WEIRD ANIMALS
While gaining traction as a symbol of México City, these curious amphibians offer hope for healing the human body, but face near extinction in the wild. By Megan Frye – Frankie was missing half his face. A fungal infection had come over the …
An orangutan has settled into a Florida home after a court granted her personhood rights. But what is the basis for personhood? By Molly Hanson – Sandra the orangutan. Photo Credit: TheDman / Getty Images. An orangutan named Sandra was granted non-human personhood …
Silver-backed chevrotain caught on camera after it was feared lost to science. Ian Sample Science editor @iansample – Play Video 0:32 Mouse deer spotted in Vietnam for first time in 30 years – video A distinctly two-tone mouse deer that was feared lost …
What a shock, said no dog lover ever. By Robby Berman – Stella on the Button Board. Hunger4Words A speech language pathologist has taught her puppy Stella to use 29 words. Stella “speaks” by stepping on large buttons programmed with recordings of words. …
Freeze it, boil it, or expose it to radiation. The water bear shrugs it off. Now we know why. By Philip Perry – Medically accurate model of a tardigrade or water bear. – The tardigrade, also known as the moss piglet or water …
by Abbey Ryan – Nothing is quite as gross as learning simple statistics about gross bugs and their affiliation with human beings. – The eyelash mite, for instance, the Demodex folliculitis or Demodex mite, is a parasite that can be found in facial …
By Ben Coxworth – The majority of the environmental DNA found in the study came from eels – although not necessarily giant ones. mikelane45/Depositphotos – Last year, we heard about a scientist who was headed to Loch Ness to search for the monster’s DNA. …
Colorful feathers and intricate dances help maintain a cooperative partnership. By Sarah Wells – Male birds are no strangers to elaborate romantic gestures, whether displaying vibrantly colored feathers, singing a sweet melody, or dancing around the forest floor. While researchers have long known …
By Rich Haridy – Overall Winner 2019, plus Winner in Behaviour: Mammals. Early spring on the alpine meadowland of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, in China’s Qilian Mountains National Nature Reserve. Yongqing Bao / Wildlife Photographer of the Year. – The winners of the fifty-sixth …
Lina D. BoredPanda staff – You might think you’ve seen the world over, under, around and through, but there will still be wonders that will make your eyes pop. Even if you’re a dedicated animal enthusiast, you can’t honestly expect to know all …
