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November 2005
November 9
Mice
Found to Woo Mates with Song
Mice may not sing for their supper but male mice seem to sing to their prospective
mates. Researchers made this discovery when they eavesdropped on male mice
that had been exposed to the scent of female urine.
Warmer-Blooded
Shark Found Oct. 28, 2005
Salmon sharks from the Gulf of Alaska have heat-hungry swimming muscles
more like those of mammals than their scaly kin, say marine scientists.
August 2005
August 2
Fifth
subspecies of chimpanzee revealed
The species has been lurking under primatologists' noses for decades, according
to a new study of chimp skulls.
New animal species
evolved in an instant
A brand new insect may have arisen in an evolutionary eye-blink as a result
of cross-species mating - usually the preserve of plant species.
Gruesome
habits of the giant squid
Enshrined in myth as ferocious beasts that overturn boats to munch on sailors,
giant squid, it appears, also indulge in cannibalism.
July 2005
No zoology articles in July.
June 2005
No zoology articles in June.
May 2005
May 30
New Monkey Discovered in Tanzania.
May 16
Lungless
Salamander Turns Up in Asia. May 5, 2005
A type of lungless salamander thought to be confined to the Americas and
parts of Italy and Sardinia has been found in Asia, according to the current
issue of Nature. The startling discovery has been likened to finding a panda
in California or a kangaroo in Argentina.
April 2005
April 11
Sounds Guide Young Fish toward Home
March 2005
March 29
Species
list reaches half-million mark
Researchers claim 'spectacular progress' towards logging all Earth's life.
Reference
revolution
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales offers a whole new species of information
online.
March 8
Hydrogen
And Methane Sustain Unusual Life At Sea Floor's 'Lost City'
The hydrothermal vents at the ocean bottom were miles from any location
scientists could have imagined. One massive seafloor vent was 18 stories
tall. All were creamy white and gray, suggesting a very different composition
than the hydrothermal vent systems that have been studied since the 1970s.
February 2005
February 21
Endangered
Wild Equids
After admiring equids for thousands of years, humans may be driving the
last populations of wild zebra, asses and horses to extinction.
January 2005
No Zoology articles for January.