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scottobearBrush Fire Near Homes & Monkey Cages (video at the link)
(CBS4 News) SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE Firefighters are working to douse the flames of yet another South Florida brush fire.
This time, the flames are burning in Southwest Miami-Dade, near 163rd Avenue and SW 184th Street.
The fire is burning dangerously close to homes, vehicles and what appears to be some sort of facility with cages of monkeys.
The smoke is blowing over the monkey’s cages as crews rush to put out the fire before it spreads even larger.
Most of the fire appears to be smoldering and there are plenty of hot spots.
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Mathematical analyses of humpback whale songs reveal complex grammatical rules!
Although the researchers say these songs don’t meet the linguistic rigor necessary for a true language, this is the first evidence that animals other than humans use a hierarchical structure of communication. Whales have also been found to sing in dialects.During mating season, which lasts six months, all humpback males sing the same song to woo the ladies. Over time, the group’s song becomes progressively more complex, although researchers don’t know quite why.
Presumably, as one whale finds mating success by tinkering with the song style, the rest of the guys imitate it to better their chances, said study co-author Ryuji Suzuki, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute predoctoral fellow.
