Cuttlefish can count at least up to five, new study finds
Can't they do what we all do and count on their tentacles?
Tag: animals
The Red Light Forest – Prostitution in the Animal World
For pebbles, meat, or nectar, these animals found that nothing sells quite as well as sex.
How bringing cougars to cities could actually save lives
These big cats could save a lot of people -- if we let them.
CO2 in the atmosphere heralds imminent food chain collapse — and it’s gonna start in the oceans
Bad news for us -- and fish.
Some models no longer available: Earth enters its 6th mass extinction phase, humans accelerate the losses
Geological evidence indicates that our planet has seen five mass extinction cycles since life first appeared on the planet. While ...
Organ on a chip might end animal testing and improve drug research
Photos: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Here at ZME Science we often report on cutting edge developments and various ...
Sex with animals might give you penile cancer. Beware!
There's nothing not to love about animals. Since the dawn of mankind, animals have offered humans food, clothing and company. ...
Mississippi flood leads to hoards of animal refugees
VICKSBURG, MS - MAY 10: A home is surrounded by floodwater May 10, 2011 in Vicksburg, MS. Late this Monday, ...
Animals all over the world against noise pollution
Pollution can take numerous and unexpected shapes; one of the not-so-deadly, but still extremely unpleasant types is noise pollution. You ...
Reclusive primate (loris) caught on tape for the first time
The first picture EVER taken of the Horton Plains slender loris Wildlife researchers from Sri Lanka have reported photographing one ...
The March award for awesome animal goes to THE MIMIC OCTOPUS
The mimic octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus is a species of octopus that grows up to 60 cm (2 feet) in length ...
Underwater… lakes !
Boy I've gotta tell you, my jaw really dropped when I heard this one. There are actual lakes, on the ...
Giant squids take to California
Yes ladies and gents, giant squids are all over the California beaches. Each of the squids weighs about 40 pounds, ...
13 countries make a plan to save tigers
Just a short while ago, I was telling you about the extremely worrying decline of the Siberian tigers (and not ...
Just in case you didn’t know, there’s a garbage island twice as big as France in the Pacific Ocean
I was surprised to talk to a bunch of people today and find out they didn't know about this, so ...
Mammals, half way extinct??
The previous 5 mass extinctions wiped out more than three quarters of the world's animals, and if things continue to ...
Ants use bacteria to grow gardens
Ants are most amazing creatures, and there's so much we could learn from them I wouldn't even know where to ...
Mermaid sightings in Israel lead to 1.000.000$ reward
Locals, fishermen and tourists in the Israelian town of Kiryat Yam have been reporting repeated sightings of what they believe ...
Top 10 new animals of 2008
Every year, the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and an international committee of taxonomists announce the ...
6 record holding animals you’ll never be as good as
Photo by bocavermelha Sometimes, animals are better than humans. Quite a lot of times actually, but that's not the point ...
7 animals that lived along with your grandparents but are now extinct
It's a chilling list.
