It’s a general rule of thumb when you’re in a national park or wilderness area: Don’t feed the wildlife. Not only is it unwise to have that bear cub eating out of your hand, it disturbs the animal’s natural diet and behavior. But what about when the animals can’t exactly help themselves?
This past Friday, […]
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A new dinosaur is born every day
Published December 12th, 2007 in Bizarre, Earth, Animals and Science. 1 CommentAt least it seems that way to me, and my highly advanced dinosaur-news radar. This week, Earth & Sky featured not one, but two dinosaur shows. Just today, two brand-new dinosaurs appeared on the fossil scene.
A long-necked dinosaur, the Glacialisaurus hammeri, was pulled out of the ice and rock of Antarctica almost a decade ago. […]
What happens when you cross a zebra with a tub of bleach?
I’m kidding, of course. Nothing happens. The real question is, what happens when you cross a zebra with a horse? The answer is obvious: A zorse!
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Zorses aren’t a new species. Many have been breed over the years for novelty’s […]
We want to save the whales, but will they let us?
Published May 29th, 2007 in Oceans and Animals. 7 CommentsThe most recent radio show on the Earth & Sky website today is about “live strandings,” or what happens when large marine mammals get stuck up waterways or on beaches. With the two lost and injured humpback whales still milling around the Sacramento River after two weeks of scientists trying to push them towards the […]
Why is Earth losing its diversity?
Published May 25th, 2007 in Plants, Earth, Animals and Human World. 5 CommentsThis past Tuesday, May 22, was celebrated as the International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD for short) across the world. The IBD is designed to to raise awareness around what the website calls one of the most critical issues facing our planet today.
This year’s IBD focused on biodiversity and climate change. Climate change is blamed […]