“Ambitious census of ocean life uncovers huge ‘Dumbo’-eared octopus and deep-sea creatures that feast on toxic gases”
Researchers discover hundreds of unknown marine species - The Globe and Mail
…an encounter that National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen had with a giant leopard seal in Antarctica who, over the course of four days, fed penguins to his camera and tried to teach him how to catch prey.
“Two Puggles (baby echidnas) born in August were put on display for the media at Australia’s Perth Zoo yesterday. The Puggles’ names are Moa and Kain. Having bred the notoriously difficult-to-breed species three years in a row, the zoo believes it has the foundation of a captive breeding program for its critically endangered cousin, the long-beaked echidna of New Guinea.”
(via mememolly:FFFFOUND! | ZooBorns: Perth’s Uggly Puggle Babies)
Trio of rare lion cubs unveiled in British zoo
Three adorable rare white lion cubs born at a British zoo have gone on show at a safari park under the ever-watchful eye of their mother
26 columbia basin pygmy rabbits (the tiniest bunnies in the world) were born at the oregon zoo. pretty big deal, considering these guys were declared extinct in the wild in the 1990s.
this is lurch. he’s an african watusi steer and his horns weigh 100 lbs EACH. he’s considered a freak, but i think he’s pretty rad.
“It is the first-known predominantly vegetarian spider; all of the other known 40,000 spider species are thought to be mainly carnivorous. Bagheera kiplingi, which is found in Central America and Mexico, bucks the meat-eating trend by feasting on acacia plants. ” -BBC
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The last remaining New Zealand kakapo, a fat, flightless parrot which, when threatened with attack, adopts a strategy of standing very still indeed. He ends up trying to mate with one of the filmmakers’ heads.
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