Animal Planet

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 2:44 pm

Web site? She's not a spider!

Henry

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Thu May 04, 2006 7:46 am

Bats Use Guided Missile Strategy to Capture Prey

When it comes to rocket science, it looks like bats had it worked out before the scientists did.

(It's like that old saying - the early bat gets the bug! )

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Thu May 04, 2006 11:40 am

Henry J wrote:Bats Use Guided Missile Strategy to Capture Prey
When it comes to rocket science, it looks like bats had it worked out before the scientists did.
(It's like that old saying - the early bat gets the bug! )

Oh I don't know. That sounds like most guys in a bar on Saturday night!

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Mon May 08, 2006 8:23 am

NAU researchers chirping over discovery of new cricket genus

A Northern Arizona University doctoral candidate and a National Park Service researcher have discovered a new genus of cave cricket.

(Jiminy!)

lswot · Post by **lswot** » Mon May 08, 2006 10:13 am

Is this place in England?

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Mon May 08, 2006 10:14 am

Is a Northern Arizona university in England? Somehow I doubt it...

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Mon May 08, 2006 3:13 pm

Henry J wrote:Is a Northern Arizona university in England? Somehow I doubt it...

Why not? Isn't London Bridge in Arizona?

Website · Post by **brian** » Mon May 08, 2006 3:24 pm

Maybe they have some kind of bizarre real estate exchange program.

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Mon May 08, 2006 3:44 pm

brian wrote:Maybe they have some kind of bizarre real estate exchange program.

Ah! "Properties in Piece" ....er "Peace"!

Sorry, 'bout that chief.

lswot · Post by **lswot** » Wed May 10, 2006 10:15 am

Henry J wrote:Is a Northern Arizona university in England? Somehow I doubt it...

Cricket, Henry, Cricket.

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Wed May 10, 2006 10:17 am

But I don't speak cricket. Jiminy!

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Fri May 12, 2006 7:43 am

International team of scientists discovers new primate genus

In January 2006, scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society were in the forests of Tanzania searching for a grayish, tree-dwelling primate that had been identified in photographs as a new species the previous summer. [...]
The monkey wasn't just an example of a new species; it belonged to a new genus. [...]

(Monkey business, indeedy! )

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Mon May 15, 2006 7:33 am

Massive Duplication of Genes May Solve Darwin's "Abominable Mystery" about Flowering Plants

Researchers from the Floral Genome Project at Penn State University, with an international team of collaborators, have proposed an answer to Charles Darwin's "abominable mystery:" the inexplicably rapid evolution of flowering plants immediately after their first appearance some 140 million years ago. [...] a previously hidden "paleopolyploidy" event

("paleopolyploidy"? Try saying that three times fast!)

Henry

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Mon May 22, 2006 8:44 am

News release: Human and chimp genomes reveal new twist on origin of species

Common ancestor ~1 million years more recent than previous estimates;
Evolutionary age varies among genome regions;
Young age of sex chromosome points to complex speciation and possible interbreeding during speciation

(This puts a whole new meaning to the phrase "monkey business", doesn't it?)

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How does the lowly bacterium sense its environment?

When humans taste or smell, receptors unique to each nerve cell detect the chemical and send signals to the brain, where many cells process the message to understand what we are smelling or tasting. But a bacterium is just a single cell, and it must use many different receptors to sense and interpret everything around it.

(Bateria with sensitivity? Who'd'a thunked it!)

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Giant Deep-Sea Tubeworm's Meal Ticket Comes in as a Skin Infection

Giant tubeworms found near hydrothermal vents more than a mile below the ocean surface do not bother to eat: lacking mouth and stomach, they stand rooted to one spot. For nourishment, they rely completely on symbiotic bacteria that live within their bodies to metabolize the sulphurous volcanic soup in which they both thrive.

(What a way to make a living, huh?)

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Henry

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:27 am

Retired FSU professor captures a 'living fossil' Laotian rock rat on video

The first images of a live specimen of a small, furry animal once believed to have gone extinct more than 11 million years ago have been captured during a Southeast Asian expedition led by a retired Florida State University researcher.