Remoras Sometimes Try to Swim into Whale Sharks ‘Butts when they Poop
The world’s largest fish whale sharks are dealing with back pain – in the form of fish that try to get their pups to run…
Biology
Never-before-Seen Virus Found in Hawaiian Dolphin Could Spark Mass Marine Mammal Deaths
A strain that has never been seen before in a dolphin virus in Hawaii has been identified, and scientists fear it could spread to marine…
Male Bonding is Key to Chimpanzee Mating Success, Study Finds
A new study has found that male chimpanzees that form strong bonds with other men in their armies are more likely to be fathers. There…
Alaskan Bears Trail Meters-Long Tapeworms from their Butts Surprisingly Often
Internal capacity increases with larger body size, and for Alaskan bears, it seems their improved size makes their body a major resource for some surprisingly…
Stop what you’re doing and Watch this Bat Enjoying its New Non-Slip Roof Tiles
It’s not easy to be a teenager, but things got a little easier for bats in the UK because the National Trust put in some…
Why Snakes Have Fangs and Other Venomous Animals often don’t
The combination of fang and venom makes for terrifying predators. However, the widespread presence of fangs in snakes creates an evolutionary puzzle – snakes have…
Shape-Shifting Whalefish that Dissolves into Sperm Delivery Service Caught On Camera
With deep diving by remote-powered vehicles (ROVs), marine scientists have a rare opportunity to find species that we humans would never have seen otherwise in…
No, Hermit Crabs aren’t Hot for Plastic, Some Shrimps on the Other Hand
You may have seen a few glossy headlines floating around kink-shy herbal crabs to be sexually attracted to marine plastics (probably more after a wee…
Over 460 Species of Birds Driven to Extinction by Humans in Last 50,000 Years
Mankind’s colonization of the earth over the last 50,000 years has had several catastrophic consequences for other species, including hundreds of species of birds. A…
First Live “Murder Hornet” of 2021 Spotted in Washington State
Oh – the “Hornet of Murder” is back in town. According to the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA), a living Asian giant hornet has…
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