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...have, and it is. But what does the act mean? Is it a one-off, or the start of a gorilla sexual revolution? Breuer is hesitant to draw any conclusions, noting that scientists observe just a sliver of the life of wild gorillas, but he speculates that face-to-face mating (also known as "ventro-ventral copulation," for the Latinists out there) might engender a deeper relationship between the silverback male, George, and Leah, the female. After the mating was finished (roughly 2 mins., about par for the course for your average silverback), Breuer even observed George holding Leah...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gorillas in a Tryst | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

...would be nice to believe, on a Valentine's Day, that when George and Leah lock eyes, they know a little bit of what we might feel when we look upon our loved one. And perhaps they do. But they don't need to. The life of a wild gorilla, caught only in glimpses from a distance, has richness and mystery that is wholly sufficient to itself, and which we'll never fully know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gorillas in a Tryst | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

...Today Solanum tuberosum has gone global to become the world's fourth largest food crop after wheat, rice and maize - not bad for a tuber whose ancestor is the highly toxic wild potato and whose closest cousin is the deadly nightshade. And its popularity still has vast potential for growth: Asia has replaced Europe as the center of production as its populations begin to embrace French fries as well as rice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: King of the Carbs | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

...wild student section was full of rowdy hecklers, chanting at every chance they could to get into the Harvard players heads. They even taunted Amaker...

Author: By Kevin C. Reyes, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Bulldogs Convert Second Chances | 2/10/2008 | See Source »

Sure, Yahoo! is practically a historic landmark, the last of the pure dotcom plays from the wild 1990s. But brace for impact: Microsoft hasn't even promised to keep the Yahoo! brand alive. ("That's a question we haven't answered yet," purrs Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft's senior vice president of strategic partnerships. Really...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Microsoft-Yahoo! Deal User's Guide | 2/7/2008 | See Source »

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