Guest Mudder Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 (edited) Just yesterday, on NBC Nightly News, it was mentioned that 2 people have died in Yellowstone from some sort of micro organism in a cabin lodging area up there. Edited August 30, 2012 by Mudder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salubrious Posted August 30, 2012 Moderator Share Posted August 30, 2012 We have an example here in Australia, there was a new snake discovered in central Australia, highly venemous. As if we don't have enough of them already Its not my ex-wife is it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest poignant Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Just yesterday, on NBC Nightly News, it was mentioned that 2 people have died in Yellowstone from some sort of micro organism in a cabin lodging area up there. Yosemite, not Yellowstone, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bipedalist Posted August 30, 2012 BFF Patron Share Posted August 30, 2012 hanta virus, associated with rodent infestations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thermalman Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 We have an example here in Australia, there was a new snake discovered in central Australia, highly venemous. As if we don't have enough of them already I was gonna suggest the new species of poisonous snakes and spiders discovered every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mudder Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Ahh. Yep, that was it. A virus associated with rodents. Not sure if it was Yosemite or Yellowstone though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yowiie Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Its not my ex-wife is it?? Does she have sharp teeth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salubrious Posted August 31, 2012 Moderator Share Posted August 31, 2012 Venomous, at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bipedalist Posted August 31, 2012 BFF Patron Share Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) Ahh. Yep, that was it. A virus associated with rodents. Not sure if it was Yosemite or Yellowstone though. Yosemite Curry Village Canvas Tent Cabins on Tent Platforms/California Hantavirus Luckily it is rare! Edited August 31, 2012 by bipedalist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mudder Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Wow, I got that all mixed up, huh. lol. Must've been a long day yesterday. One reason to not believe everything you read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Transformer Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) Before the Lewis and Clark expedition, the Grizzly bear was not cataloged or defined as a species. (Not sure it this example fits) I don't think so because Brown Bears inhabited and were well known throughout most of Europe for thousands of years before Lewis and Clark and Grizzlies are just a minor variance sub-species of Brown Bear like the Coastal and Kodiak Bear of North America and not an actual species. They are all just Brown Bears. Not only that but their pelts were traded for by the Hudson's Bay Company in Canada and sent to the UK and Europe before Lewis and Clark were even born. Brown bears still inhabit numerous European countires and have a large population in Russia and are the National Animal of Finland. Even the Spanish wrote about them when Cortez was exploring the California area in the 1500's. Lewis and Clark were not even the first Europeans to cross the continent north of Mexico as Alexander MacKenzie beat them by over 10 years and he did it twice! Lewis and Clark just had better press agents. Edited August 31, 2012 by Transformer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyO Posted August 31, 2012 SSR Team Share Posted August 31, 2012 Bobby O, that is not a new species of ape. The headline is misleading. The Bili Apes are Pan troglodyte species. Ok, fair enough, but.............. " In 2004, Shelly Williams, a primatologist affiliated to the Jane Goodall Institute, revealed the first recorded close encounter by a scientist with these creatures, in the New Scientist. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thermalman Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) Would the Grizzly-Polar bear cross constitute a new species? It was only discovered last year, I believe? Edited August 31, 2012 by thermalman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Transformer Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 ^ Brown Bear - Polar bear crosses had been suspected for years but only about 5-10 years ago was an actual suspected specimen DNA tested to show it was a fact. I'm pretty sure that they would not be considered a new species as there is no known breeding population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bipedalist Posted September 1, 2012 BFF Patron Share Posted September 1, 2012 Yosemite Curry Village Canvas Tent Cabins on Tent Platforms/California Hantavirus Luckily it is rare! http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/31/13591500-cdc-10000-at-risk-of-hantavirus-in-yosemite-outbreak?lite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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