Queensland researchers say a new study has found people get a better night’s sleep with pets in their bed rather than a partner.
Researchers at Central Queensland University did an online study into sleep patterns with more than 13,000 people earlier this year.
Professor Drew Dawson says about 70 per cent of respondents were regularly woken at night — via redwolf.newsvine.com
I am a Chambered Nautilus, one of the world’s living fossils!
I am 15 inches long, from the tips of my tentacles to the back of my shell. I am plush and very huggable! I would prefer that you not put me in a washing machine, I will get very sick.
This nautilus has a silver skull print on it’s shell — via Etsy
News from the UK’s Longleat Safari & Adventure Park: A pair of tiny hand-reared baby Burrowing Owls have taken to using teacups to roost in during the day. The owlets, nicknamed Linford and Christie (as they were hatched in the year of the London Olympics), are being cared for by keeper Jimmy Robinson — via ZooBorns
This photo comes from Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. It show a group of nautiluses devouring some chicken. Allen owns a large yacht called the Octopus, which has a couple of ROVs on board. This photo was taken by one of the ROVs at a depth of 267m, near the Pacific island of Palau — via Boing Boing
A woman called in the Scottish SPCA after finding what she thought was a 5ft snake in her loft — but it turned out to be a lookalike draught excluder.
Animal rescue officer Karen Hogg arrived at the rented home in Kingswells, near Aberdeen, to find the lady very distressed
.
It turned out to be a large green and black snake-shaped draught excluder with a red felt tongue.
Officer Hogg said: The poor lady was still very shaken
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
This tentacular 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea poster is by Australian illustrator Ken Taylor — via Laughing Squid
See how the fox, eagle and cat are all just fine hanging out and no one is trying to attack anyone and they are getting along just fine? Notice the eagle in the background on the lamp post down by the street. That is the partner to this eagle. They aren’t always out to attack and kill each other. Our fox and eagles and cats basically get along just fine here. Sometimes if there is food they might fight over the food some. I live in Unalaska, Alaska in the Aleutian Islands. Also, earlier in the day when the fox first came Gizmo my cat went right up to the fox and told him to leave. It was too funny! But the fox came right back — via Youtube
Let me know what colours you would like and what gauge to make them. Almost any colour and combination are possible — via Etsy
Visitors to Longleat Safari & Adventure Park in Wiltshire, UK had an unexpected surprise when they witnessed the arrival of a rare baby Giant Anteater. Choccy, as he’s been nicknamed by keepers, made his unscheduled appearance on 9 March in front of a stunned audience of onlookers. The tiny anteater’s arrival is particularly welcome as the species is officially listed as Vulnerable
on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species — via ZooBorns
Hand-painted pointillism tentacles cover this size medium roller derby or skate helmet. Our hand-painted helmets are standard skate/derby helmets with interior foam cushioning and adjustable chin strap. They are hand-painted with lacquer markers, then sealed with a layer of clear acrylic — via Etsy
Female African lion Cabara
, age 6, gave birth to four cubs on Valentine’s Day, 14 February 2012, at the Saint Louis Zoo. Unfortunately, two of the cubs born did not survive because Cabara was unable to produce milk to feed them. Zoo staff intervened, and the two surviving female cubs are currently being hand-reared by staff in a behind-the-scenes nursery at the Children’s Zoo — via ZooBorns
Hiné Mizushima created this wonderful Squid Hat costume for Halloween 2011 using a cheap knit hat, thick felt, an Amu-amu Pokemon
toy and yarn — via Laughing Squid
The Chicago Zoological Society, which manages Brookfield Zoo, is happy to announce its newest addition, and a first for the zoo: a Black-footed Cat born on 14 February — via ZooBorns
Giant Squid Triptych is a set of 3, 13 x 19 prints. Add a fresh pop of colour to your little one’s nautical nursery or room décor with this detailed silhouette of Giant Squid — via Etsy
Simon and Pixel, my two wonderful kitties, are convinced that my worktable is the very best spot for napping. So, to give them a comfy place where they can still be close, yet well out of harm’s way, I designed this simple, compact 3-in-1 cat bed for my desk. Even my furry snobs — who prefer cardboard boxes and freshly washed laundry to plush cushions any day — couldn’t wait to snuggle in. Now, several days out, I can happily report that the kitties are still in love with their new bed, and I couldn’t be more pleased — via The Zen of Making
Reintroducing predators such as dingoes and tasmanian devils into landscapes may help protect Australia’s diminishing biodiversity, researchers say.
A new paper to be published in the May edition of Trends in Ecology and Evolution suggests dingoes and tasmanian devils could control invasive species, such as cats and foxes, as well as over-abundant herbivores.
We need to be quite bold and allow predators back into the landscape and see if they can reverse some of the damage we’ve done,
said Dr Euan Ritchie, ecologist at Deakin University in Melbourne and lead author of the paper — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Belfast Zoo’s recent baby boom has continued with the birth of Marjorie, the Malayan Tapir. Marjorie was born on 4 March to parents Gladys and Elmer.
Zoo Curator Andrew Hope said, Malayan tapirs are a beautiful but slightly unusual looking species. They are related to horses and rhinoceroses. The adults have a distinctive coat pattern and are black on the front and white on the back. However, when the calves are born they have beige spotted and striped markings, which make them look incredibly like ‘watermelons on legs’. Marjorie will begin to lose her markings after a few months. When she is six months old, she will look like a miniature adult! — via ZooBorns
Long before squid ink became a hot ingredient in modern cuisine, being shaped into mousses and foams and adorning baby sea scallops, the drunkards of the world knew the culinary value of this commodity. Except they just called it whiskey
— via Etsy
On 29 February, Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon welcomed the birth of two baby Cheetahs. The cubs, named Mchumba and Khayam, are being hand-reared by park vets to ensure their safety. Their mother displayed strange behaviour following their birth and experts agreed that round the clock care was critical to their survival. The public debut of the cubs is planned for the Memorial Day Weekend — via ZooBorns
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