | Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human
The story of a chimp being raised by humans —and washing the dishes (p.130). NIM CHIMPSKY: THE CHIMP WHO WOULD BE HUMAN Bantam Books, 2008, 269 p., $23.
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		LifeZombie babysitters
Wasp attack creates undead caterpillars that protect wasp young
By Susan Milius - 			
			
		AnimalsNot so prudish after all
Unsuspected genetic diversity found in asexual animals.
By Amy Maxmen - 			
			
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		AnimalsPandamonium over a Tiny Pest
A parasite threatens efforts to protect China's endangered icon.
By Janet Raloff - 			
			
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		LifeThese colors don’t run
A chameleon employs different color-changing defenses depending on its predator.
By Susan Milius - 			
			
		AnimalsWild innovation
Researchers have published a rare description of a wild chimpanzee devising and modifying a novel form of tool use.
By Bruce Bower - 			
			
		AnimalsPolar bears listed
Polar bear declared "threatened," but Secretary limits decision's impact.
By Susan Milius