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What Caused the Sabre-Tooth Tiger Extinction?

A mammoth-eating mystery. Fresh news from the cutting edge of sabre tooth tiger science leaves one researcher puzzling over what killed the big cats.

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As It Happens - Possible Cure for the Lonely Nova Scotia MooseDec 31, 2012 | 8:39As It Happens Possible Cure for the Lonely Nova Scotia Moose Audio
As It Happens Possible Cure for the Lonely Nova Scotia Moose Dec 31, 2012 | 8:39It's called "The Moose Sex Project". Its mission: help New Brunswick moose make some new 'friends' with the lonely moose of NS. We reached Nature Conservancy of Canada biologist, Paula Noel, at home in Waasis, New Brunswick.
As It Happens - Welsh Football ClubDec 31, 2012 | 6:45As It Happens Welsh Football Club Audio
As It Happens Welsh Football Club Dec 31, 2012 | 6:45North Wales isn't seen as the centre of world soccer. But despite playing in the rather lowly Welsh Alliance Division 2, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch FC has been getting requests from Brazilian soccer players begging to play for the club. Club player, Steve Smith, spoke to us from his home in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Wales.
As It Happens - Dec 31 - Year-End Music Pack, Malawi Mouse Boys, Andy Williams, Tanzania Archives, Rodriguez, Terry Callier, Levon Helm, Corin RaymondDec 31, 2012 | 31:13As It Happens Dec 31 - Year-End Music Pack, Malawi Mouse Boys, Andy Williams, Tanzania Archives, Rodriguez, Terry Callier, Levon Helm, Corin Raymond Audio
As It Happens Dec 31 - Year-End Music Pack, Malawi Mouse Boys, Andy Williams, Tanzania Archives, Rodriguez, Terry Callier, Levon Helm, Corin Raymond Dec 31, 2012 | 31:13Our look back at the 'As It Happens' music stories of 2012
As It Happens - Dec 31 - Michael Enright Order of Canada, India Anti-Rape Protests, Talkback: Welsh Football Club, Obit: Doug Leiterman (Part 1)Dec 31, 2012 | 24:24As It Happens Dec 31 - Michael Enright Order of Canada, India Anti-Rape Protests, Talkback: Welsh Football Club, Obit: Doug Leiterman (Part 1) Audio
As It Happens Dec 31 - Michael Enright Order of Canada, India Anti-Rape Protests, Talkback: Welsh Football Club, Obit: Doug Leiterman (Part 1) Dec 31, 2012 | 24:24Michael Enright Order of Canada, India Anti-Rape Protests, Talkback: Welsh Football Club, Obit: Doug Leiterman
As It Happens - Russian AdoptionsDec 28, 2012 | 6:36As It Happens Russian Adoptions Audio
As It Happens Russian Adoptions Dec 28, 2012 | 6:36For would-be kin, it's less than kind. Russian President Vladimir Putin signs an order to ban the adoption of Russian children by Americans,leaving adoptive families in limbo.
As It Happens - Dec 28 - Syria Charity Blocked, Moose Sex Project, Welsh Football Club (Part 1)Dec 28, 2012 | 26:24As It Happens Dec 28 - Syria Charity Blocked, Moose Sex Project, Welsh Football Club (Part 1) Audio
As It Happens Dec 28 - Syria Charity Blocked, Moose Sex Project, Welsh Football Club (Part 1) Dec 28, 2012 | 26:24Syria Charity Blocked, For the Record: Schwarzkopf, Moose Sex Project, Welsh Football Club
As It Happens - Dec 28 - Holiday Repeat: Jeff Rubin (Part 2)Dec 28, 2012 | 23:11As It Happens Dec 28 - Holiday Repeat: Jeff Rubin (Part 2) Audio
As It Happens Dec 28 - Holiday Repeat: Jeff Rubin (Part 2) Dec 28, 2012 | 23:11Bad news about cheap oil: in an encore broadcast, author and economist Jeff Rubin discusses his new book and how the end of cheap oil means the end of quick economic recovery.
