5 Animals that create art
By Kristina C. From Care2 Animals can paint and make sculptures. But is it art? In a study published in 2006, Gisela Kaplan and Lesley J. Rogers examined this question very carefully. The researchers considered how animals perceive colors — elephants only see two pigments, while humans can…
Wrong turn leaves Caribbean-bound bird in Abbotsford
By Ben Lypka From Langley Times Cape May warbler spotted at Mill Lake Park, attracting interest of Fraser Valley birders Imagine preparing for a winter full of sun in the West Indies, but instead ending up in Abbotsford’s Mill Lake Park….
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Georgia Bulldog Mascot nearly gored by Texas Longhorn Steer Mascot
By Laura Goldman From Care2 Before the Sugar Bowl kicked off in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, fans loudly cheered and camera flashbulbs popped as the two teams’ mascots were brought onto the football field for what was apparently…
Don’t worry, our cats won’t turn us into psychopaths
By Steve Williams From Care2 A 2012 article by the Independent shines a light on the already known, but still tentative, link between the cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii and a potential for psychological disturbances in those humans it infects. Furthermore, the article draws readers’…
Conch is making a comeback in Turks & Caicos
By Adrienne Jordan From Forbes The edible marine snail with beautiful conical shells are found throughout the Caribbean, but especially in abundance in the Turks & Caicos. The peach-and-cream colored conch are so popular, it is even illustrated on the…
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Rhinoceros injures toddler who slipped into Florida zoo exhibit
By Laura Goldman From Care2 Just two days after a lion was shot and killed after mauling a worker to death at a wildlife park in North Carolina, a two-year-old girl was injured when she entered a rhinoceros exhibit at Brevard…
2018’s extinct creatures
These are the animals that went extinct in 2018 By Mark Kaufman From Mashable With the end of 2018 comes the near-certain reality that some critters, after millions of years of existence on Earth, are gone for good. There’s little…
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Amphibian that buries head in sand named after Donald Trump
From BBC US presidents tend to receive their fair share of honours, but Donald Trump may want to ignore his latest one. A newly discovered amphibian that buries its head in the sand has been named after him, apparently in…
Cinder the Bear was tragically killed by a hunter, after famously surviving a wildfire
By Laura Goldman From Care2 One evening in July 2014, as the worst wildfire in the history of Washington State burned nearby, a little bear cub with third-degree burns on each of her paws crawled up a driveway into Steve Love’s backyard….
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UK: Chester Zoo staff ‘devastated’ after fire
From BBC Chester Zoo staff say they are “devastated” some animals died in Saturday’s fire. The blaze broke out in the Monsoon Forest area, leading to an evacuation of visitors. Orangutans, macaques, gibbons and larger birds were saved, but some…
