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T-Rexs had mini air conditioners in their head, to help cool down their bodies
•Researchers based their theory by using thermal imaging to examine alligators in a Florida zoo.
Monster penguins swam in New Zealand oceans 60 million years ago, say scientists
•The penguin’s bones, from its legs and feet, were found by Leigh Love 18 months ago in the Waipara River.
Liquid blood, urine from 42,000-year-old extinct horse extracted by scientists
Tech2 News Staff •The body of the extinct horse species was found in perfect condition & scientists are hoping to clone it.
Skull of largest meat-eating mammal to roam Earth found in museum cabinet in Kenya
•A skull of a carnivore mammal that roamed the Earth after the dinosaurs has been discovered in a drawer in African museums.
The Re-Origin of Species: Should extinct animals be given a second chance at life? A new book offers some answers
Vrushal Pendharkar •Many scientists across the world are trying to bring back lost species, like the mammoth, passenger pigeon and even the dinosaur, to life. Torill Kornfeldt, a Swedish science journalist, visited many of these scientists in their laboratories to find out how far they had reached in their individual quest.
Woolly mammoth and rhino remains dug up from under England highway during repairs
Tech2 News Staff •The woolly mammoth and rhino were a common part of the wildlife in UK during the Ice Age: Expert.