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Incredible Glasswing Butterfly
March 20, 2012 at 2:02pm | by Steven A butterfly with transparent wings? Surely not.
Six-Legged Giant Finds Secret Hideaway, Hides For 80 Years : Krulwich Wonders...
No, this isn't a make-believe place. It's real. They call it "Ball's Pyramid." It's what's left of an old volcano that emerged from the sea about 7 million years ago. A British naval officer named Ball was the first European to see it in 1788. It sits off Australia, in the South Pacific.
A mother like no other
Lisha, a Labrador, is world famous for her mothering skills even though she’s never birthed any pups of her own. The dog, who lives at Oudtshoorn’s Cango Wildlife Ranch in South Africa, has played surrogate mom to more than 30 animals, including cheetah and tiger cubs, potbelly pigs, a porcupine, a pygmy hippo, a weasel and a barn owl. Rob Hall, director of the wildlife refuge, says that Lisha domesticates the wild animals and serves as a bridge between them and humans.
Most animals have a daily pattern of rest and activity. Some animals are more active during the day (diurnal) and some are more active during the night (nocturnal). How much time do animals spend sleeping?
Neuroscience for Kids - Animal Sleep
This is Not Peng Peng But's it's adorable, no? Donald Macleod via Wikimedia The world’s first transgenic sheep produced via a simplified cloning technique, known as handmade cloning (seriously), is here. Peng Peng, named for the two principal scientists doing the cloning (who happen to have the same name), was successfully delivered back on March 26 and is developing so well that researchers have deemed him ready for the spotlight.
The World's First Transgenic, 'Handmade' Cloned Sheep is Alive and Well in China
Owl Be In The Kitchen If You Need Me Check out these redonkulously cute baby owls making themselves right at home as they settle into comfy coffee cups in the kitchen of their wildlife park keeper, Jimmy Robinson. These wee burrowing owlets, nicknamed Linford and Christie, were hatched in an incubator this past February, and are now being hand-reared 24/7 by Robinson, who works at the Longleat Safari Park in in the UK. [Related: Owl and Pussycat are True BFF's (VIDEO)]
Orphaned Baby Owls Having A Hoot in New Home - The Daily Treat
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