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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
Whitman news since 1896

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Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Teacup Pig Rant

September 28, 2015

If you have ever had a passing “Uptown Girls” fantasy of owning a teacup pig, I’m here to tell you that it’s never going to happen. First of all there is no such thing as a teacup pig. There...

Ocean Acidification

Jessica Parker April 15, 2015

There have been five mass extinctions over the course of life on earth. The largest one, known as the Great Dying, occurred at the end of the Permian period, 252 million years ago. Around 96 percent...

Galapagos Tortoise Babies

Galapagos Tortoise Babies

Jessica Parker March 31, 2015

Pinzón Island, located at the center of the chain of Galápagos Islands is home to many of the famous giant Galápagos tortoises. They were able to live peacefully on their small island of less...

Sea Monsters

Sea Monsters

Jessica Parker February 21, 2015

A recent study has shown that the mean body mass of marine mammals has increased by 150 times since the Cambrian period (542 million years ago). These findings are consistent with Cope's rule, which "proposes...

Ice Fish

Jessica Parker February 6, 2015

Antarctica is the coldest, driest and windiest continent on the planet. About 98 percent of it is covered in ice that is about 1.93 kilometers thick. There are also vast ice shelves that extend off of...

Don’t Touch the Tiger!

Jessica Parker January 30, 2015

Cara Delevingne, a model and actress has sparked controversy with her latest photo shoot. She is seen holding a captive lion cub while modeling for TAG Heuer, a watch company. Cara is a self-proclaimed...

The Pangolin aka The Walking Artichoke

The Pangolin aka The Walking Artichoke

Jessica Parker December 3, 2014

Pangolins (also called scaly anteaters) are strange creatures that are quietly being eaten to extinction. They are coved in scales are actually modified hairs. They also have large claws on their front...

Disappearing Sea Stars

Jessica Parker November 18, 2014

Sea stars more commonly (and incorrectly) known as star fish, are dying off in vast numbers. Millions of individuals, from at least twenty different species along the west coast are "wasting" away. They...

Robot Penguin Rover

Robot Penguin Rover

Jessica Parker November 11, 2014

In the latest Zoological news, baby penguin robots are conducting research on unsuspecting king, and emperor penguins. King penguins look very similar to their larger cousins the emperor penguins. King...

The Fanged-Deer Returns

The Fanged-Deer Returns

Jessica Parker November 4, 2014

An endangered deer that hasn't been spotted since 1948 was recently sighted in northeastern Afghanistan by a team of researchers. The Kashmir musk deer is not only remarkable in its continued survival,...

The River Wolf

The River Wolf

Jessica Parker October 28, 2014

When most people think of otters, the image that comes to mind is something small, cute, playful and cuddly. But in the Amazon the local otters are known by another name: river wolf. They get this...

Rhino Poaching - No End in Sight

Rhino Poaching – No End in Sight

Jessica Parker October 19, 2014

Rhinos have been killed, their horns taken for aesthetic and pseudo-medicinal properties for thousands of years. Many different groups of people throughout history used rhino horn for different things....

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