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Scientists find that whales get sunburns, too

Although they live underwater, whales can't avoid sun exposure; they must surface to breathe, and, like us, they have no fur or feathers to protect them from the ultraviolet radiation that travels through the atmosphere's protective ozone layer.
Scientists discover new species that looks like a tiny, furry elephant

A new species of elephant shrew, a long-nosed, insect eating mammal native to Africa, was spotted scampering through a remote forest in Kenya.
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Slender loris status upgraded from 'extinct' to 'almost extinct'

Slender loris extinction was widely believed before the rare primate was photographed in central Sri Lanka late last year.
Large mammals vanishing from African national parks

Lions, giraffes, zebras, and wildebeest are among the species whose numbers have plummeted on average by nearly 60 percent in protected areas in Africa.
Bushmeat smuggling widespread in Paris; 5 tons smuggled in weekly

Bushmeat - monkeys, giant rats, anteaters - are illegally transferred in to Paris in large amounts. Estimates up to 5 tons per week.