Tag: Animals - Page 6
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Einstein Bros. Says 'No' To Pig Gestation Crates
Good move Einstein, but it only raises the question: Why doesn't everybody else do it, and more? And what else can you clean up at your suppliers?
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Robotic Squirrel Tempts Rattlesnake Strikes
A team of researchers is using this robo-squirrel to study the interaction between predator and prey.
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Automated Photo-ID Technology Helps Researchers with Grey Seals
Scientists have figured out a way to overcome the problems of using image software on animals that don't always look the same in every photograph.
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Dr. Fido? Trained Dogs Can Smell 'Superbug' Bacteria, Help Prevent Deadly Outbreaks in Hospitals
It turns out that Rex's nose, if properly trained, can also detect a very common and tenacious type of bacterial infection that can be deadly to the weakened patients in hospitals and care homes.
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30 Biggest Stories of the Year in Animal Conservation and Extinctions
The good, the bad, and the we-can-fix-its of the year all gathered up in one place.
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Weird! Leopard Briefly Adopts Baby Baboon After Killing its Mother (Video)
Sometimes animals don't behave the way we expect them too, and sometimes there's a camera to capture the special moment.
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Obituary: 832F, Yellowstone's Most Famous Wolf, was Killed on Thursday
Scientists and national park aficionados knew her well, partly thanks to a $4,000 GPS collar that tracked her every move.
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'Migrating Mural' Connects Human, Animal Travelers
Artist Jane Kim has painted the first in what she hopes will eventually be a countrywide network of large public murals following the routes of migrating species to raise awareness about wildlife and conservation.
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Nature Blows My Mind! Beautiful But Dangerous Caterpillars
The wonders of caterpillars don't end with their ability to morph into butterflies. Many are surprisingly toxic, possibly even deadly to touch.
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Less Octopus, More Spider Crab. Climate Change Dictates This Year’s Christmas Menu in Spain
This year, most people can afford spider crab for Christmas, but no more octopus! Climate change and overfishing have reduced the amount of octopus, the crabs' predator, in spanish waters, and at the same time crabs are thirving.
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Florida to Host a Real-Life Snake Whacking Contest
A recent announcement of the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission's plans to eliminate an invasive species is sure to have some crying out "The Simpsons already did it."
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Fox Steals iPhone, Sends SMS Messages
We knew foxes are smart, but smart enough to text? Wow.
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Most Popular Articles of November: Moby Dick's Doppelgänger, Gift Guide, Pee-Powered Generator, and More
Spotted: An all-white humpback whale! We also have the Green Gift Guide 2012, 12 ways to help Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, the world's oldest twinkie, a pee-powered generator, and more.
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Escaped Baby Zebra Terrorizes Staten Island (Video)
That is, if "terrorizes" means the same thing as "runs all over the place with people pointing and staring and making iPhone videos".
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Light Pollution May Actually Help Some Migratory Birds
According to new research, coastal light pollution may help migratory birds forage for food during their typically lean wintering period.
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Unusual Friendship Between Kira the Dog and a School of Dolphins! (Video)
While seeing dogs and dolphins play together isn't very common, it's certainly not impossible. Check out this video of Kira and her friends!
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22 Treasures on View at London's Natural History Museum
Objects on view in the museum's new gallery range from the dodo bird to the Great Auk, Charles Darwin's pigeons, and the UK's only piece of moon rock.
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Up Close: The Amazingly Beautiful Clouded Leopard!
Let's take a moment to appreciate this threatened species from South-East Asia.
