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ANIMALS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
May 17, 2014
Alien invasion threatening native species
An invasion has been going on under our noses. It is multipronged, ruthless and very difficult to repel. It has been called an "ecological apocalypse."
Japan Times
WORLD
May 15, 2014
Video captures family cat saving California boy from dog attack
A California boy who was pulled from his bike by an attacking dog Tuesday was saved by his family's cat, which rushed in and attacked the dog, a video posted on YouTube showed on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 11, 2014
Long-snouted 'Pinocchio rex' called new breed of tyrannosaur
Its nickname may sound funny — "Pinocchio rex" — but it probably would not have been wise to laugh at this strange, long-snouted cousin of the famous meat-eating dinosaur T. rex, as it easily could have eaten you alive.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
May 11, 2014
A dog named Shoronpo: The un-chihuahua
If you like the idea of a "pocket-size" dog — one that fits the size of a tiny apartment, a tight budget, or a dog that doesn't need lots of exercise — then the 5-year-old Shoronpo is the one for you. If you're saying, "Oh, anything but one of those skittish, yappy little Chihuahuas," then read on...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 4, 2014
'Kleptoparasite' birds steal food with clever ruse
If you believe honesty is the best policy, you would have a hard time convincing the fork-tailed drongo. This tricky African bird is the pathological liar of the animal kingdom.
Japan Times
LIFE / ADOPT ME!
May 4, 2014
A dog named Oboro: Tell me about it
When life weighs heavy and you're tired of two-way talk, there is nothing better to come home to than someone you can throw your arms around, snuggle up against and talk your heart out to. This golden retriever is perfect for just that.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 27, 2014
Jurassic-era Kryptodrakon from China fills gap in time
It was the start of something big — really big.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 27, 2014
A cat named Harrison: All aboard!
Harrison is a bit shy but he's gradually warming to people. He may never be a cuddler but he is what is known as a 'soft-pawed cat' — one that is very gentle and highly unlikely to use his claws.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 21, 2014
Jaws, the prequel: Scientists find the 'Model T Ford' of sharks
You have heard of the Ford Model T, the famed early 20th-century automobile that was the forerunner of the modern car. But how about the Model T shark?
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 14, 2014
Migrating birds carried heaven-sent lager yeast
Lager drinkers can thank birds for their favorite tipple — that is the conclusion of U.S. scientists who say the yeast involved in making the amber nectar could have been spread around the planet by migrating birds.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Apr 12, 2014
Swimming upstream to become a dragon
While shuffling back from my early-morning dip in a hot spring at Kambayashi Onsen, I noticed the fish in the garden pond. They had gathered, heads together, in a strange starlike cluster, as if for a piscine tête-à-tête. They were languorously wafting their tails slowly through the water as if barely...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 4, 2014
Copenhagen Zoo opts to tell truth about life behind bars
Copenhagen Zoo, which sparked global protests over its killings of a young male giraffe and four lions, will continue to be open about its culling to show the truth about how animals are kept in captivity.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 30, 2014
Hunting bats warn each other off
The sound made by a male big brown bat as it zeroes in on a bug to eat is a sequence of chirps beyond the range of human ears. To another bat, the meaning is unmistakable: "Back off."
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 27, 2014
How low can you go? Cuvier's beaked whale the champ of deep-sea diving
If there were a gold medal for cetacean diving, it undoubtedly would go to the Cuvier's beaked whale. Scientists said Wednesday they have tracked these medium-size whales off the coast of California using satellite-linked tags as the creatures dove down nearly 3 km (1.9 miles) and spent two hours and...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 16, 2014
Did climate — or man — kill off megafauna?
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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 14, 2014
Fossil of ancient whale sheds light on how cetacean sonar developed
The deadly threat posed by German submarines during World War I helped spur scientists to develop sonar, using underwater sound signals to locate objects like subs.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 8, 2014
Fukushima: animal kingdom
Kumassy is a cat. As yet he has no owner.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 19, 2014
Crazy honey badgers don't care what you think, period
Somewhere in South Africa's Kruger National Park, Brian Jones and Stoffel continue their battle for supremacy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2014
Shelters still keeping pets left homeless by 3/11
About 70 dogs and cats are still living in a shelter in Sendai, almost three years after the region was devastated in the March 2011 disasters.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 9, 2014
Elephant shark has 'barely evolved' in millions of years
A prehistoric fish found off New Zealand and southern Australia evolves even slower than the coelacanth, a famous "living fossil" whose DNA has barely changed over hundreds of millions of years, scientists said Wednesday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.

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