Morbid Science News links...
...mostly because I think they're interesting. No other real reason.
Relatives of Lobotomy Patients Want Nobel Prize Revoked (*snickers* And apparently this was news back in July. Can we say I'm slow? Why yes we can.)
Doctors Poisoned Crazy King George, Study Finds (Again, newsbreaking back in July. ^_^;;)
Skeletons Discovered: First African Slaves in New World (At Burial Site, Teeth Tell Tale of Slavery)
Medieval Cemetery Yields 1,300 Skeletons
Creatures Frozen for 32,000 Years Still Alive (Hmmm, saw that on an episode of X-Files once...)
It's humans vs wildlife in booming American West (Okay, the gored pets and broken windows and deer trying to stampede people...I'd get the upset over that, too. The "Oh my god, my lawn!!!!!" people just hurt my poor little brain.)
At zoo, breeding rare leopards means breaking rules (Ever since I went on a tour at The Big Cat Rescue, I've been really sceptical of these sorts of things. It's all about preserving the species...but what exactly are you perserving them for? To reintroduce them into the wild? That's not likely given the wild is vanishing and they're being hand reared. I think I have to side with the rescue on this. The only reason these animals are bred is so that they can be put on display for our enjoyment. End of story. And they don't tell you what they do with the cats that are born with defects or that aren't sociable or that attempt to kill their mates. (And as an aside, why is it such a mystery that the males kill the females? O_o;; Tiny cage. (Well, it is if you consider what their natural range might be.) Forced interaction. Hormones. I mean, come on. This would lead to homicide in humans, given enough time.) Yees. I'm a tree hugging liberal. [/tongue in cheek]
Oky. Done being annoying for one morning. *wanders off*
Relatives of Lobotomy Patients Want Nobel Prize Revoked (*snickers* And apparently this was news back in July. Can we say I'm slow? Why yes we can.)
Doctors Poisoned Crazy King George, Study Finds (Again, newsbreaking back in July. ^_^;;)
Skeletons Discovered: First African Slaves in New World (At Burial Site, Teeth Tell Tale of Slavery)
Medieval Cemetery Yields 1,300 Skeletons
Creatures Frozen for 32,000 Years Still Alive (Hmmm, saw that on an episode of X-Files once...)
It's humans vs wildlife in booming American West (Okay, the gored pets and broken windows and deer trying to stampede people...I'd get the upset over that, too. The "Oh my god, my lawn!!!!!" people just hurt my poor little brain.)
At zoo, breeding rare leopards means breaking rules (Ever since I went on a tour at The Big Cat Rescue, I've been really sceptical of these sorts of things. It's all about preserving the species...but what exactly are you perserving them for? To reintroduce them into the wild? That's not likely given the wild is vanishing and they're being hand reared. I think I have to side with the rescue on this. The only reason these animals are bred is so that they can be put on display for our enjoyment. End of story. And they don't tell you what they do with the cats that are born with defects or that aren't sociable or that attempt to kill their mates. (And as an aside, why is it such a mystery that the males kill the females? O_o;; Tiny cage. (Well, it is if you consider what their natural range might be.) Forced interaction. Hormones. I mean, come on. This would lead to homicide in humans, given enough time.) Yees. I'm a tree hugging liberal. [/tongue in cheek]
Oky. Done being annoying for one morning. *wanders off*