Animals

Awesome biologists rescued a deer by removing an arrow from its head

Reminder: There are smart, caring, fantastic people in this world who try to right as many wrongs as possible. Like the incredible biologists from the Department of Environmental Protection in New Jersey. The Star-Ledger reports that they somehow removed a hunting arrow from a deer’s head. The arrow had completely pierced through its head but…

Sploid Casey Chan Nov 10

The freakiest creatures you will see this Halloween are under the sea

Here are some ideas for your Halloween costume: go as this glass squid or any of the freaky marine beasts selected by the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Check out these weird creatures in these videos:

Sploid Jesus Diaz Oct 28

Incredible Remote Lost World Discovered With Never-Before-Seen Species

For the past few millennia, the dewy rainforests of Australia’s Cape Melville have remained totally isolated from human interference. That is, until a team of scientists from James Cook University took humanity’s first steps into a land untouched by time. What they found there was almost beyond belief. Calling the unprecedented discovery a “lost world,”…

Biology Ashley Feinberg Oct 28

Sneaky sea lion steals fish out of fisherman’s hands

Pancho the sea lion is smart enough to know that the easiest prey isn’t always in the water. He takes advantage of an unwitting fisherman who holds his catch within the sea lion’s reach. Chef Yvan Mucharrz was filming his TV show Chef on the Water when the sea lion, whom the local fisherfolk know…

io9 Lauren Davis Oct 27

Comment of the Day: Snow Zombie Edition

In today’s comments, we checked (and then double-checked) our cars for signs of spider infestation, put together an early Christmas list of cursed jewelry, and pinpointed a zombie’s cuddliest fear. In response to this post on the furry, fuzzy animals that are a zombies worst nightmare, commenter WolvenOne identifies zombies’ other nemesis: a light drizzle.…

io9 Ria Misra Oct 21

Bizarre Furniture Inspired by Animals and Bugs

We love all this creepy/cute furniture inspired by animals and bugs. Some of it gets a little macabre, too. Centipede-like lamps named Nymph and Formiga by Site Specific Design (via Site Specific Design) Estante Vaco (Vaco bookshelf) by Glauco Bernardes and Dennys Tormen (via Dennys Tormen) A pig- and cow-shaped dresser with a goose-shaped rest…

io9 Vincze Miklós Oct 21

The Strange History of Bottled Drinks Marketed to Dogs and Cats

We were thrilled to see wine made for cats the other day — but this wasn’t the first time someone has marketed beer, wine or sodas aimed at your pet. Check out our gallery of the tastiest and wildest beverages for dogs and cats! https://gizmodo.com/japan-now-has-wine-for-cats-and-its-called-nyan-nyan-1445526255 Alcohol-free Fine Wine for Dogs from Bark Vineyards named Barkundy…

io9 Vincze Miklós Oct 18

The best Wildlife Photographer of 2013

The Natural History Museum in London has published its worldwide 2013 Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards—always extraordinary and beautiful. I love this Japanese macaque by Dutch photographer Jasper Doest, suspended in a galaxy of snow and vapor in the hot springs of Jigokudani, central Japan. The winner, however, is this one: I love these…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Oct 18

Whales Don’t Spray Water Out of Their Blowholes

Contrary to what you may have seen in such movies as Pixar’s otherwise extremely entertaining Finding Nemo, whales don’t spray water out of their blowholes. Further, the whale’s trachea doesn’t connect to the esophagus of the whale; so when Dory and Marlin went down the whale’s throat, in real life, they’d have simply been eaten.…

Biology Emily Upton - TodayIFoundOut.com Oct 15

5 Creatures That Have Evolved Into Badass Biological Machines

The natural world might be awe-inspiring, but that’s not to say that it doesn’t share similarities with the technological world that we inhabit. In fact, as biologists have come to look at creatures in closer detail, they’ve discovered that some of them have been using basics of engineering—that we now take for granted—all along. Here…

Biology Jamie Condliffe Oct 7

Scientists searching for unknown animals in the South Pacific

The American Museum of Natural History has sent a team of scientists to the Solomon Islands equipped with “high-resolution underwater cameras, a submersible, and an on-board genomic sequencing lab.” They are searching for “dragons, living lanterns and other-worldly animals.” Here are some other other-worldly animals found by other expeditions.

