imogen, if this mammal -- it is a mammal, isn't it? >> i don't know. i have never heard of it. >> if it wasn't hurt, let's let by gones be by gones. >> well, precisely that. you have done a service by highlighting this this evening. i didn't know about this before. i am now aware if i go to florida i must not go anywhere near mammals. >> have you been to florida? >> have i been to florida. i have been to florida. >> i have been hearing about this for years. >> what is the deal? why is the manatee so gentle and protected? we ride mammals all the time. i don't know if the viewers at home are like -- set the dvr because i am riding a whale tonight. you are right. the license plates apparently haven't solved anything. the law is fantastic. you can't annoy a manatee? and then there is also an intense clause, like -- or attempt to. if you fail to annoy the manatee , that is still illegal. >> and they had a press conference. we have to find this woman on the manatee. >> they actually did this. >> the press conference they were looking for her. >> yes, they we

. >> reporter: so, they're mammals. they're smart mammals with a big brain.s idea that somehow sleep allows us to reboot our brains would suggest that the bigger the brain, the more you need sleep. >> right. >> reporter: not so. >> right and that's a surprising observation but its clearly the case. >reporter: consid bro bats, not so brainy, and yet they log 20 hours of sleep a day, while elephants, with their large brains that never forget, sleep only our hours. but the bats can gorge on a insect meals at dusk, while elephants graze for hours on end. maybe young dolphins and whales remain awake because they are particularly vulnerable to predators and marine mammals have to make a conscious effort to surface for air. sleep is just too risky. >> it's highly maladaptive for most animals under most conditions to be active 24 hours a day assuming they can satisfy their vital needs in less time than that, but it... >> reporter: in other words, it doesn't pay to stay up around the clock. >> right. i think rather than saying, waking is good, you have to really say,

. >> reporter: it came from the sea an invisible mutant attacking marine mammals.he new crop of deadly viruses suddenly adapting to humans. >> that's the frightening part they're so good at it it makes it difficult for us. >> reporter: marine mammals say they have not yet detected this virus. this virus killed about 200 seals on the east coast last year. it's suspected in a current unexplained sale die off in the pacific northwest. it evolved from bird influenza virus. >> they're really good at adapts and changes over time. >> reporter: the virus can also attack human lungs. there are no confirmed cases yet and some aren't worried. >> don't end up being as serious as we were told they would be. >> reporter: with the ocean teaming with viruses most of which are completely unknown to science, it's hardly a surprise that this new one popped up. but we've learned that researchers almost daily are discovering new ways that nature is trying to infect us. >> i'm constantly amazed by the fact that i believe we've only touched the tip of the iceburg. >> reporter: dr. chu ru

. >> reporter: it came from the sea an invisible mutant attacking marine mammals.one of the new crop of deadly viruses suddenly adapting to humans. >> that's the frightening part they're so good at it it makes it difficult for us. >> reporter: marine mammals say they have not yet detected this virus. this virus killed about 200 seals on the east coast last year. it's suspected in a current unexplained sale die off in the pacific northwest. it evolved from bird influenza virus. >> they're really good at adapts and changes over time. >> reporter: the virus can also attack human lungs. there are no confirmed cases yet and some aren't worried. >> don't end up being as serious as we were told they would be. >> reporter: with the ocean teaming with viruses most of which are completely unknown to science, it's hardly a surprise that this new one popped up. but we've learned that researchers almost daily are discovering new ways that nature is trying to infect us. >> i'm constantly amazed by the fact that i believe we've only touched the tip of the iceburg. >> reporter: dr

scientific laboratory, and the people in that room are preparing specimens of vertebrate, that is mammals and birds. the way they do this is to remove the skin, sew it together in a relatively lifelike pose, and ensure that it does not decompose. >> i am a really big class actress fan, so i am here to see them, and beer week. >> i wanted to learn something and have fun. >> i always enjoy it. i am not all is well -- always working as i am tonight. sometimes i come to enjoy the music and to dance. ♪ >> culturewire covers the arts in san francisco, and one of my favorite culture artists is here tonight. jason, thank you for being on culturewire. tell us about some of your posters that we have here today. >> most of the posters here are four specific shows or tours. i am hired by the bands or the venue. >> what is the inspiration behind these posters? >> no, disease of the related to the bay and, of course. music -- it is related to the band, of course the musical content or isn't related to the bed. album covers can come from anywhere. ♪ ♪ >> class actress was great. we have been having so m

>> the orca is a mammal. maybe it did a little butt sniff and knew it was a dog. didn't cross my mind but really interesting that that dog didn't scoot all the way out. he got to where he can stand and was like i was just swimming. i didn't mean to come in your territory. i didn't peafá on your lawn. two videos and a simple game to play. the difference and win money. >>> and a little video. >> they are going so fast. >> there is plenty of it. >>> ripping and crashing on "right this minute." ron: years ago i made a promise to provide the best for my family, in sickness and in health. carol and i needed help figuring out what's covered by medicare and what's not. so we turned to the same folks we've relied on for health insurance all these years. announcer: ron and carol called anthem blue cross and found an affordable medicare plan that pays for some costs original medicare won't. now they can keep making memories for years to come. choose from plans offering protection from high out of pocket costs plus include prescription drug coverage with your monthly premium.

