November 2008

White Winged Vampire Bat
Features

The Curious, Bloody Lives of Vampire Bats

Vampire bats display adaptations to their diet

Eurasian Eagle Owl
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Whose Poo?

Female Cook Strait Giant Weta
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Big Mama, Little Papa

Little giant-weta males have good luck with the big ladies.

Inhaling Bowl
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The Ancients’ Antiques

Hallucinogenic-drug paraphernalia were passed down for centuries as heirlooms on a Caribbean island.

ocean
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Bacterial Banquet

Marine algae eat bacteria—and lots of them!

mouse closeup
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Fear Factor

Found: the receptor for alarm pheromones in mice

frog eggs
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Early Life Lessons

Frogs learn to ID predators while still in the egg.

Scarlet Macaw
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Big Bird Brains

Big brains drive the evolution of birds' bodies.

school of fish
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Cooking Up Males?

Warmer water will mean more males in some fishes.

Neeta Bijoor
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Warmer and Weedier

Crabgrass gets a boost from global warming.

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Recent Interview

Xiaoming Wang

Hear author Xiaoming Wang interviewed by Vittorio Maestro, Editor in Chief of Natural History. (MP3, 17 minutes)