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Just How Smart is a Chimp?
Image from chiking Actually, chimps are smarter than both you or I. I understand that this is a little shocking–the evolutionary equivalent of your younger brother bringing home Adriana Lima for Christmas–so I’ll let you compose yourself, and explain just how the chimp got so smart [...]
Continue reading...1,000 Pound “Colossal” Squid Thawed in NZ
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Calimari-sicles for 10,000, please. Image from Hideki Saito Scientists from New Zealand have begun the process of thawing and dissecting a squid corpse that they’ve kept in a freezer for the past year. It is huge, weighing in at half a ton.
Continue reading...Dead “King” Gator To Be On Display In Georgia
Monday, April 28, 2008
Image from Steve Beger Oscar the alligator, who died at around this time last year, isn’t quite done terrorizing the populace with his 14-foot frame just yet. Park rangers have determined that to honor the beast, they’re going to have him on display, in skeletal form, in a [...]
Continue reading...This Dog is An Impostor!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Ken Griggs has resorted to the sort of steps you normally see in spy movies or capital court cases, all just because of his dog. It’s ok, kennel worker. I feel like this some days, too. Image from reallystrangegirl on Flickr. Convinced that the kennel has returned [...]
Continue reading...Warning: Don’t Lick This Frog… Smoke It
Monday, March 3, 2008
Now let’s get something straight, Environmental Graffiti doesn’t endorse drugs. In fact, we go by the authoritative scientific doctrine of guidance counselor Mr. Mackey in South Park: “Kids…drugs are bad…mmkay.” The Colorado River Toad can make you hallucinate However, I stumbled across an article in the National Geographic about [...]
Continue reading...Dozens of Indian Crocodiles Mysteriously Die
Thursday, January 24, 2008
The gharial is a rare and strange beast. The gharial is probably best known for its long, narrow jaws. The Indian crocodile is one of only two surviving members of the ancient family Gavialidae, the other being
Continue reading...U.S. Abandons Endangered Species to Build Border Fence
Saturday, January 19, 2008
The government has faced adversity before over its plans in constructing a border fence to combat illegal immigration. They have bravely persisted in building the fence despite repeated assertions from a variety of sources that it will be massively expensive and completely
Continue reading...A Big “@&*# You” to Gorilla Poachers
Saturday, December 1, 2007
This week has produced some good news for gorilla lovers as two groups of gorillas triumphed over earlier attacks by poachers. In the first story, a pair of reintroduced Western Gorillas have given birth to a baby named Okeli in Gabon. The birth
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Monday, May 12, 2008
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