— via deviantART
A new arrival is delighting keepers at Austria’s Zoo Vienna. On Sunday, the 27 November, a baby Giant Anteater was born and dubbed Hombrecito
by zoo veterinarians. Immediately following the birth, mother and child were allowed much needed rest and privacy. Visitors are now able to see the little one clinging tightly to his mother’s back — via ZooBorns
Two angry farmers have let loose dozens of snakes, including deadly cobras, in a government office in northern India.
The farmers were reportedly fed up after officials demanded bribes in exchange for their tax records.
They dumped about 40 snakes on the floor of the tax office, sending panicked officials scrambling on top of their desks — via redwolf.newsvine.com
8×10″ gouache and ink on Canson paper — via CrashOctopus Blog
There has been an unusual response to October’s devastating oil spill in New Zealand, with many pulling out their knitting needles.
When the container ship Rena ran onto a reef in early October, spilling 350 tonnes of oil into the wildlife rich waters of the Bay of Plenty, the word went out for a dozen jumpers for little penguins.
The jumpers are often needed after oil spills to stop the birds from preening their feathers until they are properly cleaned, otherwise they ingest toxic oil which at best makes them sick and at worst kills them.
Maree Buskey, a local craft identity from a Napier yarn store organised what she thought was a small knitting circle.
Next thing you know it went quite viral and we now have 1,500 to 2,000 jerseys,
she sais — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Primates have a face recognition system that enables them to distinguish between individuals, and now it seems some wasps do too.
But the new study has also found wasps are likely to have evolved their ability quite separately and it may work in a different way.
Michael Sheehan, a PhD student at the University of Michigan in the USA, and his supervisor, Dr Elizabeth Tibbetts, report their discovery in the latest issue of Science — via redwolf.newsvine.com
River Murray Turtle embryos can adjust their developmental rate so that all the eggs in a clutch can hatch around the same time, a new study has found.
Young turtles face many challenges when they hatch and venture into the world. Synchronous hatching increases their survival chances, as predators are swamped by high numbers of prey. As a large group, hatchlings can also work together to dig their way out of the nest more easily.
Scientists investigated incubation and group hatching in the River Murray Turtle, which is a species restricted to the Murray-Darling River system in southeastern Australia. Although the temperature of the nest affects the developmental rate of eggs, researchers discovered another factor that influences their growth rate — embryo to embryo communication.
Turtle embryos are somehow communicating their developmental rates to each other so that they can emerge as a group,
said Ricky-John Spencer, zoologist from the University of Western Sydney, and co-author of the study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society toda — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The Octopus Table is a beautiful (predominantly) bronze sculpture designed and sculpted by artist Isaac Krauss. He collaborated with Alex Friend who contributed wax and welding work to the piece. Together they put in 1500 hours of time to create this amazing 8-armed table — via Laughing Squid
Are you familiar with the popular Diamond Journey Pendants which seem to be in every newspaper ad? Well here’s my take on it, Octopus Style!! This graduating Octopus suction cup pendant had been hand made and Cast in Sterling Silver from a REAL octopus. The Journey stands for love relationships changing and growing — via Etsy
MadPax does a line of cool kids’ backpacks covered in soft spikes, available in vibrant colours as well as textured, lizardlike fabrics — via Boing Boing
The last two captains left on a tiny fishing island take the only boat and set out to hunt the Squiddlepus — via CiaranDuffy illustration
Three orphaned cougar cubs with baby-blue eyes, fuzzy spotted coats, and much-too-big feet have briefly taken up residence behind the scenes at the Oregon Zoo until they can be moved to permanent homes in Nashville and Houston next week — via ZooBorns
This pendant collection was cast in Solid Sterling Silver from a real Octopus tentacle! Each piece has been hand crafted, hand textured and finished to give it awesome detail — via Etsy
A chemical used by golden orb web spiders to keep ants at bay could make a useful pest control agent, say researchers.
The research is published today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Golden orb web spiders (Nephila antipodiana) are a common species found all over the world, particularly in tropical areas including in Southeast Asia and Australia.
They weave giant webs over 1 metre across, catching all manner of insects from flies to cicadas for their supper.
These spiders — and the insects they catch in their web — are potential prey for ants, says researcher Professor Mark Elgar, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Melbourne, so it’s surprising that ants are never found foraging on the webs of these spiders — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A beautiful new baby Malayan Tapir has come into the world — well, she’s come to the Edinburgh Zoo! The baby’s name is Nadira, which means precious gift
in Malaysian. She was born on 3 October, the fourth baby born to Edinburgh Zoo’s adult tapir pair, mum Sayang and dad Ka. She’s turning heads with her unique look — via ZooBorns
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