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Whale Songs Are Heard For First Time Around New York City Waters
ScienceDaily (Sep. 17, 2008) — For the first time in waters surrounding New York City, the beckoning calls of endangered fin, humpback and North Atlantic right whales have been recorded, according to experts from the Bioacoustics Research Program at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).

Glowing fish have scientists seeing red
It was staring them in the face, but somehow generations of marine biologists have failed to notice that a lot of fish in the sea glow a fluorescent red, according to a new study.

Il. . . Fungatore?
In this study, we have used ultra-high-speed video cameras running at maximum frame rates of 250,000 fps to analyze the entire launch process in four species of fungi that grow on the dung of herbivores.

Mice Missing 'Fear' Gene Slow To Protect Offspring
ScienceDaily (Sep. 17, 2008) — First, he discovered a gene that controls innate fear in animals. Now Rutgers geneticist Gleb Shumyatsky has shown that the same gene promotes "helicopter mom" behavior in mice. The gene, known as stathmin or oncoprotein 18, motivates female animals to protect newborn pups and interact cautiously with unknown peers.

Crows make monkeys out of chimps in mental test
Crows seem to be able to use causal reasoning to solve a problem, a feat previously undocumented in any other non-human animal, including chimps.

Alex Taylor at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and his team presented six New Caledonian crows with a series of "trap-tube" tests.

A choice morsel of food was placed in a horizontal Perspex tube, which also featured two round holes in the underside, with Perspex traps below.

Amazing Geological Oddities
You absolutely MUST have a look at the above link. Some amazing stuff there.


Scientists name 100 new shark and ray species
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Scientists using DNA have catalogued and described 100 new species of sharks and rays in Australian waters, which they said on Thursday would help conservation of the marine animals and aid in climate change monitoring.

More than 90 of the newly named species were identified by scientists in a 1994 book "Sharks and Rays of Australia" but remained scientifically undescribed.




And for something completely different and off-topic:
Tribute To Graffiti: 50 Beautiful Graffiti Artworks
Street culture and graffiti are well-known for being provocative, appealing, bold and uncompromising. Originally used by gangs to mark their territory in some urban area, graffitis have now become a rich medium for unrestricted expression of ideas and statements. In fact, creative designers and artists across the globe use this form of art to deliver their message and showcase their work.
 
lol i want some fearless mice

In the social behavior experiment, the mutant mice showed much less cautious behavior to other peers than did the normal mice. "The equivalent human behavior would be if a person hugged every stranger she met," said Shumyatsky. "In fact, that's something that humans with amygdalar damage might do – they're very trusting."

I want a mouse hug!
 
There is a really good vid about a bloke who made a vending machine for crows, they'd fly around and find coins to drop in for peanuts. Its a TED talk on youtube
i'll see if i can find it

[video=youtube;NhmZBMuZ6vE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhmZBMuZ6vE[/video]
 
...................... d'you think they could remove the fear gene in my mastiffxshepherd?????? the big boofer is scared witless at thunderstorms, old ladies, and backs up at an alarming rate whilst barking at relatives hanging over the back fence!!!!!!!!
 
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