Liar, Liar, Fur on Fire
A conservative estimate states that people lie at least once a day (Saad, 2011) but the truth is this number may very well be a lie. However, are humans the only species in the animal kingdom that are capable of deceptive…
Pistol shrimp makes full use of its ‘gun’ to survive
The bigclaw snapping shrimp (Alpheus heterochaelis) is part of the family of pistol shrimps. Pistol shrimps have one disproportionately large claw and make distinct snapping sounds when they close their claws. Its relatively small size might make it seem like…
INSERT WITTY TITLE ABOUT THE DOMESTIC DOGS HERE
On a fateful sweltering summer afternoon, on my usual bout of procrastination I chanced upon the following mind-blowing visual imagery. What you have before you is Heini Winter, dog sled racer and sled dogs extraordinaire, taking his pack of sled…
Fainting Goats?
Fainting Goats? *faints* Hysterical videos of these fainting goats can be found on YouTube, always giving us a good laugh. In the videos, we see that when these goats are startled, instead of being able to run away, they…
Murderer! Or misunderstood?
In September 2006, “Crocodile hunter” Steve Irwin was killed during a snorkeling trip to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. The culprit: the bull ray. The bull ray’s barb had supposedly pierced his chest and into his heart. Moments…
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