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	<title>Whales &amp; Friends Blog</title>
	
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		<title>*** Feedback Wanted ***</title>
		<link>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2011/03/04/feedback-wanted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re hoping to bring our blog up-to-date and want to know what Whales &#38; Friends customers and blog readers would be interested in seeing here. Reply to this post and let us know what you think!
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		<title>Spring is On Its Way</title>
		<link>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2011/02/26/spring-is-on-its-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Winter soon coming to and end, we thought you might like to read a bit about peepers, those tiny harbingers of Spring whose voices fill the warming night air.  Check out this article from National Geographic:
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/spring-peeper.html
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		<title>Rare Sri Lankan primate gets 1st wide-eyed closeup</title>
		<link>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2010/07/23/rare-sri-lankan-primate-gets-1st-wide-eyed-closeup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[pulled from Yahoo news and written by KRISHAN FRANCIS
Rare Sri Lankan primate gets 1st wide-eyed closeup

GALLE, Sri Lanka – A nocturnal, forest-dwelling primate with orb-like eyes and short limbs was photographed in central Sri Lanka late last year after being feared extinct, researchers said Monday.
A Horton Plains slender loris was caught on camera after lengthy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Many endangered turtles dying on Texas Gulf Coast.</title>
		<link>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2010/05/04/many-endangered-turtles-dying-on-texas-gulf-coast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 14:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[*Pulled from Yahoo news and written by RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI
Many endangered turtles dying on Texas Gulf Coast
HIGH ISLAND, Texas – Flies buzz everywhere and the stench is overwhelming as biologist Lyndsey Howell stops to analyze the remains of yet another endangered sea turtle washed up from the Gulf of Mexico. &#8220;It&#8217;s been on the beach for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate Earth Day and Go Green!</title>
		<link>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2010/04/22/celebrate-earth-day-and-go-green/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[10 Ways to Go Green and Save Green
1) Save energy to save money.
&#8211;Set your thermostat a few degrees lower in the winter and a few    degrees higher in the summer to save on heating and cooling costs.
&#8211;Install compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) when your older incandescent bulbs burn out.
&#8211;Unplug appliances when you&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Amazing Things You Didn’t Know about Animals</title>
		<link>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2010/04/21/10-amazing-things-you-didnt-know-about-animals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[blind]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[10 Amazing Things You Didn&#8217;t Know about Animals
10 &#8211; Crocodiles Swallow Stones for Swimming
The stomach of a crocodile is a rocky place to be, for more than one reason. To begin with, a croc&#8217;s digestive system encounters everything from turtles, fish and birds to giraffes, buffaloes, lions and even (when defending territory) other crocodiles. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kangaroo bacteria fight cancer…</title>
		<link>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2010/04/06/kangaroo-bacteria-fight-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kangaroo bacteria fight cancer
*article pulled from &#8216;Stories of Australian Science&#8217;
Australia’s iconic kangaroo may hold the secret for the war on cancer. Assoc. Prof. Ming Wei from the Griffith Institute of Health and Medical Research is using commensal bacteria found in kangaroos to develop anti-cancer agents that are expected to be effective in combating solid tumours, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blue Whales Singing in a Lower Key</title>
		<link>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2010/03/11/blue-whales-singing-in-a-lower-key/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blue whales singing in a lower key
Pulled from the LOS ANGELES TIMES by By Jill Leovy
Blue whales have changed their songs.
It&#8217;s the same old tune, but the pitch of the blues is mysteriously lower &#8212; especially off the coast of California where, local researchers say, the whales&#8217; voices have dropped by more than half an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dog washed out to sea has lucky escape!</title>
		<link>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2010/02/03/dog-washed-out-to-sea-has-lucky-escape/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dog washed out to sea has lucky escape!
Pulled from yahoo news 
WARSAW (Reuters) – A dog had a lucky escape when a Polish boat rescued him from an ice floe that had carried him more than 100 miles up a river and out onto the icy waters of the Baltic Sea.
&#8220;My crew saw&#8230; a shape [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Animal Facts</title>
		<link>http://whalesdirect.crtdirectblogs.com/2010/01/14/animal-facts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DOG FACTS
Dogs are pack animals by nature and enjoy companionship. 
A dog can hear sounds from 250 yards away. 
Dogs are direct descendants of wolves. 
The Basenji is the only barkless dog in the world.
There are 701 dog breeds.
HORSE FACTS
a stallion is a male horse
a mare is a female horse
a foal is a baby horse
a [...]]]></description>
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