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Terima Kasih kepada : Free Foto Hayani S. & Dwi S.
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Mystery Bird Discovered On
Indonesian Island
SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Tributes from around the world are flowing in for Steve Irwin, the enthusiastic Australian "Crocodile Hunter" who enthralled audiences around the world with his wildlife adventures. Irwin died Monday morning after being attacked by a stingray while shooting a TV program off Australia's north coast. By CNN
Borneo Elephants: From Pest to Priority? John Pickrell
A new study may settle a long-standing debate
about the origin of Borneo's elephants. Tradition holds that elephants
were introduced to Borneo as a gift to the Sultan of Sulu around 250 years
ago. But now, new genetic data provides compelling evidence that the
elephants may be a distinct population, isolated when Borneo was cut off
from the mainland as long as 18,000 years ago. "Genetic studies continue to provide data that contradicts what we think we know about nature," said Lori Eggert, conservation geneticist at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. "A population once considered feral, has become one of high priority for conservation."
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