Natural History » Biology http://www.scarcliff.com/natural-history Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:58:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The Origins Of Kangaroos http://www.scarcliff.com/natural-history/2010/07/the-origins-of-kangaroos/ http://www.scarcliff.com/natural-history/2010/07/the-origins-of-kangaroos/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:56:11 +0000 Brent http://www.scarcliff.com/natural-history/?p=99 Continue reading →]]>

A study published Tuesday in the online journal PLoS Biology suggests that Australian marsupials — kangaroos, wallabies, Tasmanian devils and more — evolved from a common South American marsupial ancestor millions of years ago. The finding, by researchers at the University of Munster in Germany, indicates that the theory that marsupials originated in Australia is incorrect.

Los Angeles Times

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Gorillas have been caught on camera for the first time performing face-to-face intercourse.

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MSNBC

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