The wonderful world of animals

[blueharvest]

Forest Health Depends On The Personality Of Small Mammals

Diversity in personality could be as important as having lots of species.

www.iflscience.com

 

[:eek:]

 

[Dr.]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1791052220714389538

 

[blueharvest]

Puppy Dog Eyes Are Not Exclusive To Pets, African Wild Dogs Make Them Too

Wild dog or domestic pet, puppy dog eyes still hit us right in the feels every time.

www.iflscience.com

 

[squeekness]

Difference between Lynx and Bobcat.

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Interesting. I was at my local zoo today and saw both. The bobcats were noticeably smaller, too.

 

[squeekness]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1791052220714389538

Wicked cool.

 

[blueharvest]

Striking “Salty Licorice” Cats Are The Result Of A Unique Mutation

Don’t try to eat them though, we suspect they’d protest.

www.iflscience.com

 

[squeekness]

Chernobyl's "Wild Boar Paradox" Has Finally Been Cracked

Wild boar meat from Chernobyl is still surprisingly radioactive, but the contamination of deer has decreased as expected.

www.iflscience.com

 

[blueharvest]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1791052220714389538

You forgot one.

 

[:eek:]

Aardwolf: The weirdo hyena cousin that eats 300,000 termites each night

Aardwolves — the "weird cousin" of the hyena world that has peg teeth and only eats insects — are an evolutionary mystery, stemming from a ghost lineage that scientists haven't been able to figure out.

www.livescience.com

 

[blueharvest]

Killer whales keep ramming and sinking boats. Scientists now may know why, report says.

An international group of orca experts met to determine why orcas are ramming boats. The leading theory: They're bored and playful.

ca.news.yahoo.com

 

[squeekness]

Killer whales keep ramming and sinking boats. Scientists now may know why, report says.

An international group of orca experts met to determine why orcas are ramming boats. The leading theory: They're bored and playful.

ca.news.yahoo.com

I can see this easily, lol. They aren't stupid.

 

[blueharvest]

Crows can count out loud, startling study reveals

This is the first time an animal other than humans has been seen performing the feat of vocal numeracy.

www.livescience.com

 

[squeekness]

Crows can count out loud, startling study reveals

This is the first time an animal other than humans has been seen performing the feat of vocal numeracy.

www.livescience.com

Smart birds.

 

[Sithborg]

Speaking of orcas.

New Zealand Man Who Belly Flopped Onto Orca Learns His Fate

With the recent string of orcas attacking boats and the nickname of "killer whale," not to mention their endangered status around the world, one would likely think to stay away from one in the wild. One man in New Zealand recently decided instead to go for a swim with a male orca and his calf...

www.yahoo.com

Man's damn lucky he didn't piss off the orca.

 

[Dr.]

Aquarium conspiracy?

There’s something fishy about Charlotte the stingray’s virgin pregnancy.

What Is Really Going On With Charlotte the Stingray?

It’s been months since a Hendersonville aquarium blew up the internet with Charlotte the stingray and her “miracle” pregnancy, and experts and fans are concerned.

www.theassemblync.com

By mid-March, Charlotte had allegedly been pregnant for six months, according to the aquarium’s timeline, which claimed she’d conceived in September. The average gestation length for a round ray is three to four months, which would mean Charlotte [back in March] was already overdue.

 

[squeekness]

Aquarium conspiracy?

There’s something fishy about Charlotte the stingray’s virgin pregnancy.

What Is Really Going On With Charlotte the Stingray?

It’s been months since a Hendersonville aquarium blew up the internet with Charlotte the stingray and her “miracle” pregnancy, and experts and fans are concerned.

www.theassemblync.com

By mid-March, Charlotte had allegedly been pregnant for six months, according to the aquarium’s timeline, which claimed she’d conceived in September. The average gestation length for a round ray is three to four months, which would mean Charlotte [back in March] was already overdue.

Hope it's not cancer.

 

[Teelie]

Not saying it isn't cancer but like sharks, stingrays are more resistant to getting cancer than mammals are.

 

[:eek:]

https://weather.com/nature/wild-animals/video/hold-onto-your-fins-charlotte-the-stingray-isnt-pregnant?cm_ven=hp-slot-3

 

[squeekness]

Chernobyl's Mutant Wolves Have Evolved Anti-Cancer Abilities

The wolves have altered immune systems, similar to cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment.

www.iflscience.com

 

[:eek:]

32 of the loudest animals on Earth

Some of the world's animals produce ear-splitting sounds — and some the loudest out there may come as a surprise.

www.livescience.com

 

[blueharvest]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1797521260307722409

And here's the article without a paywall:

https://archive.ph/2024.06.03-005641/https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2024/06/01/wild-dolphin-sarasota-research-discoveries/

 

[Dr.]

The internet is full of videos of wild animals peacefully interacting with humans. But these are the exceptional cases. Most of the time, they want to eat us.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1787438958978220290

 

[squeekness]

The internet is full of videos of wild animals peacefully interacting with humans. But these are the exceptional cases. Most of the time, they want to eat us.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1787438958978220290

Is it wrong that I laughed at most of those clips?

 

[squeekness]

We’ve Learned Why Giraffes Stick Their Necks Out – And It’s Not For Sex

Darwin’s wholesome Victorian explanation has won out.

www.iflscience.com