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Talking with the animals
16 Nov 2009
The discovery that apes can "talk" using hand gestures may shed more light on language development. But these are not the only animals with communication skills - in the animal kingdom, it is all about getting your message out there. And in a bid to understand how one of the most complex communication systems of all - human language - came about, scientists are also studying animals that, like us, use sound to communicate. Surprisingly,…
Rare white deer caught on camera
16 Nov 2009
A white deer which is really rare has been captured on camera at a secret location in Scotland. The cameraman was filming for a BBC programme called Landward when he spotted the unusual animal. The animal's location in the central Highlands has been kept secret because the deer is so rare that lots of people might try to get a look at it if they knew where it was!
Fastest man adopts fastest animal
16 Nov 2009
Usain Bolt is a pretty popular guy and now he has a new friend. The world's fastest man, has adopted a Cheetah at the Nairobi Animal Orphanage. The world record holder named the two-month-old cub Lightening Bolt during the launch of the Animal Adoption Programme. And Usain seemed to enjoy getting to know his new buddy. He bottle fed the cub and the pair had a bit of a cuddle.
New Dinosaur Found
12 Nov 2009
A new dinosaur unearthed in South Africa has given scientists a glimpse into the evolution of sauropods, the biggest animals ever to have walked the Earth, a new study says.© 2009 National Geographic (AP) - deckend --> These fossils could prove to be a missing evolutionary link in our knowledge of dinosaurs. Aardonyx celestae was a small-headed herbivore with a huge barrel chest that roamed the Earth about 200 million years ago. The fossilized bones…
Tree eating crabs
12 Nov 2009
Deep under the ocean, there is a species of crab that eats trees. The crab survives by eating wood that has sunk to the ocean floor, comprising trunks and leaves swept into the sea, as well as the odd shipwreck. Inside the stomach of the crab, also called a squat lobster, are bacteria and fungi that help digest the wood. The discovery, published in the journal Marine Biology, adds to evidence that these so-called 'wood…