Wild Leopard Infected With SARS-CoV-2 Found In India – But How
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been detected infected in a wild Indian Leopard. It is unknown how the infection spread to the wild…
Plants and Animals
How Pudgy Pandas Stay So Pleasingly Chubby Despite Strict Bamboo Diet
Despite consuming a somewhat low-fat diet during the shoot-eating season, pandas manage to keep their bodacious body type, Of course altering their gut microbiota. The…
The 2021 Ocean Art Contest Winners Show Staggering Shots and Steamy Scenes
You only have to glance to the Animal Kingdom to remind that sex is very natural. Out in the deep blue water, things can get…
Ancient Mesopotamian Kungas Are Oldest Known Animal Hybrids Bred By Humans
A Bronze Age donkey-ass hybrid Mesopotamia is the first known example of a human-bred hybrid animal. The horse-like creatures’ bones date back 4,500 years, putting…
Weed Salads and Lionfish Sushi Could an Invasivore Diet Help Wildlife
Much of conservation focuses on aiding species that are in short supply, but what can do about species that are in abundance? Invasive species have…
Shark Attacks Happen More Frequently When the Moon Is Brighter, For Some Reason
Lunar cycles, like werewolves and those who are much too into astrology, may have an odd pull on sharks – new research suggests that shark…
60 Million White-Blooded Icefish Discovered At World’s Largest Nesting Ground
It is a well-known fact that we know less about the ocean floor than we do about the Moon’s surface, but that does not make…
The Circus Owner Who Pretended His Lion Was not on the Loose in Birmingham City Center
When a circus owner misplaced a lion in the middle of Birmingham, UK, in the 1800s, he decided merely pretend he had trapped it as…
Medieval War Horses Were Smaller Than Modern-Day Ponies
When you think of medieval combat, you probably picture a swarm of knights galloping into battle on gigantic warhorses. You will have to make some…
Magawa, the Medal-Winning, Landmine-Detecting Hero Rat, Has Died Aged Eight
Magawa, a famous name in landmine identification and disposal, passed away quietly at the grand old age of eight years, which is rather remarkable for…
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