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...dappled pool not far from the clamor of Waikiki Beach, two female dolphins poke their heads out of the water, waiting for a command. "O.K.," says Louis Herman, founder and director of the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory, "now let's try a tandem creative." Two graduate students, positioned at opposite ends of the 50-ft. tank, throw full body and soul into communicating this message to the animals, Phoenix and Akeakamai. First the humans ask the dolphins to pay attention by holding a finger high in the air. Then they tap the index fingers of each hand together, forming...
Bisexual behavior may serve a similar function for another highly intelligent mammal: the dolphin. "Sometimes male dolphins use homosexual sex to assert dominance over other males, and other times they use it in a friendly way, but always they are negotiating relationships," says Richard Connor, a biologist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution...
...most exciting discovery: a large, horned mammal that may be a kind of goat. Scientists brought out bones and skin samples to help them find out where it fits in the evolutionary puzzle. The expedition, sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund, also brought back sightings or specimens of two new species of bird, one new kind of fish, and a previously unknown, yellow- shelled tortoise -- and there are probably more new creatures to be found. A follow-up expedition is already in the works...
...trainer, William Woodcock, convince Peggy and Anna May to do this? How did he tell them to tumble forward? You can't just ask politely. This is not something elephants do in the wild. It is not easy to teach this move to a human, much less a mammal the size of a dumptruck. The other elephant tricks were expected, but the headstand seemed supernatural...
...crowd-pleasing classics as Citizen Kane, Casablanca and Gone With the Wind. Last week his Turner Broadcasting System announced the acquisition of a new mother lode of small-screen gems: Hanna- Barbera Productions, creators of the animated adventures of the prehistoric Flintstones, the futuristic Jetsons and the Great American Mammal, Yogi Bear...