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When Animals Encounter Humans: Habitat Loss Stories, Both Tragic and Comic

Photo via guzer.com One hot day in Lincoln, Montana a moose decided to cool off — and logically headed for the nearest body of water. In this case, it happened to be a child’s swimming pool. According to the BBC , “large animals are often hit hardest by loss of habitat because they need large areas in which to have a healthy breeding population.” From foxes jumping on trampolines to a drunken badger disrupting traffic,… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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When Animals Encounter Humans: Habitat Loss Stories, Both Tragic and Comic

Mud-Eating Miracle Fish Holds Together Ecosystem in Southwest Africa

Photo via Wikipedia The coastal waters off southwest Africa is going through troubling times, becoming effectively a dead zone with fish populations collapsing, jellyfish populations booming, and oxygen levels dropping. But one tiny fish, the bearded goby, seems to be perfectly adapted to these otherwise dead-end conditions, and is helping hold together and entire ecosystem by acting as an integral link in the food chain. As anchovies and sardine populations are wiped o… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Mud-Eating Miracle Fish Holds Together Ecosystem in Southwest Africa