31.   This creature may have stronger powers of adaptation than I used to think.

32.   Unlike other placentals known from the Cretaceous period, which exhibit adaptations to life on the ground, the newly discovered creature has features typical of climbers.

33.   Unlike with the channeled applesnail, Webb said, the effect these creatures will have in the future on native species is not well known.

34.   Would such a creature have a soul?

35.   Even these cuddly creatures have feline claws and canine teeth.

36.   The ancient creature had no trunk and was not an elephant, but its age and location show that proboscideans originated in Africa, Gheerbrant said.

37.   The Chinese researchers who made the latest discovery believe the two creatures had a common ancestor.

38.   The Chinese fossil discovery made headlines last year because it appeared to show the creature had primitive feathers.

39.   The new fossil shows what appear to be gill slits, but the creature did not have a backbone or fins, Morris said.

40.   The massive creatures have a voracious appetite and are a source of irritation for fishermen whose livelihoods can depend on catching the same fish that sea lions eat.