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10 most useless body parts
The wings of the birds do not fly, the hind legs of the whales, the fur on the body, the eyes of the blind fish ... These parts are like that, because they seem complete…
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Animals also use stimulant drugs
Egyptian vultures often eat large amounts of cow dung and goat manure to help secrete a kind of plant pigment that makes their pale faces mustard color attractive. A mal…
Animal world
Birds also take care of grandchildren like grandparents
It was like grandparents still caring for busy parents, for the first time scientists observed that older birds also behave in the same way.
Animal world
Penguins fasted because of broken eggs
A pair of penguins in Heilongjiang Province, northeast of China, sadly quit eating after the egg they were hatching broke because of a scuffle with other birds.
Animal world
Love story of the ugly geese
A male goose has long been shunned by the girls because of his bizarre long neck, now able to find a girlfriend after 7 years of loneliness.
Animal world
Black-headed bird's ability to withstand cold
It is possible that the winter surviving birds in the North all make us - those who have to rely on heaters and warm blankets must be surprised, but the small black-head…
Animal world
Migratory birds can 'see' the earth's magnetic field
It is known that birds use the compass to orient themselves when flying away. But how exactly that system works is still a mystery. Now, German scientists reveal: The ke…
Animal world
Birds also know how to use working tools
To be able to observe their activity in the natural environment, Christian Rutz and his colleagues at Oxford University (UK) have placed tiny cameras weighing 14g under…
Animal world
The parrot 'serves' science for 30 years has passed away
Alex, the parrot has the ability to count up to 6, identify colors, even express dissatisfaction with being tested, has passed away. For 30 years, it has helped scientis…
Animal world
Birds set a record for 9 days without a break
A bird with red hair (godwit) flew from Alaska to New Zealand for 9 days without stopping to eat. New Zealand and US scientists have followed this 11,500km journey throu…
Animal world
Bridge collapsed because ... bird droppings
Overload traffic, steel rust and the lost points caused the bridge across the Mississippi River in the United States to break. But now a new culprit has been found: pige…
Animal world
Hollywood birds have to take birth control pills
Hollywood residents believe they have found a very human way to reduce the population of pigeons here as well as the chaos they cause, that is to use birth control pills.
Animal world
Hatching birds with electronic eggs
The Smithsonian National Zoo (USA) is using electronic eggs to hatch kori bustard eggs, only in Africa and at risk of extinction, and flamingos. Electronic eggs are plac…
Animal world
The negligent mother's mother relied on
Child care is very expensive, even in the world of flying species. Some smart and sloppy mothers have saved their energy and strengthened themselves by relying on others…
Animal world
The 'adultery' of animals
Adultery is not only confined to the world of humans but also in the world of animals. The adulterous person may be because he or she feels depressed by his partner but…