Animals

Animals If you grind a marine sponge through a sieve into salt water, it'll reorganize itself back into a sponge. It's the only animal that we know of that can do that. January 6, 2021

Animals European bison herds move by majority rule: each bison "votes" by facing the direction it wants to go, and the herd goes in the direction chosen by the largest number. January 1, 2021

Animals In an experiment that trained rats to drive tiny cars by giving treats as a reward, rats ended up loving driving so much they'd do it without a reward December 11, 2020

Animals There are otter gangs in Singapore who fight for territories. It is well followed by the locals and the press. Each gangs has names and reputations. December 4, 2020

Animals Meet the symbiotic relationship of wolves and ravens. Ravens will lead wolves to prey so that they can take a portion of the leftovers, play games of tail chasing with each other, and develop individual friendships. November 22, 2020

Animals It took 75 years for 100 million people to get access to the telephone; the gaming app "Pokemon Go" hooked that many users in less than one month in 2016. That is how fast the digital revolution is compared to other transformations. November 20, 2020

Animals In 2013 a cat guided a lost hiker down a Swiss mountain,the little feline made sure the man wasn't left behind by checking on him every now and then.Once they reached their destination they parted ways. November 5, 2020

Animals Llamas That Spend Too Much Time Around Humans Are Prone To Berserk Llama Syndrome. Such Llamas Believe That Humans Are Fellow Llamas, And Sneak Up Behind Them To Attack. October 19, 2020

Animals Meet Ken Allen, a Borneo orangutan in the San Diego Zoo who escaped his enclosure three times. He never acted aggressively towards anyone during his escapes, and generally wandered around the zoo looking at other animals. October 18, 2020

Animals A cat in Wisconsin, saved her human family by pawing at them when they were feeling sleepy and got them out of the house. First responders did a test and revealed that the house had a dangerous level of carbon monoxide poisoning. June 11, 2019

Animals Giant Tarantulas will keep frogs as pets, keeping them safe from potential predators. In return these frogs will eat tiny insects that could otherwise harm Tarantula eggs before they hatch. May 28, 2019

Animals The blue whale is not only the largest animal currently on the planet, but the largest animal to have ever existed May 11, 2019

Animals Although they spend 16 hours a day in water, hippos can't swim because they are too muscular and sink. Instead they just run around under the surface. May 10, 2019

Animals Over 150 wallabies are living wild in a forest in France, they escaped a zoo in the 70's and are adapting quite well May 5, 2019

Animals Squirrels were originally placed in US cities as a way to reconnect city dwellers with nature April 27, 2019

Animals Einstein failing a math exam is a myth. He failed the entrance exam to Zurich Polytechnic because he did poorly on botany, zoology and language sections. April 24, 2019

Animals It took 87 years to build Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, from 1163-1250. April 16, 2019

Animals There is a group of wolves in British Columbia known as "sea wolves" and 90% of their food comes from the sea. They have distinct DNA that sets them apart from interior wolves and they're entirely dedicated to the sea, swimming several miles everyday in search of seafood. April 6, 2019

Animals An Australian bird, called the rainbow lorikeet, routinely gets drunk from spring to summer. The small birds drink the fermented crimson flower nectar from the Weeping Boer-bean tree. When intoxicated these birds make loud drunken noises which many people find bothersome. March 31, 2019

Animals Dalmatians are the official firehouse dog because, in the 1700's, they would run alongside horse-drawn carriages keeping pace, even at full sprint, and protect the horses from other dogs or animals that could spook them. March 31, 2019