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The Cutest Flying Animals on Earth
The sugar glider is a marsupial native to the forests and rainforests of eastern and northern Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago. It was introduced to Tasmania and about 15 years ago to the United States. Sugar gliders are tree dwellers that live in colonies of 15 to 30 animals. During the day, these nocturnal animals rest in hollow trees, in nests lined with leaves.
Continue reading...God’s Joke: The Duck-billed Platypus
Monday, February 2, 2009
In order to get closer to the mysteries of life, one needs to look no further than the living wonder known as the Platypus. Often considered "God’s joke," the Duck-billed Platypus comes from the oldest family of mammals, which lived on Earth millions of years ago – predating the geographic split between South America and Australia.
Continue reading...Is It a Mammal? Is it a Bird? Is it a Reptile? No It’s All Three
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Image by Vicious bits Congratulations, everybody, we’re all one evolutionary step closer to the snakes and reptiles than we were yesterday. Scientists, in sequencing the genome of the duck-billed platypus, which has traditionally been classified a mammal, found enough reptilian characteristics to characterize it as an important discovery [...]
Continue reading...Sir Clone-A-Lot
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
The scientist, Professor Ian Wilmut, who led the team that created Dolly the sheep has received a knighthood in the New Year Honours. His knighthood was awarded for services to science.
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Friday, November 6, 2009
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