The Fishing Cat kittens at the Smithsonian National Zoo are growing up purrfectly, spending their days romping around their yard and catching fish! And yes, Fishing Cats do like to get into the water. They use their flattened tail like a rudder to steer them when they paddle around. But sometimes all that activity wears them out and they need to take a kitten nap — via ZooBorns
School of Visual Arts student Katie McElroy resourcefully combined the benefits of a headlamp with the aesthetics of a cephalopod with this handmade hat called The Octolamp — via MAKE
16-year-old Norwegian, Lars Andreas Bjercke downloaded an application on his smartphone, which aims to attract foxes to the phone. The phone was imitating rabbit sounds.
The application worked so well that the fox circled around LLars’s yard for several nights. At one point, Lars decided to put the phone in the middle of the road, the Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang says.
The fox soon walked up to the phone. At first, he was afraid of it, but soon dared to get closer and smell it. Suddenly, the fox grabbed the phone and ran into the bushes.
Lars was amused with the situation, and he ran after the fox. The fox, however, had a different plan, disappearing with the phone.
Lars the later called the phone and, surprisingly, the fox answered — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Ravelry user Diana Stafford created these handsome Cthulhu Mittens based on a pattern by Jorid Linvik — via MAKE
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In Hiding, originally uploaded by Red Wolf.
Peek-a-boo, originally uploaded by Red Wolf.
This design reminds me of Japanese art meets Hieroglyphics with sort of an industrial feel… Octopus style! It was created in my favourite way… no planning and just going with the flow. It is the last of the three rings of a series. I fabricated the ring out of sheet metal, tubing, using rolling mill techniques. But don’t be fooled, the tubing was goes straight through the top of the ring and actually rests on your finger when you wear it! Just an fun and funky touch to make it different. It’s a nice wearable art piece, One of a Kind and Ready to ship! — via Etsy
A team of international researchers has provided the first comprehensive DNA evidence that the Addis Ababa lion in Ethiopia is genetically unique and is urging immediate conservation action to preserve this vulnerable lion population.
While it has long been noted that some lions in Ethiopia have a large, dark mane, extending from the head, neck and chest to the belly, as well as being smaller and more compact than other lions, it was not known until now if these lions represent a genetically distinct population — via redwolf.newsvine.com
In a remarkable piece of detective work, a team of retired
CSIRO scientists have revealed the group of artists responsible for the iconic scribbles found on smooth-barked Eucalyptus trees in southeastern Australia.
Previously thought to be the work of a single species called the Australian Scribbly Gum Moth, the scientists have uncovered at least eleven new species of moths responsible for the iconic bush graffiti.
Although many Australians will be familiar with the distinctive scribbles on gum trees, very little was known until now about the artists that create them,
said Dr Marianne Horak, a retired moth expert working in an honorary capacity at CSIRO’s Australian National Insect Collection — via redwolf.newsvine.com
La sieste du renard, originally uploaded by sam mont royal.
A new species of dragon lizard found in western Queensland has been formally described and confirmed by scientists.
The Diporiphora ameliae, or Amelia’s canegrass dragon, was discovered several years ago on a station south-west of Longreach.
It has now been studied, and a paper independently peer reviewed and published in a scientific journal.
Arid zone biologist and grazier Angus Emmott found the lizard and was part of the team to study it — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Naturalists in Berlin have sighted a pack of wolves and their cubs just 15 miles south of the German capital for the first time in more than 100 years.
The German office of the World Wildlife Fund said yesterday that farmers had alerted its field workers to the existence a wolf pack which appeared to have moved into a deserted former Soviet army military exercise area near the village of Sperenberg south of Berlin.
Janosch Arnold, a WWF wolf expert, told Berlin’s Die Tageszeitung that naturalists equipped with infra-red night vision cameras had filmed the animals in the area overnight.
There is definitely a wolf pack with cubs and they seem to be on top of the world,
he said — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A baby red panda was trying to catch a small butterfly. The baby was born on 3 July in Chiba Zoological Park
A male Southern White Rhinoceros calf born on an unusually cold night at Florida’s White Oak Conservation Centre is now being hand-reared by the staff at New Mexico’s ABQ BioPark, thanks to a unique arrangement between the two facilities — via ZooBorns
Multifaceted and stackable in a few different ways, simply wear the tentacle band or wear all three for a larger look. These rings are perfectly unconventional and distinct for an engagement/wedding band set. The delicate tentacle lovingly swirls around the reverse set Blue Sapphire — via Etsy
The Czech Republic’s Prague Zoo celebrated the birth of a Malayan Tapir on 6 November. Born to mother Ivana, the male baby is only the second Tapir ever born in the history of the zoo — via ZooBorns
On Instructables, web developer, gamer and DIY creator flaming_pele! shows how to build a giant tentacle monster that went along with his End of the World
Halloween party theme this year. The idea to build a 6 foot tall and 30 foot across tentacle monster emerging from the sewers when he thought about the manhole cover at the corner of his yard — via Laughing Squid
Beautiful original bronze cat portrait of Rosie with swinging mouse in her mouth, designed for use as door knocker or wall sculpture. These were created by artist Derek Bernstein and executed in traditional lost wax bronze casting. Each piece is unique and is signed and numbered. The sculpture is life-size (cat head roughly 4-5″ each way). Can be easily mounted on a front door using brass screws, which we will provide, or on a board for wall mounting — via Etsy
On 3 November a bouncing bundle of joy was delivered at Rotterdam Zoo in the Netherlands. Indian Rhino Mom Namaste
gave birth to a happy, healthy female calf. The yet-to-be named baby Rhino was walking and drinking milk within 30 minutes of her birth. Namaste is an experienced mum and has given birth to 5 babies so far. Indian Rhinoceroses are threatened by illegal poaching. Today they can only be found in some nature reserves in Northern India and Nepal — via ZooBorns
Those Eyes, originally uploaded by Pat’s Pics36.
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