Despite being possibly the largest birds of all time, the time it took them to reach maturity made them ill-equipped to handle human arrival. The Dromornis stirtoni, possibly the largest bird to have ever existed, went extinct 7 million years ago, but its bones have revealed the fatal flaw that doomed its descendants: they took too long to mate. Australia used to be home … [Read more...] about We may have discovered the cause of Australia’s enormous extinct “Demon Ducks of Doom”
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The World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Is Now Running
A wind farm off the coast of the UK called Hornsea 2 is now fully operational and prepared to supply power to almost 1.3 million homes there. It is officially the largest offshore wind farm in the world, with 165 turbines over an area of 462 square kilometers (approximately 178 square miles). Patrick Harnett, the program director for the Hornsea 2 wind farm, told BBC News … [Read more...] about The World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Is Now Running
Amazing Photo Of A Wild Bonobo Cradling Most likely, a mongoose isn’t what it seems.
The image was released as part of the Wildlife Photographer Of The Year's Highly Commended portfolio. You might as well get accustomed to seeing pictures like The Bonobo And The Mongoose, which depicts what appears to be a wild animal with a companion. While it is endearing to observe the bonobo appear to be raising the juvenile mongoose, if we understand nature, there is … [Read more...] about Amazing Photo Of A Wild Bonobo Cradling Most likely, a mongoose isn’t what it seems.
During a 59-year-Old Man’s Colonoscopy, a Ladybug Unexpectedly Appeared
There are a few things gastroenterologists might look for when entering the human colon. Even though it's usual to have a tumor, scarring, ulcers, and a small amount of excrement, sometimes examining the intestine reveals more surprising residents. A clinical team that discovered a ladybug within a patient's colon and reported their findings in the ACG Case Reports Journal in … [Read more...] about During a 59-year-Old Man’s Colonoscopy, a Ladybug Unexpectedly Appeared
Researchers Document The First Time a Wild Chimpanzee Uses a Human-Made Object As a Se xual Toy
In several ape species other than humans, m.asturbation has been observed. Even the usage of s.ex toys—masturbation tools—has been observed in the wild, including in male long-tailed macaques. Now, scientists claim to have seen a male chimpanzee in the wild utilizing a made-by-people item for m.asturbation for the first time. The incident was reported to have occurred in … [Read more...] about Researchers Document The First Time a Wild Chimpanzee Uses a Human-Made Object As a Se xual Toy