Fast animals get plenty of attention for their incredible feats of speed. But what about animals that move at a slower pace? “We definitely are programmed to think that speed is good,” said James Maclaine, senior curator of fish at the Natural History Museum in London. “For a lot of animals, that doesn’t make any sense to them at all.” …
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What’s the world’s most dangerous animal? Hint: It’s plentiful in Florida and no, it’s not an alligator, shark or python. According to the Centers for Disease Control the deadliest animal in the world is the mosquito. “The mosquito kills more people than any other creature in the world,” the CDC said, noting the flying nuisance spreads such diseases as malaria, dengue, West …
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An animal rescue center in the US has cautioned anyone who might be tempted to try and help squirrels with ‘unusual looking skin lumps’, warning it’s likely the result of a parasite. Just days after rabbits with so-called ‘tentacles’ growing out of their heads were spotted in the US, Americans have to prepare for another sight: swollen squirrels. We’re not …
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Animal rights organisation has urged Nintendo to redesign the popular Cow character in Mario Kart World. Ever since it first became known that the latest Mario Kart entry would feature a cow from Moo Moo Meadows as a playable racers, she’s become one of the most popular characters in the game. Now Peta, which is no stranger to campaigning against …
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Following the release of Drag x Drive, fans are diving into the game’s credits, which includes Hisashi Nogami – who previously worked on Animal Crossing and Splatoon. Drag x Drive is one of Nintendo’s smaller teams in recent years. Looking at the core development team, it looks like there were just twenty people involved. The full lineup is as follows: …
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If humans ever leave Earth to colonize other planets, they will need companions that are incredibly resilient and able to shrug off the lethal conditions found in outer space. Tiny animals called tardigrades, only visible under magnification, are perfect for the job. At about 0.004 inches long, a tardigrade can nap through a blast of ionizing radiation strong enough to …
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While announcing that a grand jury had indicted Vance Boelter for premeditated first-degree murder in state court, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty provided new details of the investigation and added two more victims from his alleged politically motivated rampage. Boelter is now charged in District Court with two counts of first-degree murder, four counts of attempted-first degree murder, one count …
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A biology team pitched their tents one night inside Thailand’s Kaeng Krachan National Park. While checking rocks near camp, the group lifted a flat slab and met a tiny brown scorpion, Scorpiops krachana, staring back with a startling array of eight bright eyes. Scorpiops krachan, a species new to science, was formally described and submitted for review on March 6, …
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WATERFORD, CT — A Deer found this week on Gun Shot Road in Waterford was tested and found to be positive for rabies, according to Waterford Animal Control. The test results were discovered on Tuesday. Officials warn that rabies is a “deadly disease caused by a virus that can infect all warm-blooded animals, including people.” “It is spread mostly by …
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