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...wild chimpanzees the docile, childlike creatures portrayed on TV. Highly territorial, chimpanzees will attack and kill other chimps. Though mostly vegetarian, they will also hunt and kill other animals for food; young male chimpanzees in Africa have been known to fashion crude weapons and use them to hunt bushbabies for meat. Attacks on human beings are rare, but they do happen - and the results are often catastrophic. The former NASCAR driver St. James Davis, who raised a chimpanzee as a pet, was attacked by escaped chimps at an animal sanctuary in 2005; he was left with injuries and disfigurement...
...Newbury junior Mark Thomas, who finished with a team-high 25 kills, slammed down kill after kill, Crimson co-captain Brady Weissbourd and freshman Matt Jones responded each time with kills of their...
...That was obviously a crucial moment in the game,” tri-captain Kirsten Kester said. “They called that timeout, so we knew they were probably going to try to pull something tricky on us.”Kessler made three saves on that penalty kill, and Harvard caught a lucky break when a Wildcat goal was called back because the net had come out of position.The Crimson fed off the confidence gathered from the kill, and at 15:34 in the second, Harvard junior Kathryn Farni netted the equalizer.Farni took advantage of a botched clearing...
...exactly why whale became a significant part of the Japanese diet, as a cheap source of protein in the impoverished days following World War II. As the country grew wealthier, however, whale meat grew less popular. Still, Japan (along with Norway and Iceland) continues to hunt and kill whales - more than 800 in the 2006 to 2007 season - and is pushing for an end to the 22-year-old worldwide ban on commercial whaling. While industry supporters contend that it's necessary for food security, today the average Japanese eats a little more than an ounce of whale meat...
...game against East Stroudsburg looking to rebound from its loss against Penn State, but fell to the Warriors 3-0 (30-24, 30-25, 30-27) in East Stroudsburg, Penn.Harvard stayed competitive throughout the entire game, but Warrior senior Jon Daley was too much to handle, tallying 14 kills, seven digs, and one block. Senior captain Brady Weissbourd was the lone standout for the Crimson, accounting for a match-high 16 kills, four blocks, and scoring 20.5 of Harvard’s 47 points.“We were pretty determined to win the match and end the road trip...