A sea turtle swims near a discarded plastic water bottle.
A sea turtle swims near a discarded plastic water bottle.
Two newly discovered land snails beat the 2015 world record for the smallest land snails in existence!
The new diminutive world record-holder was found on the wall of a cave in northern Vietnam, according to a study published in January in Contributions to Zoology. This species’ shell measures 0.6 millimeters in diameter.
The second smallest recently discovered species of land snail, was found in a limestone gorge in northern Loas.
A penguin races ahead of the pack --- but then the ice breaks. Will the penguin make it back to safety, and rejoin his fellow penguins?
Joseph Gatt Happy New Year to you too Irina!
Hazel the loveable donkey who really appreciates Chris's music. 💗
Danielle had just moved into her new home when all of a sudden, a wild magpie landed at her feet. He would follow her around and sit on her knee. Then, he brought his son over. Before long, a big family of 25 magpies were playing in her yard!
VAGRANCY describes when birds veer off-course and continue roving around — potentially indefinitely — in search of others of their kind. It is not uncommon. There are records of albatrosses spending decades living as vagabond singletons in the wrong hemisphere, Dr. Lees said.
“It would be like an elephant walking up out of Africa into Scandinavia,” Mr. Lund said. “Like getting a call that the Rolling Stones are playing in a field behind a warehouse in the next town over.”
Dr. Lees said vagrancy, as a biological mechanism, could help migratory birds expand their ranges, a potential advantage as global warming redraws the contours of suitable habitat. Dr. Farnsworth said, conversely, extreme weather — which is anticipated to grow in frequency and intensity as climate change progresses — can also play a role in displacing birds by hundreds or even thousands of miles.
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This is so fun to watch! Wild birds come and visit, and one parrot even forms a close friendship with the human. ❤