Keepers at a bird sanctuary in West Sussex hoped that the last remaining female Blue Duck in the country - called Cherry - might mate with either of the drakes, Ben or Jerry. But neither male duck appeared interested and are now inseparable at the Arundel Wetland Centre, leaving Cherry to her own devices.
See full article here: Blue Ducks likely to die out in UK after male birds get together - Telegraph.
“President Barack Obama on Friday lifted restrictions on U.S. government funding for groups that provide abortion services or counseling abroad, reversing a policy of his Republican predecessor George W. Bush, a spokesman said.”
“The ruling is also known as the Mexico City Policy, because it was first introduced at a UN conference there in 1984 by former Republican President Ronald Reagan. Former President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, repealed the policy when he took office in 1993 and George W Bush reinstated it in 2001. ”
Read full article here: Obama lifts restrictions on abortion funding | Reuters.
“For many, the word “businessperson” connotes men in white shirts and stranglehold neckties. That stereotype may have held true in the 1950s, but since then, the appearance factor of the business world has evolved substantially.
Take women. Hot women have always populated the business world in some shape or form. We tasked ourselves with compiling a list of the hottest businesswomen we could think of, for your viewing pleasure. These women are accomplished both in the business and the looks departments. Get acquainted with these hotties, outside of the cube–and outside of the pantsuit.”
see the full list here: 25 Hottest Women of Business.
Scientists find out that Male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes attract mates through harmo
nizing the beat of their wings to the beat of other females. Scientists are working on breeding sterile males that can “sing” well in hopes that they will mate with females and control the population and the spread of diseases like yellow fever and dengue.
“Amorous mosquitoes “sing” a mating duet by beating their wings together in
harmony, US scientists have discovered. They eavesdropped on a male Aedes aegypti mosquito pursuing a female in mating flight, and
recorded the couple’s courtship “love song”.
The familiar buzz of a flying female mosquito may be irritating to humans, but for her male counterpart, it is an irresistible mating signal. Males and females each have their own characteristic flight tone - which they create by beating their wings. But when scientists from Cornell University listened in on a male Aedes aegypti pursuing his mate, they were surprised to hear a new kind of “music” playing.
Continue reading ‘Male Mosquitoes Attract Females with Song and Dance Numbers.’
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