Animals

Animals Bees Dance to Each Other in the Hive to Tell Each Other Where to Find Good Pollen. December 24, 2022

Animals In 36 BCE Marcus Varro, a Roman Statesman, Wrote About Germs and Described Them as Minute Creatures Which Cannot be Seen by the Eyes. 1,900 Years Later, the Germ Theory was Widely Accepted. December 23, 2022

Animals In 2017, a Dog Named Odin Refused to Leave a Flock of Goats Behind During the California Tubbs Fire When His Owners Fled to Safety. Days Later, the Owners Came Back to Find Odin and the Goats Alive. December 19, 2022

Animals A Polish Environmental Charity Placed a GPS Tracker with a SIM Card on a White Stork to Follow Their Migratory Pattern. They Lost Track of the Stork and Received a Phone Bill for $2,700. December 15, 2022

Animals Male Black Widow Spiders Tend to Select Their Mates by Determining if the Female has Eaten Already. This is to Avoid Being Eaten Themselves. December 8, 2022

Animals A Fisherman from the Philippines Found a Pearl Weighing 34 Kilograms. It is Estimated to be Worth $100 Million. The Fisherman was Unaware of its Value and Kept the Pearl Under His Bed for 10 Years. December 4, 2022

Animals Of the Eight Known Polar Bear-Grizzly Bear Hybrids, All of Them are Descended from the Same Mother Polar Bear. November 28, 2022

Animals The Capuchin Monkey and the Cappuccino Style of Coffee are Both Named After the Same Shade of Brown Used in the Habits of the Franciscan Friars of Minor Capuchin. November 28, 2022

Animals Scientists in Australia were Studying Birds and Fitted Them with Tracking Harnesses. A Group of Magpies Helped Each Other Take the Harnesses Off. November 24, 2022

Animals In 1822 a stork arrived in Germany with an arrow through its neck. The wood was from central Africa, over 3000 miles away. This convinced zoologists that birds migrated in the winter, and disproved other theories such as underwater hibernation, or transformation into other animals (like mice) November 24, 2022

Animals In Brazil, Bottlenose Dolphins Actively Herd Fish Toward Local Fishermen and Then Signal Them Where to Throw Their Nets. November 17, 2022

Animals Fire Ants are an Invasive Species in the United States. The FDA Estimates About $5 Billion is Spent Annually on Medical Treatment, Damage and Control in Infested Areas. November 16, 2022

Animals Botswana Researchers Discovered that Painting Large Eyes on Cows' Butts Reduced the Number of Lion Attacks. November 15, 2022

Animals When Tigers Escaped from a Zoo in Georgia and Killed a Man, Advice was Issued on What to Do If You Meet a Tiger. Among the Rules were; Don't Approach It, Don't Run Away, and Don't Urinate. November 14, 2022

Animals According to a Study Done in 2008. The Most Aggressive Dog Breed is the Daschund. November 11, 2022

Animals There are 1,300 Species of Insects in Iceland, But No Species of Mosquitoes Have Been Discovered. November 10, 2022

Animals Manatees Use Their Farts to Swim. They Hold in Their Farts to Help Them Get Closer to the Surface of the Ocean and then Expel it to Help Them Travel Back Down to the Bottom. November 4, 2022

Animals Rip was a Stray Dog Adopted by an Air Raid Patrolman in World War II. Although He was Not Trained for Rescue Work, He was Able to Help Rescue Over 100 Victims. He was Awarded the Dickin Medal for His Work. November 2, 2022

Animals Cat Teeth Have Blood Grooves That Prevents Suction When They Bite. This Allows Them to Pull Out and Bite Again More Quickly. October 31, 2022

Animals Tortoise Shells are Not Just for Protection. The Shells are Connected Directly to the Tortoise's Nervous System. These Nerves Give the Shell the Ability to Transmit Pleasure and Pain Sensations. October 31, 2022