As It Happens - Dec 28 - Holiday Food Pack: Middle Ages Cookbook, R.E.M. Diner, Japanese Blowfish, German Sushi Resto (Part 3)Dec 28, 2012 | 23:07As It Happens Dec 28 - Holiday Food Pack: Middle Ages Cookbook, R.E.M. Diner, Japanese Blowfish, German Sushi Resto (Part 3) Audio
As It Happens Dec 28 - Holiday Food Pack: Middle Ages Cookbook, R.E.M. Diner, Japanese Blowfish, German Sushi Resto (Part 3) Dec 28, 2012 | 23:07Holiday Food Pack: Middle Ages Cookbook, R.E.M. Diner, Alberta Cookie Anniversary, **Cheddar Anthems Removed Online Due to Copyright**, Japanese Blowfish, German Sushi Resto
As It Happens - What Caused the Sabre-Tooth Tiger Extinction?Dec 27, 2012 | 6:43As It Happens What Caused the Sabre-Tooth Tiger Extinction? Audio
As It Happens What Caused the Sabre-Tooth Tiger Extinction? Dec 27, 2012 | 6:43A mammoth-eating mystery. Fresh news from the cutting edge of sabre tooth tiger science leaves one researcher puzzling over what killed the big cats.
As It Happens - Dec 27 - Russian Adoptions, EPA Head to Resign, Idle No More Update (Part 1)Dec 27, 2012 | 27:36As It Happens Dec 27 - Russian Adoptions, EPA Head to Resign, Idle No More Update (Part 1) Audio
As It Happens Dec 27 - Russian Adoptions, EPA Head to Resign, Idle No More Update (Part 1) Dec 27, 2012 | 27:36Russian Adoptions, Quote/Unquote: Piers Morgan Not Wanted, EPA Head to Resign, Idle No More Update, From Our Archives: Choose Your Own Adventure Hamlet
As It Happens - Dec 27 - Lost & Found Review: Attic Baseball Cards/Message in a Bottle/Old Tom's Balls/Fresco (Part 2)Dec 27, 2012 | 18:44As It Happens Dec 27 - Lost & Found Review: Attic Baseball Cards/Message in a Bottle/Old Tom's Balls/Fresco (Part 2) Audio
As It Happens Dec 27 - Lost & Found Review: Attic Baseball Cards/Message in a Bottle/Old Tom's Balls/Fresco (Part 2) Dec 27, 2012 | 18:44Lost & Found Review: Attic Baseball Cards/Message in a Bottle/Old Tom's Balls/Fresco **Music Removed Online Due to Copyright**
As It Happens - Dec 27 - Holiday Repeat: Author Salman Rushdie on His Memoir, Joseph Anton (Part 3)Dec 27, 2012 | 29:24As It Happens Dec 27 - Holiday Repeat: Author Salman Rushdie on His Memoir, Joseph Anton (Part 3) Audio
As It Happens Dec 27 - Holiday Repeat: Author Salman Rushdie on His Memoir, Joseph Anton (Part 3) Dec 27, 2012 | 29:24Holiday Repeat: Feature interview with author Salman Rushdie on his memoir, Joseph Anton
As It Happens - Dec 26 - In Their Own Words Pack (Part 2)Dec 26, 2012 | 23:21As It Happens Dec 26 - In Their Own Words Pack (Part 2) Audio
As It Happens Dec 26 - In Their Own Words Pack (Part 2) Dec 26, 2012 | 23:21In Their Own Words, a review of some of the best tape from 2012.
As It Happens - Dec 26 - Ciudad Juarez Soccer (Part 3)Dec 26, 2012 | 26:45As It Happens Dec 26 - Ciudad Juarez Soccer (Part 3) Audio
As It Happens Dec 26 - Ciudad Juarez Soccer (Part 3) Dec 26, 2012 | 26:45An encore presentation of Robert Andrew Powell's interview with Carol about his book, 'This Love Is Not For Cowards: Salvation and Soccer in Ciudad Juarez'.
As It Happens - Dec 26 - Syrian General Defects, Sabre-Toothed Cat Extinction (Part 1)Dec 26, 2012 | 15:35As It Happens Dec 26 - Syrian General Defects, Sabre-Toothed Cat Extinction (Part 1) Audio
As It Happens Dec 26 - Syrian General Defects, Sabre-Toothed Cat Extinction (Part 1) Dec 26, 2012 | 15:35Syrian General Defects, Sabre-Toothed Cat Extinction

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