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The Shape-shifting Tanuki
Is it a badger or a raccoon or maybe a fox? This is actually a Japanese Raccoon dog or a Tanuki. It is famous in Japanese legend for shape shifting as well as being cheeky, playful and mischievous. It is … Continue reading
The World’s Oldest Living Animal
At the age of 183, Jonathan the Tortoise is the oldest living animal in the world. Since 1882, he has lived on St. Helena, a remote island in the south Atlantic, in the grounds of Plantation House, the home of … Continue reading
Rome drowns in bird droppings
Temperatures in Rome, Italy have been unseasonably warm. As a result, millions of migrating starlings have found nightly roosts in the plane trees along the banks of the River Tiber creating streets slick with guano. This bird poop covers everything … Continue reading
If You Hate Spinach, You’ll Love This
If you’re like millions of kids, you’re not completely sold on eating vegetables. Well, it turns out sometimes you shouldn’t eat vegetables! Some veggies, mostly those labeled cold-weather vegetables, will go through a transformation when the weather gets too hot. … Continue reading
Hummingbirds With Beards
You’re probably familiar with the hummingbirds that visit your backyard, but one species that was thought to be extinct was recently rediscovered! The Blue-bearded Helmetcrest is a hummingbird that hadn’t been seen since the 1940s until researchers in Colombia spotted … Continue reading
A wolf in jackal clothing?
For a long time, scientists believed the African golden jackal and the Eurasian golden jackal were related members of the dog species, canis aureus. They look, eat and act a lot alike. But new research has revealed information from testing … Continue reading
A New Octopus
This may look like an alien creature but it is in fact a newly discovered kind of octopus. Stephanie Bush, one of the scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute found this creature while collecting squids and octopuses for … Continue reading
No More Junk Food for Ducks
According to Britain’s Canal & River Trust, feeding leftover bread to ducks is bad for their health. Soggy bread might bring algae and disease and also encourage rats. Too much bread can give birds a lung disease that can kill. … Continue reading
Unboil an Egg
Why would you want to unboil an egg? Well, it turns out that research done by scientists at UC Irvine and Flinders University in Australia shows that by unboiling egg whites, you can recycle and reuse the proteins within the … Continue reading
The Anglerfish
Deep in the dark waters below California’s Monterey Bay lurks an extraordinary angler. It lures its prey towards its enormous mouth using a light that is a shining spot at the tip of a pole projecting out from its head. … Continue reading
