WEIRD ANIMALS
On occasion, different species of angelfish produce hybrid offspring even more colorful than the parents. Various species of angelfish and their putative hybridized offspring. Row A, from left, a Griffis and a goldspotted angelfish; Row B, a red stripe and a lemonpeel angelfish; …
An experiment in Botswana suggests a non-lethal deterrent for predatory lions. Image source: Ben Yexly/UNSW – By Robby Berman 2020 Aug 12 – Lions help maintain balance in their ecosystems, but they also kill cattle. The big cats are ambush predators who depend …
Contributed by Elizabeth Rayne, @quothravenrayne 2020 Aug 16 – Jurassic seas were swimming with strange life forms. Crinoids could have passed for extras in Little Shop of Horrors if it had an aquarium, and eerier still, these creatures without a brain somehow figured out how …
Bei Bei the giant panda – Bei Bei and me: At nine years old, Rebecca Hale fell in love with pandas on a trip to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Three decades later, as a mom and a photographer for Nat Geo …
Are cats really to blame for the worldwide loss of biodiversity? Dzurag/iStock via Getty Images Plus – 2020 Jul 30 – Authors: William S. Lynn, Research Scientist, Clark University Arian Wallach, Lecturer, Centre for Compassionate Conservation, University of Technology Sydney Francisco J. Santiago-Ávila, …
My Pet Chicken, a full-service chicken-raising site, has seen a spike in sales. – By Mallory Hughes, CNN Updated 2020 Jul 25 – At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the food supply in America was in question. Images of barren grocery store …
With no permanent residents and millions of animals, South Georgia island is one of the world’s most biodiverse places. Yet, few Brits have ever heard of it. A far-flung British territory (Credit: Bella Falk) – By Bella Falk 2020 Jul 21 – Marooned …
It’s hardy, contagious, and risky to wild animals and pets. An outbreak last year of rabbit hemorrhagic disease in northwestern Washington state had devastating impacts on both feral and pet rabbits. Now animal health officials are tracking its spread and trying to protect …
It’s not rain, it’s a swarm of flying ants. – By David Williams, CNN Updated 2020 Jul 18 – You can add giant swarms of flying ants to your 2020 scary-sounding insects Bingo card alongside murder hornets and hordes of noisy cicadas. The …
By Guest Writer Animals 2020 Jul 15 – MUTTS Editor’s Note: We’ve received a great deal of feedback since Butchie’s Fatty Snax Deli went plant-based. Although reader responses have been largely positive, there was one common misunderstanding: “Are Mooch and Earl going vegan? …