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in fact, they're the only mammal on earth with a venom mouse bite. dr. nekaris learned that the hard way when one bit her. >> it is not pleasant. like a snake, it can decay and fester and the wound takes quite a long time to heal. >> reporter: it hurts. >> and it throbs, it can throb for days and days and they can bite straight through your fingernail and into the bone. >> reporter: villagers say a loris bite can kill. >> if he would to go into his defensive posture, he would raise his arms above his head and really squeeze them tightly and this would be when he would be putting oil from his arm bits, mixing it in his mouth. and the growl that mimics a cobra. >> reporter: the doctor is working to understand why the loris has its lethal venom. but her research is revealing something even more threatening. lorises are rapidly disappearing from the jungles. those youtube videos are part of the problem. they have become coveted pets. especially in japan, russia and the persian gulf. dr. nekaris is finding fewer of them in the jungle, but they're easy to find

an environmental impact study found the farm harmed marine mammals. it has gotten praise for sustainability, low environmental impact and jobs in marin. >> right now i feel bad. >> reporter: what are you going to do? >> i don't know. >> reporter: the company says it cannot relocate. and the oysters harvested here, 40% of the state's total will bring up prices. >> this will be a blow to prices in california. >> reporter: this the place that sir francis is now to be california's first federally designated marine wilderness area. health and science editor john fowler, ktvu news. >>> agriculture inspectors have discovered a tiny insect that could harm california's citrus crop. the insect can carry a disease that has destroyed crops in florida. the department of agriculture is expected to release quarantine plans as early as tomorrow. >>> the white house has released this photo of the president and romney shaking hands. >>> over the strong objections of the united states, the u.n. voted to give rights to palestine. the united nations general assembly voted

australia has recently lost 20% of their mammal species because of bush fires and the domestication of the cat and donkey so we're working with their government to help with that crisis. we brought in two wallaroos and in between a two different animals and will be in the australian walk a about and we brought in a bird also from there. this is a bird and known for their cackles and come enjoy that at the zoo. this weekend we will opening a temporary exhibit. the united nations name thursday the year of the bat. >> >> due to the conserveeration crisis with them and we think of them as scary creatures but consume a third of their body weight in bugs and saves millions in insecticides and taken out by a white nose syndrome and costing farmers millions of dollars and we hope to promote the species and at the zoo until january 4. there is the black rhino in his costume and the weekend of the 27 and 28th. this is free for zoo members and maybe you could go there before scare grove and starts at ten amand lastly do we want to show the video. we heard that paris hilton has been playing this y

. >> we have the largest recording of birds, mammals, frogs and insects and a huge library of videos. so this is an absolutely perfect opportunity for us to team up with a world renown, very creative inspirational artist and put the sounds and sights of the animals that we study into a brand-new context, a context that really allows people to appreciate an esthetic way of the idea that we might live in the world without these sounds or sites. >> in the scientific realm it is shifting baselines. we get used to less and less, diminished expectations of what it was. >> when i came along lobsters six feet long and oysters 12 inches within they days all the oyster beds in new york, manhattan, the harbor would clean the water. so, just getting people to wake up to what was just literally there 200 years ago, 150 years ago. you see the object and say what is that. you come out and hear these intriguing sounds, sounds like i have never heard in my life. and then you step closer and you almost have a very intimate experience. >> we could link to different institutions around the globe, maybe o

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equipment controlling key life support systems, sustaining the aquarium's 12,000 fish and marine mammals including one new resident. last month an orphaned baby walrus was brought to the aquarium. he was found off the coast of alaska and needed 24-hour medical care. the new york aquarium isn't alone. >> we were checking the basement to see if we had water and we heard a huge whoosh. >> reporter: jenkinson's aquarium in point pleasant, new jersey, lost almost all of its holding tanks and heating equipment. >> this is all part of the penguin exhibit. we have generators running life support. >> reporter: two weeks after sandy hit, jenkinson's is still without power. back at coney island in the days after the storm, employees got a chance to check on the animals. the baby walrus provided their first glimmer of hope. >> he's swimming on his back, vocalizing, having a great time. >> reporter: most of the animals from fish to otters were alive and healthy. 90% survived the storm. >> an extraordinary moment where what we have been working for could be brought back and we could reclaim it and say

someone is brutally killing dolphins, those gentle mammals that don't fear man.borns at risk. cnn's ed lavandera takes us to the mississippi gulf coast. and a warning for you, you may find some of the pictures very disturbing. >> reporter: to reach the crime scenes, you need to catch a ride and take a guide. this island we see off to our left this is deer island where you found two of them? >> that's correct. >> reporter: a harrison county mississippi sheriff's chopper and the lead biologist from the institute for marine mammal studies. they took us to the sites where the dolphins mysteriously appeared up. >> how many have turned up so far? >> we've been dealing with about six or seven. we know that there's three or four of them found dead with bullets. and the other ones mutilated. some with their tails cut off, jaws cut off or a screwdriver in them. >> reporter: he performed the necropsies or autopsies of all the murdered dolphins. what do you take away from that? what does it tell you? >> i think it's kind of a sick ritual of some sort. >> reporter: so someone

about the natural history of this area and we went to the marin head lands, i should say the marin mammal center recently. we have a visitor coming from australia that wants to get over there. if you have the bus on saturday, that will be wonderful. and i will appreciate if you have more publicity regarding it because a lot of people don't know that exists. and if we could see like the places where you're going to have the bus stop and the whole schedule, that would be helpful also. and i thank you very much. >> next speaker, please. >> tony ann, followed by susan casey, and then bridget boy lan. is mr. ahn here? no, susan casey. followed by bridget boy lan. >> good afternoon, ms. casey. >>> good afternoon. i'm also very excited about having the 76 expanded to saturday. i mainly wanted more information about why we wanted to eliminate stops, what the reasoning was behind that. >> thanks much. next speaker, please. >> last speaker who submitted a card, bridget boy lan. is ms. boy lan here? not. >> thank you very much. members of the board, do you want to do a presentation? we have seen it.