Aug 05 2011

Rat Applies Poison for Defense

Tag: Animals,Human Behavior,Mammals,Rodents,Weird NewsTim Wall @ 11:46 am
The African crested rat is the only other mammal besides humans to strategically use plant poisons.

Aug 05 2011

Rat Applies Poison for Defense

Tag: Animals,Human Behavior,Mammals,Rodents,Weird NewsTim Wall @ 11:46 am
The African crested rat is the only other mammal besides humans to strategically use plant poisons.

Aug 03 2011

Mariachi Band Serenades Music-Loving Beluga Whale

A beluga whale named Juno intensely watches a mariachi serenade him at the Mystic Aquarium. Check out the video.

Aug 01 2011

Turning the tables: Attack Survivors Help Sharks

Summer is anniversary time for many shark attack survivors, including Discovery News guest commentator Debbie Salamone.

Jul 29 2011

Birds Massage Each Other

Stress levels of both masseuses and their subjects are lowered after the quality time together, research finds.

Jul 15 2011

Cell Phone Images Foil Tiger Poachers

Two tiger poachers were arrested after cell phone images of them hovering over the dead animals was picked up by authorities.

Jul 06 2011

Cookiecutter Shark ‘Scooped’ Out Swimmer’s Flesh

The first documented cookiecutter shark attack on a live human resulted in crater-like wounds.

Jul 05 2011

Some People May Be Bad to the Bone

Tag: Criminals,Genes,Human Behavior,Human Nature,Humans,MenJennifer Viegas @ 11:01 pm
A man's facial bone structure can predict unethical behavior, according to new research.

Jun 27 2011

Over 1000 New Species Found in New Guinea

The new animals include 580 invertebrates, 134 amphibians, two birds, 71 fish , 43 reptiles and 12 mammals.

Jun 24 2011

55-Foot Beached Chinese ‘Sea Monster’ Identified

According to multiple media reports, a 55-foot-long marine animal recently washed up dead on a beach at Guangdong, China. What's this species that beach goers are calling a "sea monster"?

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