WEIRD ANIMALS
By Henry Steinman+ Some dog breeds rarely make a sound. Others never shut up. Huskies are most definitely in the second category. As anyone who’s ever met one will tell you, huskies like to talk. A lot. Sometimes they howl, sometimes they whine. …
The prototype Companion Collar uses Bluetooth and GPS to keep tabs on pets. vvvita/Depositphotos – By David Szondy 2020 Nov 05 – A new prototype Companion Collar smart collar is being developed by the CSIRO’s digital specialist arm, Data61, and agtech company Ceres Tag …
A recent study found the simple intervention reduced bird mortality by 72 percent. Researchers found that painting one blade black was enough to encourage the birds to alter their flight path. (Photo by Julian Stratenschulte/picture alliance via Getty Images) – By Alex Fox …
From leaf-engineering to complex social circles, there’s more to bats than flying and echolocation. (Charles J Sharp) – By Erin Malsbury 2020 Oct 27 – Bats have had a rough year. Brought into the limelight by the coronavirus pandemic, their already spooky public …
It’s okay if this weirds you out. Maarten Wouters/Getty Images – By Caroline Delbert 2020 Oct 19 – The internet has rediscovered carcinization: the separate, five-time evolution of crabs. Parallel evolution isn’t unheard of by any means, but crabs have done it a …
The world’s only venomous primates just got weirder. Javan slow lorises are now one of only six mammal species known to use venom against individuals of their own species. (Aprisonsan via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 International) – By Rasha Aridi SmithsonianMag.Com …
The tardigrade is known to be one of nature’s hardiest creatures, and scientists have just discovered a new species that uses a previously unknown tool to survive. DenisSmile/Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2020 Oct 13 – The tardigrade is one of nature’s toughest …
The species had survived droughts before, but human interference was the final nail in the mega-sized coffin. Humans once lived alongside megafauna such as this elephant bird, giant lemurs, dwarf hippos and giant tortoises on Madagascar. (Public domain via Wikimedia Commons) – By …
Winner in the Animal Portraits category: The Pose. A young male proboscis monkey cocks his head slightly and closes his eyes. Mogens Trolle/Wildlife Photographer of the Year – By Loz Blain 2020 Oct 17 – After more than 49,000 entries were whittled down to …
Morganucodon (left) and Kuehneotherium (right) hunting in Early Jurassic Wales 200 million years ago – By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Updated 11:05 AM ET, Mon 2020 Oct 12 – Earth’s earliest mammals spent their lives at a more leisurely pace than their modern counterparts, …
