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'Dump sites are causing wildlife deaths' - Independent Online

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:53:00 GMT

Gaborone - Elephants and other animals in one of Africa's richest wildlife spots in Chobe, Botswana, are dying as they feed off rubbish dumped by growing human populations encroaching on their land. Four elephants died recently after feeding at a ...

Baboons Mindy and Mufasa died in Animal World fire - Austin American-Statesman

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:42:00 GMT

A pair of baboons and three tortoises died after a heat lamp caught fire at the Animal World and Snake Farm near New Braunfels on Friday night. Winds spread the fire across the outside primate exhibit, said Animal World spokeswoman Marissa Atamas ...

Congo rebels advance despite cease-fire - PR Inside

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:31:00 GMT

KANYABAYONGA, Congo (AP) - On one side of this mountaintop ghost town, a line of black-booted rebels approaches on foot with rockets and tin boxes of ammunition, seizing new territory with each footstep despite promises of a cease-fire. On the other ...

2 Baboons Killed at Texas Animal Center by Heat-Lamp Fire - FOX News

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:29:00 GMT

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas ? The operators of Animal World and Snake Farm say a heat lamp is to blame for a weekend fire that killed two baboons in their enclosure. The baboons Mufasa and Mindy were originally reported as missing after the Friday night ...

Snake farm fire caused by heat lamp - San Marcos Daily Record

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:07:00 GMT

New Braunfels ? The operators of Animal World and Snake Farm say a heat lamp is to blame for a weekend fire that killed two baboons in their enclosure. The baboons Mufasa and Mindy were originally reported as missing after the Friday night fire ...

Heat lamp blamed for fire that kills 2 baboons - KHOU

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:03:00 GMT

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas -- The operators of Animal World and Snake Farm say a heat lamp is to blame for a weekend fire that killed two baboons in their enclosure. The baboons Mufasa and Mindy were originally reported as missing after the Friday night ...

2 Baboons Die in Fire Caused by Heat Lamp - WOAI

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:59:00 GMT

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (AP) - A heat lamp is being blamed for the deaths of a pair of baboons at the Animal World and Snake Farm near New Braunfels. Operators of the facility say they found the two in their winter home after first believing they were ...

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Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:29:24 GMT

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Hungry in Zimbabwe: 'If You Rest, You Starve' - ABC News

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:30:00 GMT

Some of the scarce water is used to embalm the dead in wet sand, a centuries-old African tradition to preserve a body until family members gather for the burial. "There's nothing here. People are dying of illness and hunger. Burial parties are going ...

Heat lamp blamed for fire that kills 2 baboons - KLTV

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:40:00 GMT

Botswana wildlife threatened by human encroachment - Terra Daily

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:14:00 GMT

Elephants and other animals in one of Africa's richest wildlife spots in Chobe, Botswana are dying as they feed off rubbish dumped by growing human populations encroaching on their land. Four elephants died recently after feeding at a landfill site ...

inside the cochlear

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:49:16 GMT

INFRARED light can stimulate neurons in the inner ear as precisely as sound waves, a discovery that could lead to better cochlear implants for deaf people.

Hungry in Zimbabwe: `If you rest, you starve' - San Francisco Gate

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:08:00 GMT

Katy Phiri, who is in her 70s, picks up single corn kernels spilled from trucks that ferry the harvest to market. She says she hasn't eaten for three days. Rebecca Chipika, a child of 9, prods a stick into a termite mound to draw out insects. She ...

When it comes to what's for dinner, baboon society is no democracy

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:22:23 GMT

In decisions about where to eat, baboons don't all have an equal say, according to a report in the November 20th issue of Current Biology , a Cell Press publication.

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Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:29:24 GMT

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:55:57 GMT

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Congo rebels report clash with army

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:50:52 GMT

The United Nations Security Council unanimously agreed Thursday to send 3,100 more peacekeeping troops to Congo, while rebels said they remained committed to a pullback from the front lines despite an army ...

Rebels: No clashes in eastern Congo after pullback - San Francisco Gate

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:17:00 GMT

Hundreds of rebel forces have pulled back from three front lines in eastern Congo, the U.N. confirmed, as aid workers scrambled to reach more of the 300,000 hungry, exhausted refugees displaced by the fighting. Rebel spokesman Bertrand Bisimwa said ...

Dictators lay down the law in baboon troupes

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:00:00 GMT

Troupe members follow their leader to a food site even though some get denied a meal, a new study of wild baboons finds.

Rebels: No clashes in eastern Congo after pullback

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:28:38 GMT

GOMA, Congo - Hundreds of rebel forces have pulled back from three front lines in eastern Congo, the U.N. confirmed, as aid workers scrambled to reach more of the 300,000 hungry, exhausted refugees displaced by ...

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:06:56 GMT

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Baboon Society Not A Democracy - Redorbit.com

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:46:00 GMT

In decisions about where to eat, baboons don't all have an equal say, according to a report in the November 20th issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. Rather, most baboons in a group will follow their leader to a dining spot of his ...

International riders eye Roof of Africa title

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:22:40 GMT

By Coen van Zyl With only two weeks to go to the start of the 2008 Baboons Roof of Africa the tension is rising and the stress becoming obvious and rain could again play a huge role in the event.

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Congo rebels appear to pull back ahead of talks

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:27:08 GMT

Rebels in Congo pulled hundreds of fighters back from several front-line positions as promised on Wednesday in what the U.N. said was a welcome step toward brokering peace in the volatile nation.

Hungry in Zimbabwe: 'If you rest, you starve' - Dubuque Telegraph Herald

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:34:00 GMT

A child shows termites caught to eat near Murehwa, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe's economy is in crisis, and a political deadlock has left the nation without a functioning government since disputed elections in March. MHANGURA, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Katy Phiri, who ...

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:17:03 GMT

She sweeps them into a bag for her family's evening meal. These scenes from a food catastrophe are unfolding in Doma, a district of rural Zimbabwe where journalists rarely venture.

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:34:32 GMT

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Hungry in Zimbabwe: 'If you rest, you starve'

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:04:00 GMT

Mhangura, Zimbabwe - Katy Phiri, who is in her 70s, picks up single corn kernels spilled from trucks that ferry the harvest to market.

Red awakens amorous side in men

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Red really is the color of love for men, according to two University of Rochester psychologists who conducted a series of experiments to determine how color affected men's responses to women.