More than 230 million years ago, a giant dolphin-like marine reptile, known as an ichthyosaur, forgot its finite meal – a creature almost its own size – and died a short time later. Inside his abdomen was the body of a lizard-like egg white reptile called a thalattosaur, adorned with …
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Six people described as familiar with their plans told Politico on Saturday that the Trump administration has plans to block a proposed copper and gold mine near the headwaters of a major U.S. salmon fishery in Alaska 23 August 2020, 04:18 5 min reading Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this …
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First, what are harmful algae flowers – like HABs? While HABs along our ocean shores – like red tide events in Florida – are getting more media attention, HAB events are also occurring in our nation’s freshwater bodies. As I wrote last year, HABs occur when excess nutrients make their …
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WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (AP) – The Oklahoma Zoo featured in Netflix’s Tiger King documentary has been closed after federal authorities suspended the investigation into suspected animal cruelty and suspended its license. The Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park is closed to the public after the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday withheld …
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A small elephant species species that has been lost to science for more than half a century has reappeared in the Horn of Africa, according to new research. The Somali sengi, a monogamous animal similar to porcupines, elephants and manatees, but only a few inches long, has not been observed …
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