Canine intelligence tests reveal how dogs think
• newscientist.comThink your dog is smarter than most? Now you can put the pooch through a series of science-based tests that reveal its cognitive style.
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Bats Build Mental Maps Of Their Surroundings And Remember Them For Future Flights
• popsci.comLike people choosing which path to take from the grocery store, bats develop preferred routes and remember them.
New Research Sheds Light On How Dogs Became Dogs
• http://www.popsci.com, By Martha HarbisonIsolation from wolves seems to be the crucial step to the evolution of the modern domesticated dog.
Save the Horses! (cartoon)
• Tristan ShoubtIf horses could do anything to stay off the menu, what would it be? To share this cartoon just link to the source page.
Dogs Understand Human Perspective
• arcleinDogs are more capable of understanding situations from a human's point of view than has previously been recognised, according to researchers. They found dogs were four times more likely to steal food they had been forbidden, when lights were turn
Secret Lives of Wild Animals Captured by 1 Million Camera-Trap Images
• Wired.comSecret Lives of Wild Animals Captured by 1 Million Camera-Trap Images
Miguel Nicolelis: A monkey that controls a robot with its thoughts. No, really.
• ted.comCan we use our brains to directly control machines -- without requiring a body as the middleman? Miguel Nicolelis talks through an astonishing experiment, in which a clever monkey in the US learns to control a monkey avatar, and then a robot arm...
Mysterious 7-Mile 'Super Mega-Pod' Of Dolphin Recorded Off California [VIDEO]
• Business InsiderNBC 7 San Diego reports that a video of a group of dolphins, called a pod, spanning seven miles of ocean off the coast of San Diego was recorded Thursday from aboard a tour boat.
Chinese pig farms breed drug-resistant bacteria
• newscientist.comHalf of all pigs live in China – and well over half of them eat feed laced with antibiotic "growth promoters". Now Chinese and US researchers have found that this practice is spawning a tide of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Giant Idaho Wolves - Look at the size of these wolves! ! ! ! Wow!
Donna HancockIdaho Wolves...and a lesson about "Good Intentions"
How Homing Pigeons Find Their Way Home
• popsci.comA new theory explains why homing pigeons are so good at navigating back to their nests--and why sometimes they are not.
'Gay' dog gets euthanasia reprieve
• http://news.blogs.cnn.com,A dog whose rejection by his owner caused an Internet uproar has been adopted into a new, and presumably more tolerant, home.
Stunning Whale Shark Photos Aim to Help At-Risk Species
• Wired.comAt first glance, Kristian Schmidt and Shawn Heinrichs’ photos of models swimming with whale sharks off the coast of the Philippines appear heavily Photoshopped.
Stricken dolphin who 'asked' Hawaii diver for help:
• dailymail.co.ukMoment mammal stuck on fishing line pushed itself into scuba instructor and waited patiently to be freed
Florida's python update: 21 caught so far in Everglades hunt
• latimes.comThey slither through the Florida Everglades, wreaking havoc on the ecosystem. They can grow to more than 17 feet in length.
Enormous Online Library Catalogues 150,000 Animal Sounds
• popsci.comAnd here's a few fun ones in advance.
Bobcat kitten gets stuck in wall (video)
• youtubeBobcat kitten gets stuck in wall.
Brazilian cat caught in prison break plot doesn’t rat on accomplices
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/A cat, busted in a Brazilian prison with saws and drills strapped to his body, has used right to remain silent on the details of the prison break. A cat has been caught in a Brazilian prison for delivering materials that would help the inmates es
Blind dog Abby finds her way home in depths of Alaskan winter
• http://www.independent.co, Tim WalkerWhen their blind eight-year-old dog went missing from their remote Alaskan home in a heavy snowstorm, the Grapengeter family felt sure they'd never see her again.
Amazon spider discovered making decoys of itself to ward off predators
• Stephen C. Webster via The RawStory.comA unique spider in the Amazon rainforest was recently spotted using bits of leaves and dead insects to create larger-scale decoy spider shapes in its web, which it uses to ward off predators.
White Animals
• Dangerous Good PhotosAlbino animals are very rare in nature, and man has long had a fascination for these creatures since ancient times. Some cultures regard albinos as sacred animals, and they have even been the basis of great legends and folklore.
Watch This Parrot Drive A Parrot-Sized Robot Car
• http://www.popsci.com, By Colin LecherThe benefits of living with an engineer
Motor mutts pass doggie driving test with flying collars
• http://www.france24.com, AFPA pair of highly trained canines guided a modified car along a New Zealand race track Monday, passing their doggie driving tests with flying collars on live television, despite the odd off-road detour.
Dueling protests in Tokyo over dolphin and whale hunts
• RawStory.comEnvironmentalists and nationalists held opposing rallies over the issue of Japan’s dolphin and whale hunts in a rare showdown in central Tokyo on Saturday, leading to angry scenes.
EU ends shark finning, practice of mutilating, leaving sharks to die
• RawStory.comThe European parliament on Thursday called a definitive halt to shark finning, the long contested practice of fishermen slicing off fins and throwing the live body overboard to drown.
Today's Turkeys Are Genetically Barren Compared To Their Wild Ancestors
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comWe Americans raised about 254 million turkeys this year, and ran up a $9.1 million turkey trade deficit by importing even more birds from Canada, according to the Census Bureau.
Hobbit producers deny animal deaths on set
• RawStory.comThe producers of “The Hobbit” movies on Tuesday rejected allegations that animals died on set during the making of director Peter Jackson’s highly anticipated Tolkien trilogy in New Zealand.
Origami Owlets and Other Foldable Creature Cuteness
• http://www.wired.com, By Daniela HernandezFirst, we brought you RoboZoo. And while mechanical animals are cool, we still love paper. So we rounded up an ark-full of origami bears, birds and bugs.
A New Bigfoot Video Is Racking Up Millions Of Views
• businessinsider.com, Life's Little MysteriesA new video that seems to show a Bigfoot-like beast rearing up in a Utah brush patch is racking up millions of views on the web, but are there any compelling facts in the compelling footage?
Superstorm Sandy leaves thousands of pets in need (PHOTOS)
• http://rt.comIn the midst of Hurricane Sandy hundreds of people and their pets were displaced from their homes, with some of the tragic stories still unfolding.
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