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		<title>Animal arms race</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The struggle between predator and prey never ends. Bats invented sonar, and now some moths are fighting back. Check out the Why Files acoustic-organic warfare, airborne edition.]]></description>
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		<title>After the chimp attack</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We explore the sad saga of pet primates. Are these pets psychologically good for us? For them?  Are humans and other primates trading diseases at home, and in the wild?]]></description>
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		<title>Micro eye movements</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can't hold your eyes completely still, but what is the purpose of those tiny movements? A new study links them to the brain region that controls quick movements of the eye.]]></description>
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		<title>Life of the locust: Biblical plague explained</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Locusts live a solitary life -- until their bodies suddenly change, and they swarm into clouds of destructive insects. A new study fingers the trigger for this transformation.]]></description>
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		<title>Song of the crocodile</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2008/song-of-the-crocodile/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How does momma croc know when to dig up the young? How do the embryos know when to start hatching? The secret's in the song...]]></description>
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		<title>Learning to read mouse pee</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2008/learning-to-read-mouse-pee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 01:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mice can tell the sex, mating status and identity of another mouse -- all from sniffing urine. A new study of how mice read pheromones also gives insight into the human sensory apparatus...]]></description>
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		<title>Miracle of winged migration</title>
		<link>http://whyfiles.org/2007/migration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Migration of songbirds, butterflies, turtles and seals. Where does the natural urge to move originate?]]></description>
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		<title>Toddler&#8217;s &#8220;vocabulary explosion,&#8221; explained</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A toddler suddenly begins to learn 10 words a day. Does this reflect some innate genius for language, or could it have a less dramatic explanation? New research de-glamorizes the vocab explosion.]]></description>
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		<title>With a little help from a chimp?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are humans the only animals that will help another animal without any expectation of reward? Not according to a recent study, which shows they're willing to help unrelated apes.]]></description>
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		<title>Pay Attention. Change the brain?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 20:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's a wonder of the human brain: When we pay attention to something, it becomes brighter, more distinct, more memorable.]]></description>
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