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Tag Archives: animal
Namaqua chameleon
The Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) is really good at physics, even though he probably doesn’t realise it. During the morning, when the Namib Desert in which it lives is colder, the chameleon turns its skin black so that it absorbs … Continue reading
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Animals and earthquakes
With earthquakes being in the news after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Haiti I thought it was time to revisit the idea that animals can sense earthquakes before they happen. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV4EMzyJsqU[/youtube] Watch the dog.
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Ajolote
Following on from such weird and strange (and ugly) creatures as the blobfish, the komondor, the dumbo octopus and the glass squid … I bring you: The Ajolote [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5FFghfc0F4[/youtube] The ajolote (Amphisbaenia Bipedidae Bipes Biporus) lives underground and eats insects and … Continue reading
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Boobies
The Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) is my new favourite bird. It has hilarious blue feet. The male Booby attracts females by showing off its cool blue feet and waving its wings about.
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Mass migration
Off the coast of Florida thousands of cownose rays (Rhinoptera bonasus) gather in a mass migration. The rays will swim (fly?) hundreds of miles from Florida to the Yucatan on the Mexican coast.
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Dolphins are awesome
And they like blowing bubbles… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMCf7SNUb-Q[/youtube]
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Coloured chicks
It’s possible to colour chicks’ fur before they’re born by injecting ink into the egg a few hours before they hatch.
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Crazy Animals: Angora Bunny
The Angora Bunny (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is bred for its long soft hair. And you can see why.
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Crazy Animals: Proboscis Monkey
The Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) has a hilarious nose.
Crazy Animals: Blobfish
Nope. I am not kidding. This actually exists. The Blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus) lives deep under the sea where pressure is much higher. The pressure is so high that a swim bladder wouldn’t work, so the blobfish is basically a bag … Continue reading
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Crazy Animals: Star-nosed Mole
The Star-nosed Mole (Condylura cristata) uses its incredibly sensitive nasal tentacles to feel its way through the world. Not only is the mole completely blind; it’s also the world’s fastest eater, taking just over one-tenth of a second to identify … Continue reading
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Crazy Animals: Axolotl
The Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is a neotenic mole salamander (apparently).
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Crazy Animals: Komondor Dog
The Komondor (Canis familiaris pastoralis villosus hungaricus) looks like a cross between a dog and a mop.