Current Events for September 16, 2013Monday, September 16, 2013 at 5:23 pm
Mrs. CochraneThese articles are all related to animals. Read them and see if you can find out some of the things these animals need to survive and thrive.
Tiny Frog Hears with its Mouth!
While we humans need every organ of our body, animals seem to adapt and even thrive when they are missing body parts that we consider crucial to survive - There is the Borneo frog that breathes without lungs, the ice fish that has no hemoglobin and now, an earless frog that can hear perfectly.
Looking For An Exotic Classroom Pet? Professor Bechtel May Be Able To Help!
How cool would it be if instead of learning about exotic animals like Patagonian maras (large rodents that resemble rabbits) and bearded dragons from textbooks you could do it by touching, feeling and maybe even breeding them? That is how the students fortunate enough to be taught by Michael Bechtel at Saydel High School in Des Moines, Iowa experienced biology for many years.
Dallas Zoo Baby Cheetahs Get An Unusual Cage Mate
Two eight-week old male cheetahs are about to start their new life at the Dallas Zoo with an unusual cage mate - An eight-week-old male black Labrador retriever puppy named Amani.
How Legalizing Egg Poaching Has Helped The Population Of Ancient Sea Turtles In Costa Rica
Every year four of the world's seven species of marine turtles arrive on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica to nest. Among them is the Olive Ridley, an ancient turtle that has been around for more that 100,000,000 years and was at one time amongst the most prolific and abundant of all turtle species.
Are Coral Reefs Adapting to Climate Change?
A few weeks ago, scientists reported that climate change might actually be helping California's ancient redwoods thrive. Now there seems to be more positive news - This time about the coral in our oceans whose population has been severely impacted in last few decades by rising temperatures and ocean acidification, disease and human carelessness.Join Class
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