This week, the Alaska SeaLife Centre (ASLC) welcomed its first stranding patient for the 2012 season. On Monday, residents of Port Heiden discovered a deceased Northern sea otter and her surviving male pup along Meshik Beach. The Port Heiden community provided overnight care for the otter, feeding him every four hours as instructed by Centrer staff. The pup was then flown to King Salmon, where ASLC senior veterinarian Dr Pam Tuomi joined him on his journey to the professional care facility in Seward. Both Dr Tuomi and the otter arrived safely at the Centre late Tuesday night — via ZooBorns
An adorable newborn kitten at Audubon Centre for Research of Endangered Species represents an innovation in reproductive technology pioneered in New Orleans at Audubon Nature Institute. An African Black-footed Cat kitten was born 6 February 2012, to an ordinary domestic cat, becoming the first of its kind to be born from inter-species embryo transfer — via ZooBorns
Who hasn’t wanted to take a trip into space at some point in their life?! Well now you can have your very own rocket… and a custom Squid Rocket at that. This piece was created for show a located at Rocketworld, San Francisco. Entitled: IWG — Invertebrate Weapons Grapnel; this one-of-a-kind piece is perfect for those who dreamt of being an astronaut when they grew up, those who love custom vinyl toys, if you simply love sci-fi, or anyone that has a nautical themed home — via Etsy
On 6 March a female Southern White Rhino calf was born at Hamilton Zoo in New Zealand, the sixth to be born at the facility and the seventh to be bred there. The new calf is the second for mother Moesha, age 18, and the fourth for father Kruger, age 23. The little
one brings the zoo’s current herd population to seven — via ZooBorns
Sergeant Rex, an extraordinary military working dog, will finally be reunited in adoption with his former partner, Iraq War veteran, Corporal Megan Leavey, USMC.
Rex is at Camp Pendleton, California, and Leavey left Monday night to fly to California to pick him up after the US Air Force signed off on the adoption. The US Marines are completing the paperwork necessary for the adoption.
US Senator Chuck Schumer, who launched an online petition drive called Saving Sergeant Rex
advocating the adoption of Sergeant Rex by his former handler, Marine Corporal Megan Leavey of Rockland County announced Monday night that the US Air Force has agreed to release the dog so that Leavey can adopt him — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Sculpted in terracotta, cast in poly resin and painted with casein paint — via Ace Gallery
Four endangered white rhinoceroses have died from a mystery illness at the Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo.
It is understood each of the rhinos exhibited signs of stumbling before they died.
Zoo vets are liaising with specialists in Africa and North America and a number of tests have been carried out to work out what has caused the death — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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Illustrator and author Adam Rex painted Giant Squid vs Pirates mural in his backyard. It is based on an illustration he did for the children’s book Billy Twitters and his Blue Whale Problem by Mac Barnett — via Laughing Squid
Black bears have a surprising capacity to heal as they hibernate, say researchers in the US.
Medical researchers and zoologists worked together to find that the bears’ wounds healed with almost no scarring, and were infection-free.
The scientists hope, eventually, to find out exactly how the bears’ bodies heal while their body temperature, heart rate and metabolism are reduced.
This could aid studies of human wound-healing.
The findings, published in the journal Integrative Zoology, are of particular relevance to medical researchers hoping to improve slow-healing and infection-prone wounds in elderly, malnourished or diabetic patients — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A giant squid’s soccer ball-sized eyeballs are three times wider than any other animal’s, but explaining why has kept squid researchers busy.
New dissections and computer models offer a lead in the mystery: The enormous peepers evolved to see bioluminescent trails of light left by sperm whales, the squids’ great predator.
Sperm whales can’t make sharp turns when diving for food. They have to rely on the prey being unaware it’s approaching,
said biologist Dan-Eric Nilsson of Lund University. Nilsson’s study was published 15 March in Current Biology — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Authorities in Thailand have warned that kennels are fit to bursting after more than 2,000 dogs bound for dinner tables in South East Asia were seized in the last six months.
Dog is considered a delicacy in parts of Vietnam and China, and strays and domestic pets are being snatched in increasing numbers from Thailand’s streets before they are transported abroad — via redwolf.newsvine.com
This is a one of kind mad science squid Raw-Edge Messenger Bag — via Etsy
My octopus of choice — via deviantART
I have always been a bit of a science geek. Of late, that interest is beginning to influence my work. Of course, most of the inspiration for everything I build comes from nature but this section is dedicated solely to science and sciency things. I anticipate that, in my current frame of mind, this section will grow rapidly. Although it is difficult for me to translate Science
into 3-D representations, I shall persevere — via Etsy
Scientists say they have found a new type of frog living in New York City.
While new species are usually discovered in remote regions, this so-far unnamed type of leopard frog was first heard croaking on Staten Island.
Jeremy Feinberg of Rutgers University in New Jersey noticed the frogs there had a call he had never heard before.
They look identical to other species, but genetic analysis showed they are a new species of leopard frog that probably once lived in Manhattan — via redwolf.newsvine.com
This squid necklace is laser-cut from my design on copper sheet, and then I etch it with my original drawing. After cleaning, I apply a darkener in the grooves, then sand and seal the whole piece — via Etsy
Random Zazzle design — via deviantART
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