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York County taxidermists bring the dead to life in 9 months – York Daily Record

It’s somewhat daunting walking into a taxidermy shop and feeling like a hundred dead animals are alive and looking straight at you. That’s the point. At Ness Taxidermy in Seven Valleys, Alan Kauffman is working on finishing up an elk mount for a teenage girl. The store has been operating since 1935 and has been passed through the family. […]

When it comes to the animal kingdom, pumas have their claws in everything – Canada's National Observer

This story was originally published by The Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.From the Canadian Rockies to Patagonia, pumas have the largest terrestrial range of any mammal in the Americas. Now, a new study has reported the web of life these elusive cats support, showing how they are connected to […]

From the vault: How animals grow teeth, claws, and other pointy parts – cosmosmagazine.com

Cosmos » AnimalsNatalie Parletta is a freelance science writer based in Adelaide and an adjunct senior research fellow with the University of South Australia.Have you ever wondered how pointed shapes are made in nature, like animal teeth and horns? Australian scientists have found the process is governed by a simple mathematical pattern. The formula applies […]

Crime Blotter: Elephant Ivory, Rhino Horn, a Giraffe Skull, and More – National Geographic

Confiscated African elephant tusks are displayed during a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand. International trade in ivory has been banned since 1989.A weekly roundup of wildlife crimes.Every Sunday, Wildlife Watch notes some of the previous week’s wildlife crime busts and convictions around the world.RHINO HORN SMUGGLING: A North Korean diplomat was expelled after he was […]