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Male giraffes fight each other by 'necking'! They push their long necks against each other, bending and twisting them in order to win the fight by a show of strength. Many animals fight this way, including snakes, insects and crabs. Competing in this way allows animals to find out who's boss while protecting themselves from injury. The strongest wins and the loser just has to go away.


Herbs may hold key to prostate cancer


Herbs may hold key to prostate cancer
The small flower willow herb is one of many herbs being researched as a possible cure for prostate cancer, at the Vancouver Centre of Excellence for Prostate Cancer. St. John’s wort, a herb commonly used for minor depression, is also being investigated as a possible prostate cancer fighter.
NOVEMBER 27, 2000
The Vancouver Sun
NOVEMBER 27, 2000

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