Tuesday, March 22, 2011

For Sea Turtles, Feeling Excluded is a Good Thing!

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Life as a sea turtle can be rough.  Not only do you sometimes have to migrate hundreds to thousands of miles to reproduce, sometimes you get...
Saturday, March 19, 2011

Female Promiscuity: Darwin's Benefit of the Doubt

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If you have been following this blog, female philandering in various animal species should come as no surprise to you.  (If you have not bee...
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Thursday, March 17, 2011

What is the most common predator in North America? Thufferin' Thuccotash!

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If I was a contestant on Jeopardy, I probably would have guessed "What is Homo sapiens ?"  But as Laura Tangley reports in her b...
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Friday, March 11, 2011

Why do they eat poop? The answer might save your life!

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Anyone who has ever kept a pet rabbit has seen Mister Hoppypants gobble up feces like it was Cocoa Puffs.  Bunnies like poop!  So do hamster...
Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Why don't humans have spines on their penises? Ask a chimpanzee!

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Yes, you read the title correctly. Other primates have spiny penises, including our closest cousins. The question is: why don't we? Se...
Tuesday, March 8, 2011

60 year old albatross hatches chick. Talk about stamina!

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Photo Credit: John Klavitter, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Her name is Wisdom and she certainly knows something about life.  Not only i...
Monday, March 7, 2011

The Sperm Queen passes away: RIP JoGayle Howard

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Photo Credit: Smithsonian National Zoological Park Dr. JoGayle Howard , well-known for her ability to help even the most not-in-the-mood ...