“Product of Thailand” Could Be Result of Slave Labor
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By , on August 29th, 2011 One comment   Fish, Fishing, Industry & Government   , , , , , , ,  

Two weeks ago I wrote about southeast Asian fishermen, mostly from Cambodia, being forced to work Thai and South Korean fishing vessels. Men are promised other work in Thailand then are forced to stay at sea for up to two years or even longer with no contact with family or time off ship. Their wages . . . → Read More: “Product of Thailand” Could Be Result of Slave Labor

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Can Sea Snakes Predict The Future? What About Hurricanes? Lottery Numbers?
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By , on November 6th, 2010 3 comments   Adaptations, Natural Disaster, New Research, Weather   , , , , , ,  

Undoubtedly you have heard that dogs can sense earthquakes before the tremors occur. While anecdotes are common, experimental evidence supporting these claims remains elusive. The USGS in the 1970′s even examined the ability of animals for prediction “but nothing concrete came out of [these experiments]“. Cueing on changes in the weather is frequent among . . . → Read More: Can Sea Snakes Predict The Future? What About Hurricanes? Lottery Numbers?

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TGIF: O’ those crazy aquatic mammals? Wait a minute…
TGIF: O’ those crazy aquatic mammals? Wait a minute… avatar

By , on August 14th, 2009 Leave a comment   Mating & Reproduction, Organisms, Pictures and Movies   , , , , , ,  

At the Rayavadee hotel in Krabi, Thailand Aurora gives birth to her latest calf at 3:39 PM, on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at the Vancouver Aquarium. The newborn beluga was about 1.3 meters long and roughly 50 kg. . . . → Read More: TGIF: O’ those crazy aquatic mammals? Wait a minute…

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