Elephants ‘die earlier in zoos’
Zoo elephants have a very repetitive, boring lifestyle A new study comparing wild, captive and working elephants has found that living in zoos can significantly shorten the animals’ lives. Writing in the journal Science, researchers say obesity is a major cause of death in adult zoo elephants. They also cite stress as the key factor in the death of young captive animals when...
March 20th, 2009 by admin
Google pulls some street images
Google has removed dozens of photos from its new UK Street View service. The street-mapping facility launched amid a fanfare of publicity but now the firm has been forced to pull some of the images after complaints. It is thought the pictures removed contained revealing images of homes, a man entering a London sex shop, people being arrested and a man being sick. A spokesperson for Google told...
March 20th, 2009 by admin
March 20th, 2009 by admin
HOW TO PLAY
AdventureQuest Worlds Rules Always be kind and respectful to the other players. The current selection of servers is intended for English speaking players, but everyone is welcome to come try it out. Here are the types of servers currently available: Moglin Safe Server The best server choice for children and players who enjoy a safe environment. These servers allow canned chat only, which means these...
March 20th, 2009 by admin
Not so deadly? Chance Tulsa spider misidentified
TULSA, Okla. – A spider that was found in a Tulsa grocery store may not have been as deadly as originally thought. The spider found in a shipment of bananas at Whole Foods was taken Sunday to the University of Tulsa, where animal facilities manager Terry Childs identified it as a Brazilian wandering spider, considered one of the most lethal in the world. believe that it was a Huntsman spider, which...
March 20th, 2009 by admin
