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Incredible Glasswing Butterfly. 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. What's more, for years this place had a secret. A satellite view of Ball's Pyramid in the Tasman Sea off the eastern coast of Australia. Toggle caption Google Maps. Konrad Gesner's Historiae Animalium. Friends. A Soldier's Best Friend.

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. “They adjust more easily to her, and when they see that she trusts us, they are more at ease around us," he said. Hall and his wife, Nadine, said they noticed early on that regardless of the whether Lisha encountered a kitten or a baby hippo, she treated them all the same — like a child that needed a mother. "She would just walk up and lick the creature she was caring for. Check out some other photos of Lisha and her many "children. " Animal Sleep. 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? Well, it depends on the animal: References: This table was adapted from four sources: Aserinsky, E., Eyelid condition at birth: relationship to adult mammalian sleep-waking patterns, In Rapid Eye Movement Sleep, edited by B.N. The World's First Transgenic, 'Handmade' Cloned Sheep is Alive and Well in China. 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. Peng Peng was more than two years in the making. Chinese researchers BGI Ark Biotechnology working with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shihezi University were working in some adverse conditions in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where climate and laboratory conditions were not ideal for conventional cloning. And With This Collection of Cuteness We Say Goodnight [13 Pictures] March 20, 2012 at 8:10pm | by AP Like Terribly Cute for daily content like this!

Orphaned Baby Owls Having A Hoot in New Home - The Daily Treat. 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)] According to the Daily Mail UK, the owlets are finding plenty of nooks and crannies around Robinson's one-bedroom flat to hide and Robinson has to keep a close eye on the little wise-crackers as they seek refuge in plenty of unexpected places including tea cups in the kitchen, bookcases and on Robinson himself! [Related: Want more cute owls? "As I spend so much time with them, they do look at me as their surrogate mum and will follow me around the house or sit on my shoulder," Robinson related to the Daily Mail UK.

Baby Red Pandas Frolicking in the Snow - CollegeHumor Video. San Diego Zoo. Albino Animals. Birdwatchers are rushing to Avebury, near Marlborough, Wiltshire to hopefully catch a glimpse of a rare albino jackdaw.

Author Andrew Collins was the first to photograph the bird which locals have named Jackie. Other fabulous albino animals include: According to Wikipedia there is no reported case of a true “albino” horse even though white horses have been referred to as albino in literature and some registries. All so-called “albino” horses have pigmented eyes, usually brown or blue, and thus are not true albinos. Many albino mammals, such as mice or rabbits, typically have a white hair coat, unpigmented skin and reddish eyes. Dominant white in horses is caused by the absence of pigment cells melanocytes, whereas albino animals have a normal distribution of melanocytes In other animals, patches of unpigmented skin, hair, or eyes due to the lack of pigment cells (melanocytes) are called piebaldism, not albinism nor partial albinism. Natalia Radulov - Jerzy.