Animals

Confronting A Shortage Of Eggs, Bakers Get Creative With Replacements

6:37pm August 02, 2015

by Dan Charles

Eggs are becoming more expensive and scarce recently because so many chickens have died from avian flu. So bakers, in particular, are looking for cheaper ingredients that can work just as well.

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Mineral supplements, ape-style: A female chimp called Kana eats clay in the Budongo Forest of Uganda.

Humans Aren't The Only Ones To Go Ape Over Diets: Chimps 'Detox,' Too

10:32am August 01, 2015

by Ina Yang

A group of Ugandan chimps has found a great way to boost their mineral intake and neutralize bitter compounds in their diet: by eating clay.

Zimbabwe Official Calls For Extradition Of American Lion Hunter Walter Palmer

5:48pm July 31, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

Minister of Environment, Water and Climate Oppah Muchinguri wants Palmer to face justice in Zimbabwe, wire services report. U.S. authorities are investigating whether any American laws were broken.

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Death Of Beloved Lion Heats Up Criticism Of Big Game Hunting

1:59pm July 31, 2015

by Jackie Northam

The killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe has highlighted big game hunting. Hunters legally kill more than 600 African lions every year. More than half the tourists hunting in Africa are American.

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Cecil the lion is shown walking in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park in a YouTube video from July 9, 2015. Credit: Bryan Orford

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Investigation Underway Into Killing Of Cecil, Zimbabwe's Best Known Lion

12:39pm July 31, 2015

by NPR Staff

The killing of the beloved lion, hunted for sport, has been condemned by wildlife conservationists. A conservationist in Zimbabwe says a ban should be imposed on the hunting of endangered animals.

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Science

How 3-D Printing Helps Scientists Understand Bird Behavior

12:21pm July 31, 2015

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Scientists who study bird behavior have made fake eggs to put in nests to see how birds react. This handicraft is going high-tech. (This piece first aired on May 26, 2015, on All Things Considered.)

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Here's How To Identify Sounds You Hear In Nature

11:18am July 31, 2015

Morning Edition seeks the sounds of animals from listeners' backyards for a new series about decoding nature. Scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will help identify animals in the recordings.

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World News

Death Of Beloved Lion Heats Up Criticism Of Big Game Hunting

11:18am July 31, 2015

by Jackie Northam

The killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe has highlighted big game hunting. Hunters legally kill more than 600 African lions every year. More than half the tourists hunting in Africa are American.

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New York Court: Chimps Are Still Property, Not People

8:51am July 31, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

The judge wrote that someday they may get legal rights, but courts don't embrace change quickly. The chimps are held by Stony Brook University.

Sea bass, pollock, striped bass and other fish species are seen for sale at the Harbor Fish Market in Portland, Maine.

Do Fish Names Encourage Fishy Business?

9:41pm July 30, 2015

by Clare Leschin-Hoar

Legally, a single fish species can go by many names from sea to plate, and different fish can go by the same name. An environmental group says that hampers efforts to combat illegal fishing and fraud.