A cat that can never be tamed
Credit: Highland Wildlife Park This lovely little kitten with a head that looks just slightly too big for its face is a Scottish wildcat, a very rare type of wildcat that has dwindled to about 400...
View ArticleGlad you ditched the anal fork, Golden Tortoise Beetle
Charidotella sexpunctata Credit: Chimetsetan (projectnoah.org/users/chimetsetan) This pretty little molten gold beetle has been doing the rounds of the Internet lately, because not only does it look...
View ArticleHappy first birthday, SciAm blogs!
It’s the SciAm Blog Network’s first birthday! Let’s stare inscrutably at things that move, cry till it hurts, throw up on ourselves a little bit and whatever else one-year-olds do at their own...
View ArticleGet on your bike, Phallostethus cuulong
Phallostethus cuulong Credit: L.X. Tran Who says genitals have to be between your legs? A new species of fish has literally turned the genital game on its head and is quietly running with it in the...
View ArticleHitchhiking jellyfish, gonad-loving parasites and the skeleton shrimp
Gonionemus vertens. Credit: Alexander Semenov I recently came across this incredible underwater photography by russian marine biologist and underwater photographer, Alexander Semenov – head of the...
View ArticleIf only you could see yourself, Atretochoana eiselti
Atretochoana eiselti. Credit: Juliano Tupan “What? What are you guys all laughing at? No, of course I don’t have any idea what I look like. You’re laughing because I’m so ridiculously good-looking,...
View ArticleFlamingo hows, wheres and whys: Pink; erectile tissue; one leg
Credit: Tamar Assaf; Wikimedia Flamingos are a pretty underrated bird. But the more you dig, the more you discover how strange they are, from their limbs to their pigment to the erectile tissue in...
View ArticleLord Howe Island stick insects are going home
Lord Howe Island stick insect at Melbourne Zoo. Credit: Rohan Cleave, courtesy of the Eureka Awards This wonderful photograph, which was one of the ten highly commended entrants in the 2012 New...
View ArticleAncient digging mammal is a ‘scaly anteater’ relative
The pangolin, or 'scaly anteater', is the only mammal to have large keratin scales covering its skin. It belongs to the order Pholidota, along with a number of extinct species. Credit: Sandip kumar;...
View ArticleDancing woolly aphids will probably stab you
“Hey you guys are having a party? Where’s my invite? JK, JK it’s cool, I don’t have a letter box anyway. Where should I stash my beers? Why isn’t there any music playing? Oh is this one of those...
View ArticleLesula: New species of African monkey discovered
Adult male Cercopithecus lomamiensis. Credit: John Hart Meet Cercopithecus lomamiensis, a newly discovered species of African monkey found in central Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Together with...
View ArticleMonsters in a barrel, sea slugs and the art of (man-o) war
Still from Coral Morphologic's film 'Man O War' Because I’ll never grow tired of seeing incredible footage of sea creatures, here are a few of the best ones I’ve seen lately. First up, a video by a...
View ArticleHow to improve snail memories with chocolate
Great pond snail. Credit: Rex; Wikimedia “Seriously, it doesn’t matter how many times you ask me. I’m never going to remember where he said he was going. I don’t even know why you’re still here.” “I...
View ArticleNew species of night monkey, porcupine and shrew opossum found in Peru
New, unnamed species of night monkey. Credit: Alexander Pari This week, researchers have announced the discovery of a handful of new species in Peru, including a night monkey, common shrew opossum and...
View ArticleRare rusty-spotted cat kittens born in Berlin
New rusty-spotted cat kitten at Berlin Zoo. Credit: Berlin Zoo Seriously. Look at this guy. It doesn’t get any better than that. Berlin Zoo has announced the birth of its first rusty-spotted cat...
View ArticleEunice aphroditois is rainbow, terrifying
Eunice aphroditois. Credit: Jenny Huang*; Wikimedia If Hell’s a glittery rainbow party of terror, you’ll find this guy having post-drinks in the pub at 10am. This is Eunice aphroditois, otherwise known...
View ArticleKoshik the elephant can speak Korean
Ashley Stoeger and Daniel Mietchen recording Koshik's vocalisations at the Everland Zoo in South Korea. Credit: Current Biology, Stoeger et al. Upstaged spectacularly by a young Beluga whale that can...
View ArticleWorld’s rarest whale seen for first time: Spade-toothed whale
Illustration of the spade-toothed whale's general external morphology. Credit: Current Biology We’ve got an actual photograph of it too, but it’s not pretty, so you might want to stop eating before...
View ArticleNew carnivorous harp sponge discovered in deep sea
Chondrocladia lyra, a new species of carnivorous harp sponge. Credit: MBARI You may remember the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) from such discoveries as the Yeti crab, the squid with...
View ArticleIllacme plenipes, the leggiest animal on Earth, gets another look
Illacme plenipes, the animal with the most legs in the world. Credit: Paul Marek et. al. *Insert Angelina Oscars Leg joke here*, but the leggiest animal in the world is actually the millipede Illacme...
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