From Hunting to Herding: An Examination of Early Domestication of Animals in The Near East

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A discussion of the biometric problems of distinguishing domesticates from their wild ancestors.


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Human Influence Adaptations and Evolution!

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Even though the prediction of earth’s demolition in 2012 did not happen, it is equally true that the destruction process has begun, as humans have initiated the process of devastation long back, by altering behavior of various species around them.


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Human Influence Adaptations and Evolution!

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Even though the prediction of earth’s demolition in 2012 did not happen, it is equally true that the destruction process has begun, as humans have initiated the process of devastation long back, by altering behavior of various species around them.


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Five Amazing Hybrid Animals

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What are hybrid animals? Why aren’t they just their own animal? Here are five that together illustrate just how fascinating these creatures can be.


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Flower Petal Bee Nests

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Researchers in the Middle East discovered species “Osmia avoseta”, unique amongst 20,000 different kinds of bees because of the amazing way it uses flower petals to make its nests.


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The Northern Pika

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The Northern Pika is native to northern Asia.


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How The Emperor Penguins Starve for Love

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Once they find one another, they would stand breast to breast, repeatedly bowing to each other as they sing love songs to each other. As soon as the females lay eggs, they vanish into the sea, leaving the males to starve for two months until the eggs hatch.


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Fatal Color Genes in Horses

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If you are a horse breeder you need to be aware that some color combinations when breeding horses can result in a dead fetus, or dead foal.


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The Unfortunate Sex Life of an Apple

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The apple tree was perhaps the earliest tree to be cultivated,and its fruits have been improved through selection over thousands of years.
A really interesting story of an Apple one that has survived through the centuries due to the humble application of selective breeding by diligent humans.


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Save The Numbat

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Once found all over Austrralia, this gorgeous little marsupial is now restricted to a tiny part, numbers decimated by the foxes and cats that settlers introduced to the country two centuries ago. The fight to save this highly endangered species is very much on.


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