Daily cool critter facts
02May
2016
A friend of mine recently asked me why it is that birds tend to sing the same song over and over again. “They never seem to change their tune” they said. Then they asked (more…)
16Oct
2015
Two giant-panda cubs were born today (Oct. 13) at the Toronto Zoo, becoming the first pandas ever born on Canadian soil.
The zoo’s female giant panda, Er Shun, gave birth to the first cub early this morning, at 3:31 a.m. EDT. A second (more…)
16Oct
2015
For centuries, a highly venomous snake has managed to slither under the scientific radar in the Australian bush. (more…)
19Apr
2015
Truth be told, humans have learned very little in regards to Goblin Sharks. While there are a few key factors that we are clear about, there is a plethora of specifics that we are completely unaware of. Although we have much to learn about these magnificent creatures, their physical appearances are familiar to us, and we can certainly (more…)
19Apr
2015
Another easily named animal! The blobfish lives in the deep waters around Australia and New Zealand and has adapted to its environment by evolving into a gelatinous mass of flesh with a density just (more…)
19Apr
2015
The star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) is a small mole found in wet low areas of eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, with records extending along the Atlantic coast as far as extreme southeastern Georgia. (more…)
19Apr
2015
Imagine that you’re a nocturnal prosimian primate in Madagascar some odd thousands of years ago. You’ve made a living eating insects under the bark of trees using powerful teeth to chew your way to your prey. There are no woodpeckers living on this giant island, thus many trees contain pre-packaged boreholes filled (more…)
19Apr
2015
Whoever named the giant isopod didn’t expend too much energy coming up with that name. In short, it’s a giant isopod, a big giant crustacean that crawls around in (more…)
19Apr
2015
This animal is gorgeous and it knows it. The glaucus Atlanticus is a sea slug that spends its days floating upside down in the water (more…)
19Apr
2015
The creepiest, yet cutest, species of deer is the tufted deer, a creature that combines an adorable face with somewhat scary fangs that grow down from the top jaw and pointy (more…)
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