This is such a cool video. It’s called Becoming, and it’s by Jan van Ijken. If you have six minutes to watch something amazing, you’ll see a timelapse video of a salamander egg (alpine newt – Ichthyosaura alpestris) turning into...
Read MoreThe Question: Hello, I can’t believe I’m even asking you this, but can an animal evolve shape-shifting abilities or is it completely fantasy? Submitted by: Alexander, England (click on photos and graphics to expand)...
Read MoreIt has been a while since I posted answers to questions, and I apologize for that. I’m hoping to get back into the swing of things over the next couple of weeks. And I thought I’d start with a quick review of a...
Read MoreThe Question: I found these holes in a single tree, amidst dense forest. They were freshly made, with no sign of human footprints (there was snow), but no animal tracks either. They look very man-made, but could not have been....
Read MoreThis is the coolest! Wildlife photographers put a camera on a remote control car and drove it into a pride of lions. The lions broke the car — no surprise there — but the resulting pictures are very cool. And for...
Read MoreI just read Peter Allison’s book Whatever You Do, Don’t Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide, and greatly enjoyed it. The stories of Allison’s days as an African safari guide are often funny, sometimes...
Read MoreI made up my own question today because I had a very cool experience this morning and I want to share it. As I was eating my breakfast at the small lake in central Massachusetts where I am fortunate enough to live during the...
Read MoreI was snorkeling in shallow water in a small lake in central Massachusetts today, and saw an interesting creature. What caught my eye was that a small section of the sandy gravel on the lake bottom was moving. It scooted forward...
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