Captive cheetahs, flying monkeys & a giant sunfish
Major busts in wildlife trade, the space geckos' sad return to earth, a giant octopus in the Caribbean & the biggest sunfish we've ever seen! These stories and more in this week's blast of nature news.
News Sources:
UAE CHEETAH TRADE
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/uae-at-the-centre-of-global-trade-in-smuggled-cheetahs
SMUGGLED PORCUPINES
http://news.mongabay.com/2014/0828-lbell-porcupine-smugglers.html
MARA POACHING
http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?uNewsID=227810
100 YEARS SINCE PASSENGER PIGEONS
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/08/140831-passenger-pigeon-martha-deextinction-dna-animals-species/
AMAZON FLYING MONKEYS
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2014/08/29/animals-science-new-species-flying-monkeys-amazon-south-america-sakis/
SPACE-SEX GECKOS FREEZE
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/sep/01/russia-death-five-geckos-space-sex-mission
DUMBO OCTOPUS HEAVYWEIGHT
http://www.nautiluslive.org/video/2014/08/19/unusual-and-large-dumbo-octopus-sighting
GIANT MOLA MOLA
https://www.thedodo.com/gargantuan-sunfish-dwarfs-dive-691372219.html
WILDWATCH
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/wildlife/freaky-nature/wildwatch-roach-farms-yeti-tracks-walking-fish
News Sources:
UAE CHEETAH TRADE
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/uae-at-the-centre-of-global-trade-in-smuggled-cheetahs
SMUGGLED PORCUPINES
http://news.mongabay.com/2014/0828-lbell-porcupine-smugglers.html
MARA POACHING
http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?uNewsID=227810
100 YEARS SINCE PASSENGER PIGEONS
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/08/140831-passenger-pigeon-martha-deextinction-dna-animals-species/
AMAZON FLYING MONKEYS
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2014/08/29/animals-science-new-species-flying-monkeys-amazon-south-america-sakis/
SPACE-SEX GECKOS FREEZE
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/sep/01/russia-death-five-geckos-space-sex-mission
DUMBO OCTOPUS HEAVYWEIGHT
http://www.nautiluslive.org/video/2014/08/19/unusual-and-large-dumbo-octopus-sighting
GIANT MOLA MOLA
https://www.thedodo.com/gargantuan-sunfish-dwarfs-dive-691372219.html
WILDWATCH
http://www.earthtouchnews.com/wildlife/freaky-nature/wildwatch-roach-farms-yeti-tracks-walking-fish