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Extinct giant crocodile living with australopithecines identified in Ethiopia
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (793+ words) We can't know if five-meter long Crocodylus lucivenator ate australopithecines, but it would have if it could Africa was the cradle of humanity, the continent where We came into being and lo, we were not alone. Multiple branches on the…...
Ravens don't just fly with the wolves, they remember kill sites
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (642+ words) How is a scavenger to survive in the dead of winter? It was assumed they'd simply follow wolves and cougars, but smart ravens have their own tricks, study shows Predators are smart, the conventional wisdom has it. Scavengers are no…...
Shell-shocked but safe: Jerusalem police rescue turtle from missile debris
1+ week, 6+ day ago (109+ words) During a Routine Operation to Neutralize Explosives in Mateh Yehuda, Jerusalem Police Found a Bleeding Turtle Whose Shell Was Damaged by Shrapnel. 'I Knew Immediately It Needed Help,' Said the Bomb Technician, Who Fed It and Transferred It to Safari…...
Dinosaur with four wings really couldn't fly, new study shows
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (631+ words) The aviating abilities of Anchiornis huxleyi had been in doubt. Yosef Kiat et al have shown its molt was messy, inferring it stayed on the ground There was a dinosaur called Anchiornis huxleyi, and it became famous 160 million years after…...
Twenty dolphins spotted off Israel's shore: 'They examined us as much as we examined them"
2+ mon, 1+ hour ago (80+ words) Twenty dolphins spotted off Israel's shore: 'They examined us as much as we examined them'Haaretz Dr. Aviad Scheinin, founder and director of the Dolphin and Sea Center of the Delphis association, said his team observed the pod for over two…...