The wonderful world of animals

[Sithborg]

When your noodles go down the food pipe wrong.

 

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Beluga whales appear to change the shape of their melon heads to communicate, scientists discover

Beluga whales appear to change the shape of their heads during encounters with one another in what scientists believe is a form of visual communication among this highly social species.

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[Vilya]

 

[Vilya]

 

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The World’s Rarest Fish Is Making A Comeback, One Ridiculous Baby At A Time

“Imagine dipping a toad in some brightly coloured paint, telling it a sad story, and forcing it to wear gloves two sizes too big.”

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The World’s Rarest Fish Is Making A Comeback, One Ridiculous Baby At A Time

“Imagine dipping a toad in some brightly coloured paint, telling it a sad story, and forcing it to wear gloves two sizes too big.”

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Nice to see it's making a comeback.

 

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A sea slug’s head can crawl around and grow a whole new body

Some chopped-up flatworms can regrow whole bodies from bits and pieces. But a sea slug head can regrow fancier organs such as hearts.

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"Barbie Pigs" Among Strange And Possibly New-To-Science Species Discovered In The Pacific

Sea pigs, rattail fish, and unicumbers: Welcome to the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a proposed site for deep-sea mining.

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Newly discovered jellyfish is a 24-eyed weirdo related to the world's most venomous marine creature

Researchers named the newfound species Tripedalia maipoensis, after Mai Po Nature Reserve in Hong Kong, where they discovered the transparent critter.

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Elephantnose Fish Use Their Buddies' Electrifying Vibes To See The World

Fish developed wireless electronic communication way before humans.

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I had one of these. All it kept doing was jumping out of my tank until it finally killed itself.

 

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NOAA Announces "Emergency Response" In Florida For Erratic Spinning Behavior Of Dying Sawfish

Dozens of deaths are very bad news for the critically endangered smalltooth sawfish.

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New “Starry Night” Gecko Species Found In India Named After Van Gogh

Hear me out – we should nickname it the van geck-Gogh.

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Skeleton panda sea squirt: The weird little creature that looks like baby panda dressed up for Halloween

Scientists discovered this little panda skeleton that lives off the coast of a Japanese island was a new species after scuba divers posted photos of it online.

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Cicada double brood event: What to expect when trillions of bugs emerge in Eastern US

When and where will the double cicada brood emerge? Here's what to expect from this rare phenomenon, which occurs only once every 221 years.

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[Sithborg]

 

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Awwww....

 

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Jane Goodall Reflects On How A Childhood Dog Changed The Way She Saw Animals

"Rusty, I’ve never known a dog like him," the famed primatologist said, remembering her beloved canine companion.

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New Tiny Deer Species Is First Discovered In South America For Over 60 Years

10/10 can confirm it’s just a lil guy.

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Javan Tiger May Not Be Extinct After All, DNA Analysis Of Hair Suggests

The big cats were apparently wiped out by the 1980s, but new research hints this may not have been the case.

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Eels Living Near Music Festivals Test Positive For MDMA And Cocaine

As long as people are getting high and peeing, drugs are likely to be leaking into the surrounding ecosystem.

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[Morg]

 

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Where Do Birds Rest When Flying Over The Ocean?

Birds have a variety of strategies for traveling over the water, including a little boat-based pit stop.

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Extremely rare marsupial mole that 'expertly navigates' sand dunes spotted in Western Australia

Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa Martu rangers have photographed an elusive mole covered in silky golden locks that burrows in the sands of Western Australia and is only spotted a few times per decade.

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Extremely Rare Gorgeous Marsupial Mole With Blond Hair Spotted In Western Australia

These moles spend most of their lives underground, swimming through the sand dunes.

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