With a characteristically eccentric final flourish, Alexander McQueen has bequeathed £50,000 of the designer’s £16m fortune to his beloved pet dogs — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Snuggling In, originally uploaded by Red Wolf.
The potentially deadly hendra virus has been detected in another species.
Queensland authorities say a dog has tested positive for hendra antibodies but is not showing symptoms of the disease.
The dog was on a property where a horse recently died from the virus — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Researchers have discovered a new miniature frog species in Western Australia’s remote Pilbara region.
The Pilbara toadlet is thought to have gone unnoticed for a million years and has adapted to the harsh desert conditions.
The finding was made by researchers from the University of Western Australia, the West Australian Museum and the Australian National University — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Five Cheetah cubs were born on May 28, 2011, to six-year-old Amani at the National Zoo’s Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia. Amani gave birth to a single male cub in December 2010. The cubs got their first exam with our veterinarians on 12 July. The cubs, now seven weeks old, are healthy and thriving, and they’re growing quickly. They now each weigh between four and five pounds. The veterinary team performed full physical examinations to make sure none of the cubs had any abnormalities. They were given their first vaccinations to protect against respiratory and gastrointestinal viruses, both of which commonly affect Cheetahs — via ZooBorns
Imagine how productive you could be if you had eight arms for knitting. Max of Max’s World created this jolly knitting knit octopus and shares some sketches and process pictures of how it came together — via CRAFT
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An endangered Indian Rhinoceros (also known as the greater one-horned Rhinoceros) was born Wednesday evening, 13 July, at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo to second-time mother Jamie
, in the rhino barn within the Zoo’s Asian Gardens exhibit area. The Indian Rhino birth is the second for the Zoo in two years, and a significant conservation milestone for the species with fewer than 60 animals in the managed population — via ZooBorns
Every year around the world an estimated 100,000 people die from snake bites, but thanks to something that Australian researchers stumbled upon, the survival rates may soon improve.
And it’s as simple as applying an ointment — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A little dog helped to rescue her owner, a local little league coach who had an accident and was nearly paralysed. She’s also inspired him to recover from his injuries.
Chelse, a 10-year-old daschund may be credited in saving her owner’s life, but it was her own near-tragedy that is giving him motivation to walk again — via redwolf.newsvine.com
My how you’ve grown! Oregon Zoo’s three Caracal kittens, first introduced here, are now 5 weeks old, and their tufted ears — a distinguishing feature of the small African cats — are fully upright. At birth, the kittens’ ears were flat against their heads. The male and two females continue to do well, as does their mother, Peggy — via ZooBorns
Meet one of the toughest octo-plushies on the block!
I’ve had tons of requests for this little guy! Here’s the first of what’s sure to be a long line of punk plushies. He’s made of red felt and a super styling black felt mohawk.
His body has been carefully machine stitched, hand-sewn, and he comes with an official Jayne Danger hang tag. This rockin’ little dude measures about 4.5″ tall and 4″ wide — via Etsy
A rare bog sun-jumper spider has been discovered at a nature reserve near Stirling.
The tiny creature — which has distinctive fluorescent green legs and mouthparts — has only been recorded at three other places in the UK — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Stick insects have lived for one million years without sex, genetic research has revealed.
Scientists in Canada investigated the DNA of Timema stick insects, which live in shrubland around the west coast of the US.
They traced the ancient lineages of two species to reveal the insects’ lengthy history of asexual reproduction.
The discovery could help researchers understand how life without sex is possible — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The sound of padded feet is once again being heard at Perth Zoo in Western Australia following the arrival of two Dingo pups. The pups, named Daku and Mirri, are pure-breed Alpine Dingos born on March 13, 2011 at the Australian Dingo Conservation Association in New South Wales. They were then sent to their new home at Perth Zoo — via ZooBorns
The Snow Leopard is known for its elusive nature and wildlife groups have been concerned for decades about their dwindling numbers. Yet there is some good news — the species is, it seems, flourishing in one remote part of Afghanistan.The war torn country is home to a vigorous population of snow leopards. The World Conservation Society recently laid a number of camera traps in the Wakhan Corridor. This mountainous area is a long panhandle in the north east of the country and the camera traps captured snow leopards on film in sixteen places — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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