Crows have their own version of the human cerebral cortex. Corvids — the "crow family" of birds that includes ravens, jays, magpies, and nutcrackers — are intelligent. They utilize tools, identify faces, leave gifts for individuals they like, and one Facebook video shows a crow forcing a recalcitrant small hedgehog out of traffic. Corvids will also throw boulders into the … [Read more...] about According To A New Study, Crows, Like Humans, Are Self-Aware
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A Dog With Giant Fluffy Ears Looks Exactly Like Mickey Mouse
Meet Goma, Tokyo's adorable "Mickey Mouse dog." Many people on Instagram have fallen in love with this 7-year-old cutie because of her huge, fluffy, gray ears, which make her look like a real-life cartoon mouse. We wish we could reach into our screens and hug her! Goma is a Maltese/Papillon mix, which means she possesses the best characteristics of both breeds. Her unusual … [Read more...] about A Dog With Giant Fluffy Ears Looks Exactly Like Mickey Mouse
The World Needs A Superhero Like Electro-Charged Pup
“I had never seen her like this” 😲 Beware, there's a new furry superhero in town. Catarina is her name, but you can call her Electro-Pup. Looking at her, it may not appear that she possesses the power of electricity in the pads of her paws. Catarina, like many other superheroes, had humble beginnings. She was only a few days old when her owner, Rosario, rescued … [Read more...] about The World Needs A Superhero Like Electro-Charged Pup
These Incredible Antarctica Striped Icebergs Look Like Candy
They might look like candy, but the stripes are actually salty. When large blocks of ice break off a glacier or an ice shelf and float freely in open water, they form icebergs. This ice is made up of pure fresh water that has accumulated over millennia from snow falling on the Antarctic continent. The floating ice chunks then interact with the salty seawater beneath … [Read more...] about These Incredible Antarctica Striped Icebergs Look Like Candy
A Japanese Man Spends $15,791 to Look Like a Dog
A Japanese man spent over 2 million yen ($15,791) creating a realistic border collie costume to appear like his favorite breed of dog. The man, named only as Toko, commissioned the costume from Zeppet, a Japanese business known for making sculptures and models for movies and commercials. Toko went through numerous rounds of experiments and adjustments to get the costume … [Read more...] about A Japanese Man Spends $15,791 to Look Like a Dog