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Snow Leopards on camera
ByStevenBy Danielle Venton http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/07/snow-leopards-on-camera/ A surprisingly healthy population of rare snow leopards has been caught on camera in the wilds of Afghanistan. Researchers spotted 30 snow leopards in 16 different locations by placing camera traps in the mountains of northeastern Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor. Snow leopards are threatened by poaching for their fur, the illegal pet trade…
Dinosaurs Skinnier Than Previously Thought
ByStevenThe discovery may change the way we imagine and depict dinosaurs. A new method for measuring the weight and size of dinosaurs has found that these animals weighed less than previously estimated. A huge Brachiosaur, once thought to weigh 176,370 pounds, is now believed to have weighed 50,706 pounds. The researchers believe all dinosaurs were…
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Australian Spider Invasion
ByStevenAfter the recent severe floods, masses of spiders have been forced to seek new accomodation in and around Wagga Wagga in New South Wales. The normally solitary wolf spiders have congregated in their thousands and moved from their ground-based homes to seek higher, drier ground by spinning their webs above ground. [slideshow]

