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Department: species watch

Lonely at the Top
By Kim Tingley | Species Watch
February 1, 2013: Wolverines have a reputation as voracious, flesh-ripping hellions, but their tamer predilection for raising their young in deep, snowy dens might prove more dangerous to the species. (6) Comments
Kings of the Concrete Jungle
By Kim Tingley | Species Watch
November 6, 2012: Coyotes are colonizing many of America’s biggest cities, challenging our notions of where wildlife belongs. (1) Comments
Kamikaze Termites
By Kim Tingley | Species Watch
October 1, 2012: Another example of awesome nature in action: these South American insects walk around with "explosive backpacks" capable of creating toxic blue goo to take out opponents -- and themselves. (0) Comments
Age Before Beauty
By Kim Tingley | Species Watch
August 13, 2012: Few humans would be jealous of the naked mole rat’s fleshy, squishy appearance, but many might envy the animal’s imperviousness to aging. (0) Comments
My, What Strange Teeth You Have
By Kim Tingley | Species Watch
July 3, 2012: One of the globe’s most eccentric species has three eyes, an unusually long lifespan -- and a creative way of chewing that bears comparison to a handsaw. (0) Comments
After a While, Crocodile
By Kim Tingley | Species Watch
June 1, 2012: Floridians are accustomed to sharing their lawns and golf courses with unruly alligators. Now the more bashful American crocodile is jostling for space and attention. (0) Comments
A Fishy Case of Mistaken Identity
By Kim Tingley | Species Watch
April 16, 2012: The scalloped hammerhead has a doppelganger. So what was once a single threatened species is now two -- and both are worse off than we thought. (0) Comments
An Old Grass and the Sea
By Kim Tingley | Species Watch
March 22, 2012: A hearty slow-growing seagrass that blankets the floor of the Mediterranean was able to withstand the last ice age. But can it survive climate change? (0) Comments
Reefs Rife with Disease
By Kim Tingley | Species Watch
February 2, 2012: Human waste is running offshore in the Caribbean and infecting elkhorn coral -- critical habitat for other sea creatures -- with one bad bug. (3) Comments
Gender Bending in the Rockies
By Kim Tingley | Species Watch
January 17, 2012: Too many brothers mean big trouble for female marmots. They don’t tease her or pull hair, but they could ruin her future family life. (0) Comments