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Were killed in Germany appeared for the first time in 250 years, wild bison Moscow. September 20. INTERFAX.RU — the world wildlife Fund intends to press charges against the authorities of the German city of Lebus for the murder of wild European bison, according to British newspaper The Independent. According to the newspaper, the bison were observed on 13 September at the river Oder in Lebus, 88 km from Berlin. Bison could wander on the banks of the river from the Polish national Park Ujście-the Warta river, which is on the border with Germany. The local authorities decided that the animal is a danger and decided to kill the bison. “After more than 250 years in Germany found wild bison and all I can think of power is to shoot him,” said the member of the Fund Chris Heinrich. On its website, the Foundation indicates that the behavior of the

Discovered a water “monster,” Jurassic Scientists from Uppsala University have discovered a new species of plesiosaur Arminisaurus schuberti, which floated in the oceans of the Jurassic period, 190 million years ago. The details can be found in the journal Alcheringa. The fossil remains were discovered in a clay pit near Bielefeld in Germany. Unfortunately, the skeleton of a plesiosaur destroyed mining equipment. Now you can recover only 40% of the bones. Paleontologist-a lover Siegfried Schubert cleaning the bones and sent them for study to specialists. A new species of plesiosaurus was named in honor of Schubert and the ancient Germanic leader Arminius who defeated the Roman legions in the year 9 in the Teutoburg forest. “The plesiosaurs were one of the most fearsome marine predators of the dinosaur era. For example, liopleurodon with a torso length of 15 meters is not inferior to modern sharks,” said study author Sven Sachs.

Reveals the mystery of the friendly dogs Scientists from Germany’s University found that “sociability” of dogs is affected by the level of the hormone oxytocin in their blood. The details of the survey can be found in Hormones and Behavior. During domestication dogs have learned to get along with people. For example, many of them began to “apply” to people for help if faced with a problem. However, dogs of various breeds, as dogs are the same species, often differ from each other. Scientists have figured out why not all dogs are equally willing to communicate with people. The researchers have known that oxytocin plays an important role in social relationships between humans and animals. Previous studies showed that differences in the willingness of the dogs to “dialogue” associated with variations in genetic material, are located near the gene that encodes the oxytocin receptor. In the new experiment, experts examined