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Don't Stick Your Fingers in the Cage
Hairless Racoon
In the wild, Andrew feeds on fish, sponges, small crustaceans, nematode worms and protozoans.
Benny's diet is very specialized, consisting mainly of the interior of Ramy nuts, nectar from the Traveller's Palm tree, some fungi and insect grubs. He is also known to raid coconut plantations, and has been seen eating lychees and mangoes, which are also plantation crops.
September 30, 2007
Category: hamster
With water on tap and plentiful food pellets, hamsters live seemingly carefree lives... But there is a darker side to the hamster experience: hamster obesity. The first step is admitting to yourself that your hamster is a fat-ass and should...
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September 28, 2007
Category: bird
Birds have the ability to sense the Earth's magnetic field, and now scientists believe that they may actually "see" it with their eyes. According to a study posted on PLoS, a molecule known to be in birds' eyes that is...
Posted by Benny Bleiman at 6:51 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 27, 2007
Category: amphibian
Those crazy Japanese have done it again! By combining two types of recessive genes that cause frogs to be pale, they have created a frog with almost transparent skin. Unfortunately for the frogs, the advantages to testing on a see-through...
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Category: jellyfish
So they are not actually real but this might be the next lava lamp. The "tank" contains three somewhat realistic jellyfish that swim about in all of their plastic glory. Six LEDs illuminate the critters and change color in order...
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Category: lobster
Undated, unidentified giant lobster picture from the crazy Russian news....
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September 26, 2007
Category: bat bug
Researchers have discovered that bat bugs, an African insect, have developed an interesting evolutionary trait to protect themselves from....themselves. According to this article on nationalgeographic.com, bat bugs--a relative and fellow blood sucker to bed bugs--have a pretty gruesome mating ritual....
Posted by Benny Bleiman at 10:48 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 25, 2007
Category: bat
Ok, so there isn't much scientific merit to this, but who cares? Bats are my (Benny's) favorite animals! This shot of an insectivorous bat won the prestigious British Visions of Science and Technology award. Keep reading for some more sweet...
Posted by Benny Bleiman at 11:07 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
September 22, 2007
Category: cetacean
This extremely rare and beautiful "pink dolphin" was spotted and photographed by Capt. Erik Rue of Calcasieu Charter Service on June 24th, 2007 during a charter fishing trip on Calcasieu Lake south of Lake Charles, LA. An albino dolphin, with...
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September 21, 2007
Category: insect
These come from photographer Igor Siwanowicz. Absolutely spectacular. Check out tons of his incredible work here. Idolomantis diabolica Unidentified Idolomantis diabolica...
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September 20, 2007
Category: hookworms
Tired of sneezing all the time? Just inject a bunch of parasitic worms into your system and say goodbye to those pesky allergies. How can you stay mad at this face? Scientists are looking at the possibility of using hookworms...
Posted by Benny Bleiman at 12:39 PM • 80 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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