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Squirrels show off killer parkour moves as they leap from branch to branch
High-speed video of squirrels executing amazing leaps in pursuit of peanuts captures the animals’ innovative solutions to reaching their goal. Video courtesy of Roxanne Makasdjian and Jeremy Snowden, University of California, Berkeley. High speed video of squirrels executing incredible leaps in pursuit of nuts captures the animals’ innovative options to reaching their goal. Movie courtesy […]
Spiders eating snakes, oh my! Here are the photographs to prove it
Enlarge / A brown widow spider feeding on a Brahminy blindsnake in a garden house in Zaachila, Oaxaca, Mexico. (credit: Matias Martinez) What’s the spider with a discriminating palate to do when it gets tired of chowing down on its usual insect-heavy fare? A few nibbles of fresh snake might do the trick. Yes, some […]
Your dog’s desire to communicate with you just might be in the genes
Enlarge / Gimme five! New University of Arizona study finds puppies are wired to communicate with people. “There’s definitely a strong genetic component, and they’re definitely doing it from the get-go.” (credit: Anita Kot/Getty Images) That special social bond between dogs and humans might be a genetic trait that evolved as dogs became domesticated and […]
Heads up! The cardiovascular secrets of giraffes
Enlarge / Three-month baby giraffe of Niger (Giraffa camelopardalis) named “Kano” looks on at the zoological park Zoo de la Fleche in La Fleche, northwestern France, on May 4, 2021. (credit: Jean-Francois MONIER / AFP / Getty Images) To most people, giraffes are merely adorable, long-necked animals that rank near the top of a zoo […]
The googly eyes of the mantis shrimp inspire new optical sensors
Enlarge / Scientists have developed a new type of light sensor inspired by the eyes of the mantis shrimp. (credit: Brent Durand/Getty Images) Smartphone cameras have improved dramatically since the first camera-equipped cell phone was introduced in 1999, but they are still subject to tiny errors in the alignment of different wavelengths of light in […]