animals

Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and independently. All animals must ingest other organisms or their products for sustenance (see Heterotroph).

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ZME Science posts about animals

Sex with animals might give you penile cancer. Beware!

Mon, Nov 7, 2011

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There’s nothing not to love about animals. Since the dawn of mankind, animals have offered humans food, clothing and company. However, some have ventured this relationship farther from its platonic grounds, and expressed their love for animals in a more… intimate manner. A recent study conducted by Brazilian researchers has found that more than 35 percent [...]

Mississippi flood leads to hoards of animal refugees

Thu, May 12, 2011

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Late this Monday, the Mississippi crested in at 47.8 feet (14.5 meters), just less than a foot below the city’s record, set in 1937. As the river reaches nearby city neighborhoods and Shelby County suburbs, nature has “put the pin back in the grenade,” said county spokesperson Steve Shular. Floods are really nasty, but for [...]

Animals all over the world against noise pollution

Wed, Jan 26, 2011

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Pollution can take numerous and unexpected shapes; one of the not-so-deadly, but still extremely unpleasant types is noise pollution. You probably don’t notice it because it’s so common, but it’s a really noisy world out there; if for a few days you were to go somewhere far away from all the fuss and noise that [...]

Reclusive primate (loris) caught on tape for the first time

Tue, Jul 20, 2010

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Wildlife researchers from Sri Lanka have reported photographing one of the world’s most reclusive animals, the Horton Plains slender loris, an animal thought to be extinct for more than 60 years (1939 to 2002). Slender loris populations are native to the rainforests of Sri Lanka and southern India have been in decline for decades, but [...]

The March award for awesome animal goes to THE MIMIC OCTOPUS

Mon, Mar 29, 2010

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The mimic octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus is a species of octopus that grows up to 60 cm (2 feet) in length and is naturally colored with brown and white stripes and spots. So what’s so special about it? The mimic octopus can literally mimic the physical appearance and movement of fifteen different species, that we know of [...]

Underwater… lakes !

Mon, Feb 8, 2010

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Boy I’ve gotta tell you, my jaw really dropped when I heard this one. There are actual lakes, on the bottom of oceans, especially in the Gulf of Mexico region; they’ve got their own shores and all. The brine water of these lakes actually hosts unique wildlife, creating an absolutely amazing environment. The fact that [...]

Giant squids take to California

Tue, Feb 2, 2010

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Yes ladies and gents, giant squids are all over the California beaches. Each of the squids weighs about 40 pounds, but some of them reach 60 and even more than that. I haven’t been able to find out what’s up with them, or why they gathered in such numbers, but according to scientists, this happens [...]

13 countries make a plan to save tigers

Fri, Jan 29, 2010

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Just a short while ago, I was telling you about the extremely worrying decline of the Siberian tigers (and not just them). It’s obvious that if nothing changes, the odds are they’ll be going extinct, perhaps even during our lifetime (which is the case for numerous mammals, actually. Russia and a dozen other Asian countries [...]

Just in case you didn’t know, there’s a garbage island twice as big as France in the Pacific Ocean

Fri, Jan 22, 2010

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I was surprised to talk to a bunch of people today and find out they didn’t know about this, so I figured this is definitely something worth knowing. Here’s the deal. There’s a whole lot of garbage floating around; a whole lot ! Some are above the surface, some are below. What happens is they [...]

Frog takes on snake and bites more than it can chew… well, not really

Tue, Jan 5, 2010

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Mother nature sure has some weird whims sometimes. In 15 minutes of vengeance filled chowing, this frog managed to eat the whole snake. Australian Wildlife Rescue Service volunteer Fay Paterson discussed these pictures taken by Ian Hamilton in Australia’s Daily Mercury . He explained that the snake in case was a non-venomous species who often [...]

Mammals, half way extinct??

Fri, Dec 18, 2009

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The previous 5 mass extinctions wiped out more than three quarters of the world’s animals, and if things continue to move in the same way, the same thing will happen in North America, according to a University of California, Berkeley, and Pennsylvania State University analysis. Numerous scientists have warned that the direction things are moving [...]

Ants use bacteria to grow gardens

Wed, Nov 25, 2009

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Ants are definitely most amazing creatures, and there’s so much we could learn from them I wouldn’t even know where to start. But even so, there are many things we have yet to find about them. Leaf cutter ants are one of the most remarkable species, and scientists have recently found a new quality (or [...]

Telegraph’s picture of the day shows why you should never teach a lion stuff

Mon, Nov 16, 2009

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Yeah, that’s a lion trying to open a car door with it’s teeth; picture taken in Johannesburg, South Africa via The Telegraph

Mermaid sightings in Israel lead to 1.000.000$ reward

Sat, Aug 15, 2009

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Locals, fishermen and tourists in the Israelian town of Kiryat Yam have been reporting repeated sightings of what they believe to be a mermaid, the mythological creature most often describe as half female, half fish. Shlomo Cohen is one of the first who reported such a sighting. Here’s what he had to say: “I was [...]

Top 10 new animals of 2008

Mon, May 25, 2009

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Every year, the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and an international committee of taxonomists announce the top 10 new species described in the past year, and this year was a good one. We have among others the bacteria that lives in hairspray, the oldest known vertebrate (fossilized), an insect 56 cm [...]

6 record holding animals you’ll never be as good as

Wed, May 7, 2008

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Photo by bocavermelha Sometimes, animals are better than humans. Quite a lot of times actually, but that’s not the point here. We’re going to take a look at some record holding animals that are (or do things that are) just unbelievable! The biggest – the blue whale. Photo by Dan Shapiro. Credit: NOAA via pingnews [...]

7 animals that lived along with your grandparents but not with you

Mon, Apr 14, 2008

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More and more animals are becoming extinct each day, due to hunting, destruction of habitat, pollution, and so on. In the past 100 years, a significant number of animals have become extinct and you will never get the chance of seeing one, no matter what you do. Take a moment and think about what animals [...]

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