Disease-Carrying African Mongoose Poses Serious Threat To Humans
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online New research from Virginia Tech has identified the banded mongoose as one of the biggest public health threats in Africa. According to their report in the journal Zoonoses and Public...
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Little Giraffe - cozy and luxurious, yet practical. West Des Moines, Iowa (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Bliss Baby & Maternity is proud to introduce additional Little Giraffe products. Little Giraffe products are the most luxurious, exclusive, and hassle-free children’s accessories on the market. The company’s unique, easy-care collections have delighted style makers and discerning parents with a signature blend of comfort, quality, and convenience. Little Giraffe has become known for...
The Project Management Professionals (PMPs) at Cheetah Learning (http://www.CheetahLearning.com) know something about projects, whether it’s a complex job with considerable resources or a weekender of reorganizing the garage. That’s why they’re offering the new “PM of Spring Cleaning” course at a special “Get Started Now” rate throughout the month of May. Dallas, TX (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 As Benjamin Franklin once observed, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.”...
The TrackingPoint team tests in South Africa on wildebeest, springbok, kudu, gazelle and more. Austin, TX (PRWEB) May 08, 2013 The TrackingPoint quality analysis team took their innovative XactSystem to South Africa to truly test the capabilities of their various long range hunting rifle systems on the hunt. They hunted wildebeest, springbok, kudu, gazelle and many more types of game, and came back with a plethora of trophies and consistent affirmation of their products capabilities. The...
LOS ANGELES, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Jison Case, premier manufacturer of high-end, handcrafted cases for Apple and Android devices, announces the arrival of its luxe Ostrich Leather series of cases for the iPhone 5, iPad mini, the iPad 4/3/2, the Samsung Galaxy SIII and the Galaxy Note 2. Each case provides superb protection in sleek silhouettes that maintain the integrity of each device's individual slim shape. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130507/LA09672)...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online In a new study in the journal Scientific Reports, scientists they have discovered that two little-known lemurs spend months hibernating as part of an adaptive survival strategy. Until this study, the western fat-tailed dwarf lemur was the only primate known to snooze away months of seasonal dearth. The team says the Crossley's dwarf lemur and Sibree's dwarf lemur are now joining the list. According to the researchers, the two lemurs...
The Project Management Professionals (PMPs) at Cheetah Learning (http://www.CheetahLearning.com) have named two cities in Virginia—Fairfax and Arlington—as upcoming locations for aspiring project managers to take Cheetah’s PMP Exam Prep. In conjunction with that announcement, Cheetah is offering a free report titled “The Most Important Credential in Washington DC.” Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 01, 2013 More than 15 million project management roles are likely to be created this...
The University of Texas at Austin Scavengers might not play as key a role in spreading anthrax through wildlife populations as previously assumed, according to findings from a small study conducted in Etosha National Park in northern Namibia. Wildlife managers currently spend large amounts of money and time to control anthrax outbreaks by preventing scavengers from feeding on infected carcasses. The effort might be ill spent, according to results published in Applied and...
The Project Management Institute (PMI) released a new edition of the PMBOK Guide in January, and the Project Management Professionals (PMPs) at Cheetah Learning (http://www.CheetahLearning.com) are encouraging test-takers using the previous guide to schedule their PMP exams now—before examinations based on the new edition are implemented. Seattle, WA (PRWEB) April 19, 2013 Aspiring project managers using the previous edition of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) should...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Researchers have long known that fruit-eating animals use spatial memory to relocate fruit. What they haven't known is how these animals located the fruit in the first place. A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPG) demonstrates that chimpanzees use botanical knowledge in their daily search for food. The research team studied chimpanzees in the Taï National Park in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa,...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online African forest elephants live in the forests of Central and Western Africa. They are a smaller cousin to the African savannah elephant, with straighter tusks and smoother skin, which many consider to be a separate species. They are also being poached into extinction. A new study led by the San Diego Zoo Global Wildlife Conservancy reveals that over the past decade, a stunning 62 percent of all forest elephants have been killed for their...
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The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird belonging to the heron family called Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North and Central America as well as the Caribbean and Galapagos Islands. It’s a rare vagrant to Europe, with records from Spain, the Azores, England and the Netherlands. An all-white population found only in the Caribbean and southern Florida was once treated as a separate species and was known as the Great White...
The Zanzibar leopard (Panthera pardus adersi) is a subspecies of the leopard that may be extinct. It is native to Tanzania, with a range that includes Unguja Island in the Zanzibar archipelago. This subspecies is thought to have occurred when African leopards were isolated on the island after the last Ice Age, creating a smaller form with varying fur patterns. Because the Zanzibar leopard is so rare, or possibly extinct, there is not much information regarding its habits and lifestyle. Its...
The common dwarf mongoose (Helogale parvula), also known simply as the dwarf mongoose, is native to Africa. Its range extends from East Africa to Central Africa, south to Transvaal, and from Ethiopia and Eritrea. It prefers a habitat within open forests, arid grasslands, and bushlands at elevations of up to 6,561 feet. It is often seen in areas with termite mounds, where it likes to sleep, and can also be seen in areas with humans. It does not reside in extremely arid habitats or in forests...
The Angolan slender mongoose (Galerella flavescens) is native to southern Africa, specifically in Namibia and Angola. It prefers a habitat within arid savannahs in Namibia, preferring areas with little vegetation, but its preferred habitat in Angola is unknown. It is thought that population numbers are high within its range, although little is known about the species’ habits. This species is slender in appearance and has 38 teeth. These teeth grow in at about twenty-four weeks of age. Young...
The giant cheetah (Acinonyx pardinensis) is an extinct species of cat that is the closest relative of the modern cheetah. This species could be found in Europe during the early and middle years of the Pleistocene. Its range included Germany, France, India, and China, and it shared this range with leopards and jaguars. It is thought that competition with these smaller cats may have caused the giant cheetah’s extinction. The giant cheetah is thought to have been twice the size of modern...
