Showing posts with label creatures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label creatures. Show all posts
08 July 2: Instructions
Dolphins have been known to instruct each other as well as receive instructions and act accordingly.
08 June 22: Eusocial
‘Some insects, such as ants and bees, live in eusocial groups, in which different members carry out specialized jobs to help maintain the colony.’
08 June 9: Splashy
152,000 votes were tallied in an online Greenpeace poll last fall to name a humpback whale in the South Pacific; 79 percent favoured the name Mr. Splashy Pants.
08 May 6: Facial
The Geisha is the latest facial to hit New York City. It is a $180 mask made with bird excrement. Article here.
08 April 19: Scenting
A dog's extraordinary scenting ability can distinguish people with both early and late stage lung and breast cancer.
08 March 12: Peahens
A new 7-year study questions the notion that female peahens prefer a male peacock with a gorgeous train, reporting that females in a feral population of Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) showed no such preference.
08 February 19: Goby
‘Subordinate goby fish stay slim so they won't be a threat to their superiors. That way, the underlings won't get evicted.’
December 22: Piranha
Piranha fish are known for their sharp teeth and an aggressive appetite for meat. If you keep one as a pet, you will likely feed it goldfish.
December 6: Antioxidants
Martin Schaefer of the University of Freiburg set out to see whether creatures can sense antioxidants. His findings confirm birds can both see antioxidant foods and have a preference for it.
October 2: Buffalo
Early America was so thick with buffalo that explorers said the land seemed draped with ‘one black robe.’ By 1900, fewer than a hundred buffalo remained.
September 5: Tears
Although most land mammals have a lacrimation system to keep their eyes wet, Humans are the only animal generally accepted to cry emotional tears.
August 15: Fish
Most fish spend time in an energy-saving state that can be called ‘rest’. Being ‘asleep’ means different things to different fish. Some fish are motionless in the water during the night. Others don't appear to sleep at all (they rest against rocks, bracing themselves with their fins). Some freshwater fish swim up under a log or river bank for shelter during the day. Fish can't close their eyes; none of them have eyelids.
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