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Oldest gorilla in captivity dies at 55
"DALLAS (AP) -- The oldest gorilla in captivity, a 55-year-old female named Jenny, has died at the Dallas Zoo, her home for more than half a century, a spokesman said Friday. ...
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Edinburgh Zoo visitors see human 'penguin performance'
"The latest species in captivity was unveiled in the shape of five performers living in an enclosure originally designed for penguins.The show - Enclosure 44, Humans - was unveiled to quizzical crowds as dancers used...191 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
Iran's Jewish Member of Parliament: An Interview
A very interesting window into life for the Jewish minority living in Iran, through the eyes of the only Jewish member of the Majlis, Iran's Parliamentary body. Food for thought."Morris Motamed is the only... 354 views | 6 comments | 12 recommendations
Ex-Pentagon Lawyers Face Inquiry on Interrogation Role
"WASHINGTON — Senior Pentagon lawyers played a more active role than previously known in developing the aggressive interrogation techniques approved for use in 2002 at the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba,... Unicorn deer discovered in Italy
"ROME — A deer with a single horn in the center of its head — much like the fabled, mythical unicorn — has been spotted in a nature preserve in Italy, park officials said Wednesday. ... 422 views | 5 comments | 12 recommendations
Single-horned 'Unicorn' deer found in Italy
A deer with a single horn in the center of its head - reminiscent of a mythical unicorn, has been spotten in a nature preserve in Italy.I always wanted a unicorn when I was younger - I think this would be great if it...Endangered parrots born in captivity reproduce in wild
Endangered scarlet macaws born in captivity are reproducing in the wild for the first time on Costa Rica's southern Pacific coast.The ZooAve Center for the Rescue of Endangered Species has released 100 of the birds...178 views | 2 comments | 0 recommendations
DNA Results Prove Austrian Man Fathered His Daughter's Children
We have previously reported on this shocking and sad story here, here, and here, and today DNA tests revealed that Josef Fritzl is the biological father of the children born to his daughter Elisabeth Fritzl, whom he...4732 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
Yes, It Is Apartheid
"The anchorwoman was clearly shocked: I don't have time now to respond to what you have said, she told the former U.S. president, allowing Jimmy Carter to make a narrow escape from her clutches. Then she added that...Four More California Condors Released into the Wild
"Four California Condors have been released to the wild in the Vermilion Cliffs Monument in northern Arizona. The young birds were bred and hatched in captivity at the Peregrine Fund’s World Center for Birds of...1034 views | 14 comments | 10 recommendations
Carnivores released into wild 'fail and die'
"Most carnivores bred in captivity and released back into the wild fail to cope and die, according to a study published on Monday. Researchers are calling for a complete rethink of such reintroductions before others...271 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
Chimp can't be declared a person: supreme court
A crushing blow to evolutionists, I wonder?"VIENNA, Austria - Austria's Supreme Court has ruled today that a chimpanzee cannot be declared a person. An animal rights group had sought to have the chimp, Matthew Hiasl...638 views | 4 comments | 0 recommendations
Johnston family 'never lost hope'
"The parents of Scottish journalist Alan Johnston, the BBC's correspondent in Gaza, have spoken of their relief at him being freed from captivity. Graham and Margaret Johnston said they "never lost hope" that they would see their son again. Mr Johnston was abducted four...Bennett Alexander says "The power of life and death. How? They have their wom...
The Drill Sergeant emblem contains the oath "This We'll Defend". This is part of an institutional subset of the professional Army ethic. It is a lofty ideal to be passed on to the next...30 pandas born in China in 2006
A mini-baby boom last year has pushed up the number of pandas bred in captivity in China to 217, state media said Wednesday.Some 34 pandas were born by artificial insemination in 2006 and 30 survived — both record numbers for the endangered species, Cao Qingyao, a spokesman...
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