Sploid Jesus Diaz Oct 2

Meet the Deadliest Venomous Animals in the World

Venom can turn a seemingly weak and tiny creature into a feared killer. But what, exactly, does it mean for an animal to be “venomous”? And which venomous species are the most deadly to humans? Here’s what we know. Poisonous ≠ Venomous Though the two terms are often used interchangeably, “venom” is not the same…

io9 Joseph Bennington-Castro Sep 25

Playing with Your Dogs in Matrix-style Bullet Time Looks So Fun

Slow motion and Matrix-style bullet time was invented for this and this only: dogs. As in playing with dogs and recording them in bullet time with 52 GoPro cameras set up to freeze time. The video itself is already fun (if you have a heart) but the behind the scenes footage is almost just as…

Biology Casey Chan Sep 24

Strange Historic Photos Of Intelligent Animals

Some of the best vintage LOL pictures from history feature animals acting as intelligent as humans. Which — you be the judge of just how intelligent that really is. An elephant from the American vaudeville stage riding a specially constructed tricycle, 1918 (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) A close-up of Mike, the world’s only canine…

io9 Vincze Miklós Sep 20

What’s it like to soar through the Chamonix Valley on an eagle’s back?

We’re so glad you asked. This video – shot by an eagle with a camera mounted on its back – gives us a spellbinding look at what it’s like to wheel gracefully over the Mer de Glace in Chamonix, France. Good grief, talk about a stunning view. You’ll want to watch this one in full…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Sep 18

Small animals perceive the world in slow-motion

A new study suggests that small animals like birds and flies can observe movement on a finer timescale than larger creatures. Compared to us, many of these animals are able to perceive the world through a Matrix-like “bullet-time,” allowing them to escape larger predators. We know that animals sense the world in any number of…

io9 George Dvorsky Sep 16

The unlucky beasts that were too close to NASA’s rocket launches

Despite the fact that all NASA’s launch sites are natural paradises thanks to the agency’s conservationists efforts, sometimes accidents happen when frogs, bats, pelicans or turkey vultures cross the path of rockets as they soar into space. Here are some sad examples. Of course, there were other lucky ones who survive. In fact, the norm…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Sep 13

Queen’s Brian May releases a hit song to save the badgers

The controversial “badger cull” in England has begun. And Queen’s Brian May is one animal lover who isn’t too happy about the country’s plan to protect cows by killing badgers, who carry deadly bovine tuberculosis. May remixed some Queen songs, wrote new badger-friendly lyrics, and is burning up the iTunes charts. “Save the Badger Badger…

io9 Annalee Newitz Aug 30

What’s being done about all those damn feral cats?

There’s no denying that cats can be adorable. But feral and stray cats are wreaking havoc on the global ecosystem. Here’s why it’s bad to leave domesticated cats running free — and what scientists and management officials are doing about it. https://gizmodo.com/domestic-cats-are-destroying-the-planet-5979891 People have long believed that domesticated cats got their start in ancient Egypt,…

io9 Joseph Bennington-Castro Aug 28

An Endangered Animal Sperm Bank Will Let Us Bring Pandas to Space

Whether or not you think that certain endangered animals are worth all the fuss— *cough*pandas*cough*—judging by the internet’s recent, excited tittering over a potential panda pregnancy, the majority of people are very much pro-animal kingdom diversity. So much so, in fact, that a team of Japanese scientists has begun freeze-drying certain endangered animals’ sperm in…

Space & Spaceflight Ashley Feinberg Aug 28

Awesome biologists rescued a deer by removing an arrow from its head

The freakiest creatures you will see this Halloween are under the sea

Incredible Remote Lost World Discovered With Never-Before-Seen Species

Sneaky sea lion steals fish out of fisherman’s hands

Comment of the Day: Snow Zombie Edition

Bizarre Furniture Inspired by Animals and Bugs

The Strange History of Bottled Drinks Marketed to Dogs and Cats

The best Wildlife Photographer of 2013

Whales Don’t Spray Water Out of Their Blowholes

5 Creatures That Have Evolved Into Badass Biological Machines

Scientists searching for unknown animals in the South Pacific

Meet the Deadliest Venomous Animals in the World

Playing with Your Dogs in Matrix-style Bullet Time Looks So Fun

Strange Historic Photos Of Intelligent Animals

What’s it like to soar through the Chamonix Valley on an eagle’s back?

Small animals perceive the world in slow-motion

The unlucky beasts that were too close to NASA’s rocket launches

Queen’s Brian May releases a hit song to save the badgers

What’s being done about all those damn feral cats?

An Endangered Animal Sperm Bank Will Let Us Bring Pandas to Space

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