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"If harassed, it may violently eject its intestine and stomach out of its anus. But if the attack escalates, it finally explodes…"
13+ hour, 58+ min ago (282+ words) The harmless looking sea cucumber is more deadly than it looks and has an array of tools and weapons to ward off predators It may be spineless and about as tough as a sausage but the holothuroid sea cucumber Holothuria…...
There's a curious creature on the Massachusetts coast that's taught itself to poop on demand. This is why
19+ hour, 6+ min ago (497+ words) A new study reveals that hermit crabs have a clever way of preventing themselves from outgrowing their shell too quickly – and it’s not by limiting what they eat. Born without a shell, hermit crabs have a clever way of protecting…...
It looks like a friendly garden bird, sings like one too – but it's one of the most toxic creatures alive | Discover Wildlife
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (510+ words) Just how poisonous is the hooded pitohui? What do a poison dart frog from South America and a perching bird from New Guinea have in common? Well, both exude neurotoxins that are, gram for gram, some of the most powerful…...
These venomous lizards can grow as long as a car. In the breeding season, things get brutal
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (688+ words) The annual search for a mate provokes these usually solitary giant male lizards to do battle Were we to play the game ‘Word Association’, most of you would surely follow ‘sun’ with ‘moon’ and ‘cat’ with ‘dog’. If ‘Komodo’ was…...
China's giant sinkholes are a refuge for a rare tree – but they're also cutting off its escape route
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (447+ words) These enormous depressions offer an endangered species of magnolia tree shelter from heat and drought, while also posing genetic risks that could limit its long-term survival, according to a new study. The karst mountains of south-west China are strewn with…...
“He’s a 1,000kg wild marine predator that is very capable of hurting someone if startled.” Who is Neil the seal?
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (392+ words) Neil the seal hauls out onto the island of Tasmania twice a year – around 930 miles from where he should be Each year, residents in Tasmania welcome a very chaotic neighbour. He blocks roads, crushes traffic cones and can be noisy…...
Remote cameras capture woodcocks aggressively charging deer in West Virginia | Discover Wildlife
5+ day, 41+ min ago (433+ words) American woodcocks will go to extreme measures to defend their nests, new research reveals. The American woodcock, a ground-nesting bird that is typically shy and discreet, will aggressively charge at deer should they feel their eggs or chicks are threatened....
“Their abdomens are swollen with liquid fat.” The irresistible feast drawing grizzly bears to Montana's mountaintops
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (439+ words) Every year, grizzlies head to the upper slopes of Glacier National Park to gorge on fat-filled moths. A new study has mapped these foraging sites to offer park managers a tool for protecting them. A grizzly bear’s diet consists of…...
Meet the world's most confusing animal: It's venomous, has an electric organ, glows in the dark and sweats milk...
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (474+ words) The animal in question also has a fleshy bill, webbed feet and sharp claws. In 1799, George Shaw, a curator in the natural history department of the British Museum, received a strange skin in the mail. It looked, he wrote, like…...
Humans and starfish have something surprising in common. Here’s what we can learn from them
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (308+ words) Humans and sea stars have something in common – here’s why it matters to scientists studying organ development Scientists at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA, have identified sea stars (also known as starfish) as perfect candidates to…...
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