Aug 03 2011

Vampire Bats Locate Blood By Finding the Heat

Tag: Animals,Bats,Ear,Nature,Sensors,Skin,Snakes,Types of Animals,VampiresJessica Marshall @ 5:00 pm
Vampire bats locate their blood meals with the help of three heat-sensing organs in their faces.

Jul 20 2011

Chemical Arms Race: Opossum vs. Viper

What's driven vipers to evolve a deadly venom? A need to defend themselves against opossums.

Jun 26 2011

Drug Boosts Snakebite Survival Time By Half

Researchers in Australia showed that a class of compounds called nitric oxide donors delays the entry of toxins from potentially deadly snakebites.

Jun 20 2011

Flying Ants Use Legs, Butts to Steer

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

Variety is the spice of life and animals know it pays to be flexible.

May 25 2011

Animal Mating Tips Revealed

Variety is the spice of life and animals know it pays to be flexible.

May 18 2011

Snake Attack of the Ketchup Kind

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animals,Food,SnakesTim Wall @ 10:43 am
Snakes have a viscous way of using their venom.

Feb 11 2011

Gorilla Stud Stars in Sexy Animals Exhibit

Guy the Gorilla, described as a "superb specimen of masculinity," is just one of many animals featured in a London exhibit on sexual nature.

Feb 07 2011

How Snakes Lost Their Legs

Tag: Animal Evolution,Evolution,Fossils,Lizards,SnakesJennifer Viegas @ 7:00 pm
Snakes used to have legs, so what happened to them?

Jan 21 2011

Sharks Swimming in Australia’s Flooded Streets

Flood victims in Australia have a new danger to contend with: sharks swimming down their streets.

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