nature

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Return Of Gray Wolves To Southwest Slow Going

Mexican gray wolf No. 1105 was shot dead by wildlife managers after having a tryst — and puppies — with a common ranch dog. No. 1188, an alpha female, was almost executed, then taken away from her pups and pack, for killing cattle. And wolf No. 1133 was returned to captivity after failing to woo his intended mate.

2013/02/14

Screen grab of a decoy spider constructed out of leaves by a suspected new species of arachnid. (Credit: blog.perunature.com)

Possible New Species Of Spider Builds Larger Spider Decoys

In Peru, a Los-Angeles-based researcher and entomologist may have discovered a new species of spider that takes survival to a new level – by using immediately available resources to construct decoys of larger spiders.

2012/12/19

File photo of a Christmas tree in an aquarium. (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Aquarium Lights Christmas Tree Using Electric Eels

Electric eels are helping to light up holiday decorations at a local aquarium.

2012/12/05

File photo of an ocelot. (Photo by ELMER MARTINEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Rare Ocelot Sighting In Huachuca Mountains

State wildlife officials say recent photographs taken by a hunter of an ocelot appear to show the endangered cat is the same one spotted in the Huachuca Mountains last year.

2012/11/20

A Slovak man dressed as a goat for a festival (Photo credit: JOE KLAMAR / AFP / Getty Images)

‘Goat Man’ Spotted In Mountains Of Northern Utah

A man spotted dressed in a goat suit among a herd of wild goats in the mountains of northern Utah has wildlife officials worried he could be in danger as hunting season approaches.

2012/07/21

File photo of a black-backed woodpecker. (credit: Sam Fried/GettyImages)

Protection Sought For Rare Woodpecker That Needs Forest Fires To Survive

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Smokey Bear has done such a good job stomping out forest fires the past half-century that a woodpecker that’s survived for millions of years by eating beetle larvae in burned trees […]

2012/05/02