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Renowned Lebanese sea turtle conservationist killed by IDF attack near Tyre
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (111+ words) Mona Khalil, 76, a Lebanese environmental activist and sea turtle conservationist, died from injuries sustained two weeks earlier in an IDF attack near Mansouri beach, where she had long worked to protect nesting site S Mona Khalil, 76, a Lebanese environmental activist…...
An Israeli frog species comes back from the dead at a Jerusalem zoo
3+ week, 4+ day ago (165+ words) For over half a century the Hula painted frog was considered extinct, but they've been turning up for 15 years and now 20 specimen are at Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo, where tadpoles are noshing on mosquito larvae An Israeli Frog Species Comes Back…...
Imitation over extinction: The bold bet to save Africa's leopards
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (1040+ words) A project in Zambia to replace leopard pelts with synthetic fur in ceremonies, such as the annual migration of the Lozi King, is showing results, a new paper claims Leopards are the most iconic of cats, in the fashion world....
Extinct giant crocodile living with australopithecines identified in Ethiopia
3+ mon, 2+ day 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
3+ mon, 1+ week 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
3+ mon, 2+ week 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
6+ mon, 3+ hour 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"
5+ mon, 2+ day 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…...