The wonderful world of animals

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Glowing mystery sea slug that feeds like a Venus fly trap captured in deep sea footage for 1st time

Deep-sea researchers have discovered a strange glowing sea slug off the coast of California that lives in the water column — unlike most other species of its kind.

www.livescience.com

 

[Brutikus]

https://www.moneycontrol.com/science/this-time-traveling-animal-can-reverse-its-age-visual-story-2604624.html

 

[blueharvest]

Smarter dogs have smaller brains, surprising study reveals

A study looking at the brain size of different breeds relative to their skulls reveals that big brains doesn't mean smarter dogs.

www.livescience.com

 

[Spider-Fan83]

even big Cats, be Cattin...

 

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Octopuses burn more calories changing color than you use on a 25-minute run

For the first time ever, marine biologists have measured how much energy octopuses really need to change color — and it's a lot.

www.livescience.com

 

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Green spoonworm: The female tentacle monsters that turn males into 'living testicles'

This bright green sea creature contains a toxic pigment that protects it from predators, kills bacteria and determines the sex of larvae, turning males into a "living testacle."

www.livescience.com

 

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Wolves in Ethiopia spotted licking 'red hot poker' flowers like lollipops

Wolves in Ethiopia that lick the flowers of the "red hot poker" flowers are the first known large carnivores to eat nectar.

www.livescience.com

 

[blueharvest]

Mountain lions in Los Angeles are becoming nocturnal to avoid humans

The mountain lions of Greater Los Angeles are becoming more active at night to cope with humans hiking, cycling and jogging in their habitat.

www.livescience.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

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Orcas start wearing dead salmon hats again after ditching the trend for 37 years

Orcas off the coast of Washington State are balancing dead fish on their heads like it's the 1980s, but researchers still aren't sure why they do it.

www.livescience.com

 

[Brutikus]

Animals That Sport Classy Moustaches

Animals That Sport Classy Moustaches

www.ndtv.com

 

[squeekness]

Orcas start wearing dead salmon hats again after ditching the trend for 37 years

Orcas off the coast of Washington State are balancing dead fish on their heads like it's the 1980s, but researchers still aren't sure why they do it.

www.livescience.com

Ocean pollution making them crazy?

 

[blueharvest]

Ocean pollution making them crazy?

Maybe it's kind of similar to humans wearing those hats with the beer cans on either side.

 

[Teelie]

Still beats planking.

 

[Dr.]

Oldest known wild bird is... still alive!

Of course, Wisdom has her own Wikipedia page:

Wisdom (officially named #Z333) is a wild female Laysan albatross, the oldest confirmed wild bird in the world and the oldest banded bird in the world.[1] First tagged in the 1950s at Midway by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), she was still incubating eggs as late as 2020 and has received international media coverage in her lifetime. She was spotted alive and apparently healthy as recently as November 2024.[2]

Wisdom (albatross) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Brutikus]

Bats’ amazing plan B for when they can’t hear

When bats can’t hear, new research finds that these hearing-dependent animals employ a remarkable compensation strategy.

www.eurekalert.org

 

[squeekness]

Oldest known wild bird is... still alive!

Of course, Wisdom has her own Wikipedia page:

Wisdom (officially named #Z333) is a wild female Laysan albatross, the oldest confirmed wild bird in the world and the oldest banded bird in the world.[1] First tagged in the 1950s at Midway by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), she was still incubating eggs as late as 2020 and has received international media coverage in her lifetime. She was spotted alive and apparently healthy as recently as November 2024.[2]

Wisdom (albatross) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I had no idea they lived that long. I thought only Macaws did.