#Limpet sticking power down to mucus, not muscle

“#Limpet sticking power down to mucus, not muscle” Pincers lift a limpet, and the rock that the shallow-water sea snail is clinging to Limpets—those coin-sized, suction-cup critters with conical caps—have had the experts fooled all along. For more than a century, scientists have assumed that their out-sized ability to clamp onto tide-pool rocks in defiance…

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#Cats wreak havoc on native wildlife, but we’ve found one adorable species outsmarting them

“#Cats wreak havoc on native wildlife, but we’ve found one adorable species outsmarting them” by Euan Ritchie, Amy Coetsee, Anthony Rendall, Tim Doherty and Vivianna Miritis, The Conversation </p><div> <div> <div data-src=”https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2020/catswreakhav.jpg” data-sub-html=”Credit: Zoos Victoria, Author provided” data-thumb=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2020/catswreakhav.jpg”> <figure><img alt=”Cats wreak havoc on native wildlife, but we’ve found one adorable species outsmarting them” height=”480″ src=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800/2020/catswreakhav.jpg”…

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#Bird feeding helps females more than males

“#Bird feeding helps females more than males” Credit: Johan Nilsson A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that female birds benefit more from extra food in the winter. If females receive additional food, they do not need to reduce their body temperature as much as they would have otherwise, and the chances of…

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#A new character for Pokemon? Novel endemic dogfish shark species discovered from Japan

“#A new character for Pokemon? Novel endemic dogfish shark species discovered from Japan” Map of the North-western Pacific Ocean, showing the geographical distribution of Squalus shiraii Credit: Sarah Viana Newly discovered creatures can often be as impressive and exciting as the ones from the Japanese movies and shows. Many of those fictional characters, including inhabitants…

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#Will lockdown loneliness make us loners?

“#Will lockdown loneliness make us loners?” Zebrafish raised in isolation display different social preferences from those raised normally. Credit: Tunbak et al 2020 Over the past few months at least half of the world’s population has been affected by some form of lockdown due to COVID-19, and many of us are experiencing the impact of…

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