Subsequent research by Australian scientists revealed that other animals also glow under UV light, including marsupials, the first accidental discovery by American scientists that platypuses glow. After reading a publication in Mammalia about the platypus’s surprising nocturnal glow, Dr. Kenny Travouillon from the Western Australian Museum did a little experiment. As curator of mammals, he …
Wolves and ravens have a unique relationship, with the former being referred to as “wolf birds” in several cultures. These two amazing animals have formed a unique symbiotic relationship that has lasted for generations. The common raven (Corvus corax) and wolves have a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship. Because wolves are skilled hunters, they often leave …
Jonathan is the oldest known living land animal in the world, he is 192 years old and lives on the small island of St. Helena in the Atlantic.Along with three other almost fifty-year-old tortoises, a giant tortoise was brought to the island in 1882 from the Seychelles. Its age can be estimated from the fact …
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A huge water storm that resembled a scene from a sci-fi movie ripped through Tampa Bay, Florida. Joey Mole was in his house when a huge spiral of air and water emerged, rising from the clouds and pulling the water toward the sky. Acting quickly, Mole reached for his iPhone to quickly snap breathtaking pictures …
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One of Alaska’s most scenic spots is the 13.6-mile-long Mendenhall Glacier, located in southeast Alaska. In the last ten years, the ice in several ice caves on the glacier has been melting and the old forest has been revealed. Finally, glaciers are made up mostly of snow that has accumulated and solidified into ice. Sadly, …
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Have you ever witnessed 64,000 turtles during one migration? Now is your chance. An estimated 64,000 endangered green turtles have been spotted roaming off the coast of Raine Island, a 32-hectare vegetated coral reef located on the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of northeastern Australia. This is the largest green …
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