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Medieval lion and leopard skulls found in a Tower of London moat are revealing secrets about big cats kept inside the English royal palace, researchers say.

November 3, 2005
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The U.S. Navy is moving ahead with plans to build an undersea warfare training range on the U.S. East Coast despite fierce opposition from animal welfare groups.

November 3, 2005
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The stereotypically silent mouse may be one of nature's best singers, according to researchers at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine.

November 1, 2005
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Even with their tiny brains, bumblebees can solve complex color puzzles, new research shows. Learning how could lead to robots that see the way bees—and people—do.

November 1, 2005
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New experiments with wild elephants in Kenya confirm anecdotal reports that the animals show keen interest in the bones and tusks of other dead elephants.

October 31, 2005
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The world's largest onshore wind farm, planned for a Scottish island, could provide power to more than a million people. But the project has been stirring a storm of controversy.

October 31, 2005
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Hundreds of former pet pythons are expanding their range in Florida's Everglades National Park. But local scientists are working on ways to eradicate the invasive predator.

October 28, 2005

Move over Rover. Scientists in Georgia say they've trained wasps to sniff out illegal drugs, bombs, and plant diseases.

October 27, 2005

Male western bluebirds in central California sometimes stay with their parents after they are grown, but only if their parents are "rich."

October 27, 2005
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Africa may soon become a new front in the struggle against a dangerous strain of avian influenza.

October 27, 2005
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To care is human? Could be. A new study says that chimpanzees—our closest living relatives—are apparently indifferent to the needs of others.

October 26, 2005
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Veterinarians at an animal hospital in Scotland say felines can sometimes suffer from asthma attacks triggered by humans.

October 25, 2005

Gorillas are widely seen as less brainy than other great apes. But the nut-smashing antics of a young female gorilla may help change that perception, experts say.

October 25, 2005
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An austerely artful flock of birds soared to the top of the 2005 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition, organized by London's Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine.

October 24, 2005
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The Florida panther—one of the world's most endangered animals—is being shortchanged by established science, according to a team of experts.

October 21, 2005

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