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1. Watching over dolphins

   Posted Feb 21st 2011, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... on their backs. He felt the exhilaration of seeing these magnificent mammals and thought he had learned a great deal about dolphins. Now, as a marine biologist, he knows better. ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/738720/watching-over-dolphins
2. Marvellous marsupials

   Posted Jan 07th 2009, 12:00am by Ellen Whyte

   ... and opossums. True or false? 1. Marsupials are mammals. 2. Marsupials have pouches. 3. Most marsupials live in India. The Virginia opossum Find words that mean: ordinary, under the earth, hard to please ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/666121/marvellous-marsupials
3. 'Rat' could be whale ancestor

   Posted Dec 21st 2007, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Cetaceans Megafauna Marine Mammals Associated Press in Washington It sounds like a stretch, but a new study suggests that the missing evolutionary link between whales and land animals is an odd raccoon-sized animal that looks like a long-tailed deer without antlers. Or an overgrown long-legged rat. The creature is called Indohyus, and recently dug up fossils reveal some crucial ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/620402/rat-could-be-whale-ancestor
4. History written in stone

   Posted Jun 14th 2007, 12:00am by Ellen Whyte

   ... to 248 MYA 4. Triassic, 248 to 208 MYA 5. Jurassic, 208 to 146 MYA 6. Cretaceous, 146 to 65 MYA 7. Cenozoic Era, 65 MYA to today a. Age of reptiles; first mammals b. Age of reptiles; first ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/596756/history-written-stone
5. Lifestyle - Family & Education - BETWEEN THE LINES

   Books can bring out the best in children

   Posted Sep 23rd 2012, 12:00am by Annie Ho

   ... Lifestyle Family & Education Koala Mammals of Australia Annie Ho Annie Ho familypost@scmp.com Few parents are ever completely satisfied with their children. When my children were born extremely premature, all I wanted was for them to come home in good health. When they came home in good health, I wished for them to be more outgoing in new environments. When they started to speak ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1042313/books-can-bring-out-best-children
6. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Study may prompt claws for complaint

   Posted Feb 05th 2013, 12:00am by Alex Lo

   ... numbers. It claims strays and pet cats that roam outdoors at least part of the day together kill a median of 2.4 billion birds and 12.3 billion mammals a year in the United States alone. If its ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1143343/study-may-prompt-claws-complaint
7. News - Hong Kong - WILDLIFE

   Hong Kong's iconic pink dolphins are disappearing fast

   Posted May 05th 2013, 12:00am by Simon Parry, Hazel Knowles

   ... News Hong Kong Chinese White Dolphin Pink Dolphin Marine Mammals Wildlife Conservation Simon Parry and Hazel Knowles 'Significant' fall in numbers to be revealed amid concerns they may vanish altogether because of pollution, reclamation and increasing sea traffic Hong Kong's iconic pink dolphins are disappearing at an unprecedented rate, experts say. They warn ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1230319/hong-kongs-iconic-pink-dolphins-are-disappearing-fast
8. Dolphins are not entertainment

   Posted Apr 27th 2010, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Cetaceans Human Interest Marine Mammals My name is Harry. I am nine years old. I have lived in Hong Kong all of my life although I am British. I am writing about Ocean Park planning to bring dolphins from the Solomon Islands to Hong Kong. Ocean Park is a park for children my age. We do not want to see dolphins that have been captured in the wild and brought thousands of miles ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/712622/dolphins-are-not-entertainment
9. Seismic survey will harm dolphins and whales, say greens

   Posted Mar 22nd 2009, 12:00am by Nick Gentle

   ... threatened marine mammal populations in the region. Organisers of the Taiwan Integrated Geodynamics Research survey have defended the programme, which aims to better understand the fault lines around ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/674161/seismic-survey-will-harm-dolphins-and-whales-say-greens
10. Whale 'will free itself'

    Posted Mar 21st 2009, 12:00am by Celine Sun

    ... Baleen Whales Cetaceans Marine Mammals Celine Sun The best course of action to help the humpback whale stranded in the Cape D'Aguilar Marine Reserve is to do nothing at all, experts say; its natural instincts will eventually steer it back into open waters. The 10-metre adult whale, first spotted early this week, was either unwilling to leave or was still confused about ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/674030/whale-will-free-itself

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