Aug 04 2011

Male Frogs Woo Females With Disco

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Behavior,Animal Communication,Animals,Music,Video,Vocal Communication,Weird News — Jennifer Viegas @ 9:23 pm
Male túngara frogs attempt to woo females with calls reminiscent of at least one 70's disco song. See if you can hear it.

Jul 20 2011

Electrical Patterns Found on Frog Face

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animals,Science and Technology,Video,Weird News — Jennifer Viegas @ 3:33 pm
Bioelectrical patterns are detected on an embryonic tadpole, outlining where its eyes, nose, mouth will later appear.

Jul 20 2011

Chemical Arms Race: Opossum vs. Viper

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Behavior,Animals,Evolution,Food,Mammals,Snakes — Tim Wall @ 10:54 am
What's driven vipers to evolve a deadly venom? A need to defend themselves against opossums.

Jul 12 2011

Pterosaurs Evolutionary Late Bloomers

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animals,Dinosaur Era Animals,Dinosaurs,Evolution,Extinct Animals,Wild Birds — Tim Wall @ 4:55 pm
Pterosaurs ruled the sky with a body form that worked for 70 million years.

Jul 11 2011

Holes Suggest Dinos Active

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Behavior,Animals,Dinosaur Era Animals,Dinosaurs,Extinct Animals,Mammals,Mass Extinction — Tim Wall @ 3:54 pm
The finding adds new evidence to the debate of whether they were cold or warm-blooded.

Jun 27 2011

Over 1000 New Species Found in New Guinea

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animals,Crustaceans,Fish,Human Behavior,Insects and Arachnids,Mammals,Marine Life,Oceans,Photography,Plants,Sharks,Travel,Wild Birds,Wildlife Conservation — Jennifer Viegas @ 7:55 pm
The new animals include 580 invertebrates, 134 amphibians, two birds, 71 fish , 43 reptiles and 12 mammals.

Jun 20 2011

Flying Ants Use Legs, Butts to Steer

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Behavior,Animals,Evolution,Insects and Arachnids,Snakes,Weird News — Amy Enchelmeyer @ 4:38 pm
When falling from forested canopy, these ants can zip themselves out of a free fall and back into the safety of the treetops.

May 25 2011

Animal Mating Tips Revealed

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Behavior,Animal Communication,Animals,Cats,Crustaceans,Dogs,Fish,Horses,Insects and Arachnids,Mammals,Primates,Rodents,Sharks,Snakes,Spiders,Wild Birds — Tim Wall @ 10:55 pm
Variety is the spice of life and animals know it pays to be flexible.

May 25 2011

Animal Mating Tips Revealed

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Behavior,Animal Communication,Animals,Cats,Crustaceans,Dogs,Fish,Horses,Insects and Arachnids,Mammals,Primates,Rodents,Sharks,Snakes,Spiders,Wild Birds — Tim Wall @ 10:55 pm
Variety is the spice of life and animals know it pays to be flexible.

May 24 2011

Frog Legs on Beetle’s Menu

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Behavior,Animals,Food,Insects and Arachnids,Weird News — Tim Wall @ 12:44 pm
Two species enter; one species leaves. Don't bet against the beetle.
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