February 2009

We are so used to seeing horses tamed and domesticated that is is sometimes hard to imagine these animals as the wild and free creatures that they once were.

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<!--[if gte mso 9]&gt; 120 1920x1200 &lt;![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt; Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 &lt;![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt; &lt;![endif]-->While some species hover dangerously on the brink of extinction, other beaut

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The Canada lynx, which is officially listed as "threatened," received a belated Valentine's day present from the federal government yesterday. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service expanded the lynx's protected territory, which is now 20 times greater than it was before.

Territory in six states received the "protected" designation. Territory was declared "protected" in three new states (Maine, Idaho, and Wyoming), and the existing protected territory was expanded in Washington, Montana, and Minnesota.

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Science Daily is reporting that archaeologists have uncovered the fossil of a new prehistoric snake, which they compare to "the Tyrannosaur Rex of snakes." The colossal monster, named Titanoboa, was over 40 feet long, and weighed approximately 2300 pounds.

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