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POPSBoy wreaks zoo havoc while feeding croc "The boy was unknown at the center and had "clammed up" when questioned by police on what sparked the rampage, he said. Neindorf said he was now looking at suing the parents of the pint-sized terror, who could easily have been taken by Terry himself as he fed the croc from a small landing at his enclosure. "We'll be looking at suing the parents, who were supposedly in control of him at the time," he said."
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POPS7 yr old goes on croc feeding frenzy at zoo Neindorf said he was now looking at suing the parents of the pint-sized terror, who could easily have been taken by Terry himself as he fed the croc from a small landing at his enclosure. "We'll be looking at suing the parents, who were supposedly in control of him at the time," he said.
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POPSREPTILES BUSTED IN DRUG RAID ! These to look like the masterminds of the group too ! US police officer comments: small bust ,trying going on a bust in "M.VICK's" backyard !
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POPSRare 111-year-old lizard 'a real Jack the Lad' It's never too late to start living, to get out and have some fun. The sun will be just as shiney in the morning, as the first day the world began. Henry is now enjoying the company of three females in his enclosure, with the next breeding season due in eight months.
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POPSMore Galapagos Than The Galapagos Yemen's Socotra island is a Dr. Seuss land of plants and critters you won't find anywhere else. Now' it's been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Natural Site. I visited in 2004 and can confirm that it's wacky and wonderful...Iwrote about it on Forbes.com in a story about the most isolated places in the world (http://www.forbes.com/2007/05/01/escape-travel-communication-life_cx_ee_07networks_0501grid_slide_3.html?thisSpeed=15000)
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POPSThe Day the Seas Died But the permafrost melting is probably more dire. All that methane imbedded will be released and accelerate the climate's disruption.
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POPSWierd trees They are like mushrooms. This proves a statement that we are still discovering new species every day
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POPSMale tuataras face dateless futures Like many reptiles the ratio of males to females depends on the temperature. Many more creatures depend on a relatively stable temperature range to remain viable. All are part of a food chain. If a link is knocked out, the predator can starve, and the prey overpopulate. Evolution is a relatively slow process. If change happens too quickly, the creatures don't have time to adapt, and the link is knocked out. This can lead to the collapse of the food chain.
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POPSMan accused of ordering python to attack girlfriend A 21-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly ordered his 9-foot-long albino python to attack his girlfriend and two police officers. Officers dispatched to investigate a domestic dispute were confronted by the man and his huge pet reptile, "and he was saying, 'Get them!' " according to a police spokesman. The snake didn't follow the orders.
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POPSRocky The Robo-Squirrel an ornithologist with Cornell University, was able to talk to a parrot through speakers hidden in a bush. The parrot was later seen encouraging other parrots to follow a set of commandments. At Indiana University, researchers were even able to build a robot that could successfully challenge male lizards to push up contests. Can complete control of the reptile psyche be far behind? “Whether it's a bunch of squirrels in a field or humans in a mall, there are general principles of behavior that seem to hold up across species lines,” said Greg Demas, director of Indiana University's Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior. This indicates just one eventual outcome of this line of research: creating robots that can successfully challenge humans to push up contests.