The Amazing World Of Animals
Did you know ants rely on a queen for survival? Without her, the colony would collapse and eventually vanish. The queen ant is notably different from other ants thanks to her vast size and unique colors. Below are 10 more intriguing facts about queen ants and why they’re so important.
My dog has had epilepsy for over six years but because she also has a heart murmur every time she had an episode, our old vet would want expensive ekg’s and start talking about heart meds.
We take one video of her episode and immediately the new vet says that has nothing to do with cardiovascular ailment, that’s neurological. And she’s been fine since on the right meds.
It’s been a year where invasion metaphors have, well, invaded our lives. There’s been the global spread of Covid-19, for example, which has often been compared to an enemy force taking over the world country by country. Then there was the brief terror in the US over the invasion of murder hornets. But did you know that there was already an invasive species we found new facts out about this year, one which numbers in the billions and has already taken over six continents? No, not humans, but Argentine ants.
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Abandoned dogs are a common sight by highways, empty plots, and for the lucky ones, an animal shelter. But it’s not every day that you see dogs literally thrown away like they are yesterday’s trash.
A sick dog with tumors was dumped in the bottom of a dumpster in the city of Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. She was malnourished, emaciated and trembled in fear. Thankfully, a good samaritan named Palhinha Rodrigo found her and rescued.
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Someone Donates A Bubble Machine To The Penguins Of Newquay Zoo And They Love It – Bored Panda
Why Presence, Not Time, Is Your Most Important Asset – Tiny Buddha
35 Soft Hearted People Share Their Wholesome Secrets – Thought Catalog
Photos of Airlines From 1950s to 1970s – Leenks
What Benefits Do Presidents Get After They Leave Office? – Mental Floss
Now we can virtually tour the tomb of pharaoh ramses VI in Egypt – Matterport
The story behind the infamous Sophia Loren and Jayne Mansfield photo, 1957 – Rare Historical Photos
MacKenzie Scott Bezos’ Ex-Wife Donates $1.7 Billion to Charity – TMZ
A new study has found that rats, like humans, will avoid actions that can cause pain to their fellow beings.
This trait is known as harm aversion.
Researchers believe their findings will help scientists develop new treatments to increase harm aversion in human patients who show psychopathic behavior.
“We share a mechanism that prevents antisocial behaviour with rats, which is extremely exciting to me,” says professor Christian Keysers, study group leader at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience. “We can now use all the powerful tools of brain science to explore how to increase harm aversion in antisocial patients.”
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Take a look at even the strangest creatures in the world, such as the shape-shifting, poison-wielding, flashing-skinned flamboyant cuttlefish, and we can normally still relate to them in some way. They are individuals, like us, after all. They are driven by the same basic instincts – food, safety, reproduction and an insatiable need for moving lights, even if theirs is on their skin and ours is on our smartphones.
A colony of ants, however, seems truly alien because of their group consciousness, sometimes called the hive mind. Ants don’t act for themselves, they act selflessly and continuously in service of their colony, to the point where an ant which deliberately explodes itself as a sacrificial defense tactic for its comrades has been discovered.
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Most people imagine animals running after their prey. While some animals like lions like the direct approach, some animals have developed crafty and clever methods to seize their meals. Below you’ll discover a few unique methods animals use to catch prey.
The children in Batumi, Georgia, have nothing to fear when it comes to safely crossing the street. They have a four legged friend named Kupata to keep them safe!
Kupata rose to internet stardom after he was recorded stopping traffic so a group of small children in could safely cross the street.
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