Rebecca Harrington
They cannot chew or break off small pieces of food as some other animals do. To help with digestion, crocodiles swallow small stones that grind up the food in their stomachs. Thanks to their slow metabolism, crocodiles can survive for months without food. Where are crocodiles found? About ...
The researchers also knew cormorant birds roosted and bred near the lakes, while preying on roach, among other fish. With a device not so different from a minesweeper, they combed the cormorants' habitat, searching for tags that were pooped out. [The 10 Weirdest Animal Discoveries] Analyzing...
When The Two Rivers is attacked by Trollocs–a savage tribe of half-men, half-beasts–five villagers flee that night into a world they barely imagined, with new dangers waiting in the shadows and in the light. Review: If you are a fan of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings then you will p...
Let’s start with perhaps the weirdest part of this little country on the Balkan peninsula: the fact that it’s covered in bunkers—tens of thousands of them. These military-styleconcrete bunkerswere built by the country’s former dictator, Enver Hoxha, who ruled the country from 1944-1985...
"Superficially, frogs may look similar, but when you look at their skulls, you see drastic differences," said Daniel Paluh, the study's lead author and a University of Florida doctoral student. "Some of the weirdest skulls are found in frogs that eat birds and mammals, use their heads as...
Best of all,as Gothamist notes, many of the dogs featured are still up for adoption so, if you're in the area and looking to add a rescue mutt to your loving family, maybe give one of these good boys and girls a look. TopicsAnimals ...
Seahorses, frogfish, and others live the life aquatic with little swimming. Not everyone can swim like a fish—even among fish.