Posts Tagged ‘Animals’
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About half of all known catfish species—many more than expected—bear spines that, when agitated, can rip open venom glands and stymie predators, a new study says. |
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Despite its name, the sucker-footed bat of Madagascar—one of the few bats known to roost upright—actually uses “modified sweat” to cling to surfaces, a new study says. With video. |
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The stars of the most watched videos on National Geographic News were a decidedly deep lot—hopping fish, countertop “sea monsters,” underwater eruptions, and more. |
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Strange beasts—including a giant rat, a lungless worm, and a vegetarian spider—dominated National Geographic News’s most popular new-species coverage of 2009. |
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The distinctive T-shaped heads of hammerhead sharks give the predators human-like stereo vision and depth perception, helping the sharks track speedy prey, a new study says. |
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