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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160916094452.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

How rattlesnakes got, and lost, their venomMillions of years ago, the ancestor of modern rattlesnakes was endowed with a genetic arsenal of toxic weaponry. But in a relatively short period of evolutionary time, different types of snakes kept different types of toxin genes, and shed others.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160916135002.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Fish lose their unique personality when they go to 'school' -- ScienceDaily

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/09/16/urban-war-rats-cities-turn-to-dry-ice/90409978/

http://www.care2.com/causes/success-its-now-a-felony-to-abuse-companion-animals-in-ohio.html

Success! It's Now A Felony To Abuse Companion Animals In Ohio | Care2 CausesInstead of being just a misdemeanor, it's now a fifth-degree felony to knowingly cause pain or harm to a companion animal in Ohio.

http://www.care2.com/causes/bureau-of-land-management-votes-to-kill-45000-horses-and-burros.html

BLM Votes To Kill 45,000 Horses And Burros | Care2 CausesThe Bureau of Land Management will slaughter thousands of unlucky wild horses and burros.

http://www.care2.com/causes/catch-and-release-isnt-harmless-to-fish.html

Catch-and-Release Isn't Harmless To Fish | Care2 CausesReleasing a fish back into the water does not ensure the fish's survival.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/14/humanity-driving-unprecedented-marine-extinction

@armandornava Hello! I just read your profile, and about your interest in animal communication and ESP. Our social media coordinator, Anita Mayangpuspa, is also very interested and knowledgeable on that subject. If you’d like you can contact her through her profile, https://animalpeopleforum.org/members/anitam/

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If You Love Otters You Should Probably Stop Eating Fish | Care2 CausesAs baffling as it may seem, otters do have enemies, however, and if you eat fish, you may be supporting them.

http://www.care2.com/causes/usda-steps-up-to-stop-cruelty-to-gaited-horses.html

USDA Steps Up To Stop Cruelty To Gaited Horses | Care2 CausesThe USDA is introducing proposed legislation to help end the ongoing torture of gaited horses.

Oysters need something to attach themselves to in order to grow, and the large surface areas of old toilets provide plenty of places to attach. The use of toilets is very appropriate, since oysters are micro water treatment systems. This makes it easy to pick up diseases such as hepatitis from eating…[Read more]

It's The Ultimate Recycling: Old NYC Toilets Become New Oyster Beds | Care2 CausesNew York City plans to revitalize long-dead oyster beds with the porcelain pieces of thousands of old toilets.

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'Bark Ranger' Helps Wildlife In Glacier National Park | Care2 Causes"Bark Ranger" Gracie helps keep mountain goats, bighorn sheep and other wildlife away from people at Glacier National Park -- and people away from wildlife.

http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2016/08/31/porn-dog-sniffing-child-pornography-jared-fogel-bpu-orig.cnn

Meet URL, the 'porn sniffing' dog - CNN Video

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/09/13/trees-know-when-deer-are-eating-them-and-how-to-fight-back/?wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1

Trees know when deer are eating them — and how to fight backFor a plant with no brain or central nervous system to speak of, trees are pretty wily.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2016/07/11/in-brazil-scientists-unearth-a-trove-of-ancient-stone-tools-used-by-monkeys/?postshare=9931473867249068&tid=ss_tw

Scientists unearthed a trove of 700-year-old stone tools — used by monkeysScientists knew monkeys entered the stone age long ago in the Americas. They just didn't know it was this long ago.

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