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An image of a snow leopard in India from National Geographic was named Best Overall Photo in the 2008 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Steve Winter, who took the shot, says, "This is the hardest story I have ever done because of the altitude and the steepness of the mountains. At night it was 30 below zero [F°]." The other winning photographs include a dreamy underwater image of a southern right whale in New Zealand; a amazing closeup of a snake fighting with a frog in Belize and a surreal portrait of a black-crested macaque on Indonesia's Sulawesi island. (Click picture at left to see a few shots.) [National Geographic]
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Project Ice Age
Remember our old friend Wilma, the Neanderthal? You may have noticed that she preferred a more natural look in her National Geographic photoshoot, but like any newly-minted celebrity she had to take a trip down Project Runway's design challenge lane to score some new digs. The "Pop Omnivore" blog at National Geographic asked Blayne, Joe, and Terri from Season 5 and Jonathan from Season 3 to sketch up some new costumes using only materials available during her time (i.e., a lot of animal skins). The results? A Lion King: The Musical reject costume from Blayne and a Park Slope Mom sweater wrap from Joe, and those are the good ones. What does a Neanderthal have to do to get some nice clothes around here? [National Geographic]
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To celebrate the premiere of the 20th season (can you believe it's been 20 friggin' years!?) of The Simpsons, National Geographic interviewed our feminist hero Lisa Simpson about the environment. When asked if she subscribes to the magazine, she answered, "No, but we’d read it in the library, if we ever went to the library, which we don’t because crazy homeless people hang out there, like my Grampa." [National Geographic]
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Wilma, I'm Home
Want to look into the eyes of our female ancestors? Meet Wilma, the first model of a Neanderthal based on DNA evidence and created by artists and scientists for the October issue of National Geographic. Wilma's creators used replicas of pelvis and skull bones from Neanderthal females as well as re-sized copies of male bones to create a replica skeleton. Wilma was also given red hair and pale skin to fit with recent findings that some Neanderthals were of the ginger variety (she was named after the redheaded Flintstones character). [Daily Mail & chiKa project]
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The Lords Of DogTown
The season premiere of DogTown, a National Geographic Channel show that follows rescued dogs at the largest no-kill animal facility in the U.S. by the same name, will have an extra-special focus tonight: The pit bulls rescued from Atlanta Falcons quarterback and kennel/dog fight ring operator, Michael Vick. The episode focuses 4 of the 50 dogs that were rescued from Vick's compound, some of which have a great fear of humans, intense scarring, and physical illnesses due to abuse. The show follows the dogs' healing process and underscores the fact that pit bulls are affectionate when not in the hands of psychotic boneheads. [LA Times]
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Ring Leaders
A tipster sent us this link to a story about cholitas, female wrestlers in Bolivia, who wear petticoats and bowler hats. The slideshow of photographs by Ivan Kashinsky is absolutely stunning; but be sure and read the accompanying article, as well. "Sometimes my daughters ask why I insist on doing this," one cholita says. "It's dangerous; we have many injuries, and my daughters complain that wrestling does not bring any money into the household. But I need to improve every day. Not for myself… but for the triumph of [my wrestling character] Yolanda, an artist who owes herself to her public." [National Geographic]
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Adorable Bearded Monkeys Discovered in East Africa
- Cutest discovery evs?? A new population of these owl-looking motherfuckers called De Brazza's monkeys — thought to be near extinction — were found in Kenya. Look at that face! Don't you kind of want one? [National Geographic]
- Britney, you best be letting Sean and Jayden get some shut-eye. A new study shows that lack of sleep may lead to obesity in children. [CBS News]
- Addicted to drugs? Try battling your crack cravings through virtual reality. According to a Duke U. professor, "What we're trying to do is take people into a virtual crack-related neighborhood or crack-related setting and have them experience cravings, just like they would in the real world." [ABC News]
- Cutest discovery evs?? A new population of these owl-looking motherfuckers called De Brazza's monkeys — thought to be near extinction — were found in Kenya. Look at that face! Don't you kind of want one? [National Geographic]
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