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.Wednesday, November 19, 2008

A pygmy tarsier, captured this summer on Indonesia's Mount Rorekatimbo, hardly makes a handful. Some scientists had thought the species was extinct.




Out of sight for 30 years, blue whales were spotted in 2004 off Prince William Sound, Alaska. Federal scientists caught a glimpse of the largest-known animal living on Earth. After being hunted commercially for a century, these endangered creatures came under government protection in 1965. Sightings of the blue behemoths are signs that their population may be turning healthier.




White buffalo Chances of a white buffalo being born are at least 1 in the millions, says Jim Matheson, assistant director of the National Bison Association. Defying all odds, the same Wisconsin farm had three of this rare breed. This male calf, whose coat turned darker with age, was born in 2006. All buffalo were uncommon for a long time, but now their population has beefed up to about 250,000.






Memory of U & mi stop @ 10:45 AM