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Prosecutors won't charge San Jose police officer in son's death
San Jose :: CA :: USA | 9 months ago
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The San Jose police officer whose 3-year-old son shot himself to death with a handgun he found in the family's Gilroy home will not face felony charges for leaving a loaded gun within reach of children, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Preston Orlando
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
San Luis Obispo :: CA :: USA | 9 months ago
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Monday night the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum will host a multi-media presentation about protecting the endangered creatures. You can hear about the role sea otters have played in California history. There will also be a discussion about how to help
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Cousteau visits Marin, helps release sea lions
Santa Barbara :: CA :: USA | 9 months ago
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Contra Costa Times Jean-Michel Cousteau spent Thursday morning at Rodeo Beach watching as three sea lions that had been treated at the nearby Marine Mammal Center were released into the Pacific Ocean...The well-known ocean explorer, environmentalist
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Collapsing lungs helps sea lions diving
London (Reuters). A clever adaptation to sea lions makes masterful divers: your alveoli fall from a depth of around 225 meters, collapsed and prevent any further gas exchange. What would be deadly for humans help the marine mammals alike in two
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The State of California's Sea Otters
Slough :: United Kingdom | 9 months ago
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Otters that specialize in purple sea urchins accumulate purple pigment in their teeth and bones over time, as seen here...At San Nicolas Island in southern California, where a small population of otters was reintroduced in the late 1980s, otter diets
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Seals' death sentence sparks outcry from animal lovers across Canada
Brèst :: Belarus | 9 months ago
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Story Swift intervention from a seal rescue and rehabilitation facility in Salt Spring Island, B.C., may end up saving the lives of Zak and Mika, the names given to the seal pups held in captivity at the Aquarium des Iles-de-la-Madeleine in the Gulf
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Indianapolis Zoo receives California sea lion rescued from gunshot attacks
Indianapolis :: IN :: USA | 10 months ago
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Written by Filed Under A male sea lion rescued from the West Coast arrived Aug. 23, 2012, at the Indianapolis Zoo...Comparing the male sea lion to others in the wild, Ray appears to be 4 or 5 years old, veterinarians believe...The exhibit features
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Scientist at Work Blog: The Best Cuisine on Antarctic Ice
Apia :: Samoa | 10 months ago
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Recent Posts August 23 The continuous and monotonous state of sensory deprivation caused by months of isolation means life in the Antarctic winter quickly becomes black and white in every sense -- except taste. August 22 Researchers in Samoa observe
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Scientist at Work Blog: False Hope in the First Dawn
Apia :: Samoa | 10 months ago
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Are there scientists you would like to see write about their field work? Are you a researcher interested in writing about your own field work?...If you are nominating yourself, please include a description of your field work and samples of your
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Caught on Video: Hilarious moment an amorous dolphin leaped out of the water... and got frisky with a female tourist
Havana :: Cuba | 10 months ago
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17 August 2012 Taking their reputation for friendliness to a whole new level, hilarious video shows one amorous dolphin burst out of the water and begin to dry-hump a shocked girl. The YouTube clip which has been viewed over two million times, begins
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