New on DVD: A 'Master' Western, 'Trumbo,' 'X-Men Origins' Sep 18, 2009
Much more akin to Disney's classic True Life Adventures series than the more highly touted Earth, this perpetual thriller traces the maturing of "Kolo," newest member in a clan of tiny mammals with expressive faces who scrounge it out in the drought-stricken Kalahari. This means evading a caped cobra above and underground, also lions and swooping eagles. (USA Today -- Life)
Rare blue whale found dead on New Zealand beach May 28, 2009
Fewer than 2,000 blue whales the largest mammals known to have lived remain from a population of 200,000 in 1900. A local fisherman found the massive 88-foot (27 meter) carcass south of Cape Farewell. (Yahoo News)
Obama won't fight global warming with bear rules May 9, 2009
The iconic polar bear some 25,000 of the mammals can be found across the Arctic region from Alaska to Greenland has become a symbol of the potential ravages of climate change. Scientists say while the bear population has more than doubled since the 1960s, as many as 15,000 could be lost in the coming decades because of the loss of Arctic sea ice, a key element of its habitat. (Yahoo News)
Some fear Navy sonar may harm Fla.'s right whales Mar 14, 2009
But this picture postcard scene is at the center of the latest debate over how to balance the protection of marine mammals with the military's need to use sonar for training. The right whale is among the world's most endangered mammals ... The affect on marine mammals would be negligible, the Navy said. (Yahoo News)
In San Diego, make SeaWorld your first stop Feb 19, 2009
But when the big mammals start swimming, we re riveted. The dolphin show is always fun. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Cache of Ice Age fossils found in Los Angeles Feb 18, 2009
Among the finds is a near-intact mammoth skeleton, a skull of an American lion and bones of saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, bison, horses, ground sloths and other mammals ... The research dubbed "Project 23" because it took 23 boxes to house the deposits uncovered fossilized mammals as well as smaller critters including turtles, snails and insects. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
