Do Nasal Strips Help Horses Run Faster? NFL players wear them to help them breathe, and so will racehorse California Chrome on June 7, when he attempts to win the Triple Crown. But there was some doubt as to whether the horse would be allowed to wear a nasal strip at the Belmont Stakes, where [...]
Rare Megamouth Shark Caught off Japan Fishermen off the coast of Japan hauled in a rare megamouth shark recently, marking the 58th time in history one of its kind were seen or caught by man, Japanese news outlets reported. The Japan Daily Press reported Thursday that scientists performed an autopsy on the 1,500-pound female shark [...]
Wolf Survival Places a Premium on Space Just as much as wolves need enough food to make a living, so too do they need a little elbow room. Wolf Survival Places a Premium on Space. According to a new study out of Utah State University, having a space free of enemies is crucial to wolves' [...]
Oregon Wolf Finds Love at Last It took a bit longer than three years and covered thousands of miles, but a celebrity gray wolf in Oregon known as OR-7 finally seems to have found a mate, in a story that really needs a Huey Lewis pop song for its soundtrack. When cameras in the state's [...]
Gay Penguin Pair Step in to Rear Chick Who did an English zoo call upon when a deadbeat-dad penguin wouldn't help his mate incubate a freshly laid egg? Jumbs and Kermit, the resident same-sex male Humboldt penguin couple at Kent, England's Wingham Wildlife Park. Click here for Penguin shirts Penguins incubate eggs by standing on [...]
Two New Huge Dinosaurs Discovered The discoveries of two new huge plant-eating dinosaurs were announced this week, according to reports in PLoS ONE and the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Click here for Dinosaur shirts Both boost the number of known dinosaurs from Latin countries. The first is Zby atlanticus, which lived 150 million years ago [...]
This 'Granny' Orca Predates the Titanic This 'Granny' Orca Predates the Titanic Click here for Orca Whale shirts The sighting was a treat for the tour guests of Captain Simon Pidcock's Ocean EcoVentures. Pidcock took the chance to capture Granny in this series of photos. Environmentally Friendly T-Shirt Printed with environmentally friendly water based inks. [...]
Why an Octopus Doesnt Tie Itself in Knots Octopuses look like a tangle of squishy arms, and yet they never tie their limbs in a knot, finds a new study that determined octopus skin repels itself. The discovery, published in the latest issue of Current Biology, is helping researchers to design soft robots, such as [...]
Hero Cat Video Has a heroic cat in a viral video dealt a serious blow to one of the most common stereotypes about felines? A video posted to YouTube on May 14, which has since gone worldwide-bonkers, shows a dog attacking young Jeremy Triantafilo, who's playing in his driveway. The dog drags the child from [...]
New Bone Grown from Monkey's Own Skin Cells Researchers have been able to grow new bone using a monkey's own skin cells. The US study is the first time such a development has been shown in an animal that is similar to humans. Click here for Monkey Shirts Professor Martin Pera, program leader of the [...]