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In a genetic surprise, ancient DNA shows the closest family members of an extinct bird known as the Haitian cave-rail are not in the Americas, but Africa and the South Pacific, uncovering an unexpected link between Caribbean bird life and the Old World. Like many animals unique to the Caribbean, cave-rails became extinct soon after people settled the islands. The last of three known West Indian species of cave-rails – flightless, chicken-sized birds – vanished within the past 1,000 years. Florida Museum of Natural History researchers sought to resolve the group’s long-debated ancestry b...

Cynthia Estrada-Lopez plead guilty to homicide by child abuse in Lexington County Court Credit: Lexington County Solicitor's Office Lilly Lopez, 4, a victim of child abuse, murdered by her mother. Author: WLTX Updated: 11:17 AM EDT April 5, 2021 LEXINGTON, S.C. — A Lexington woman has been sentenced to 38 years for killing her 4-year-old daughter. Cynthia Estrada-Lopez, 28, plead guilty to homicide by child abuse in the murder of Lilly Lopez in Lexington County Court on April 1. Estrada-Lopez will not be eligible for parole.  According to records presented i...

Lexington mother sentenced to 38 years for killing daughter Cynthia Estrada-Lopez was sentenced to 38 years in prison for the child abuse death of her 4-year-old daughter, Lilly Lopez. (Source: Lexington Co. Eleventh Circuit Solicitor’s Office) By WIS News 10 Staff | April 5, 2021 at 12:16 PM EDT - Updated April 5 at 5:58 PM LEXINGTON, S.C. (WIS) - A Lexington County mother has been sentenced to 38 years in prison after pleading guilty to the death of her 4-year-old daughter. Chief Administrative Judge Walton J. McLeod, IV sentenced Cynthia Estrada-Lopez following her guilty plea ...

Florida bird killers: Trauma on land, starvation at sea By Halle Marchese Guest Columnist An analysis of birds that died at Florida wildlife rehabilitation clinics found songbirds and other land-dwelling species were most often killed by traumatic injuries, commonly caused by cats or collisions with buildings, windows or vehicles. For seabirds, malnourishment was a leading cause of death, possibly due to fluctuations in fish numbers as water temperature warms.  Florida Museum of Natural History ornithologists examined 1,928 birds, representing 285 species, that succumbed to injuries or illne...