2-13-09

Based on the current understanding of aerodynamics, bumblebees shouldn't be able to fly.

2-12-09

The platypus is the only poisonous mammal.

1-9-09

PETA recently launched a campaign to raise sympathy for fish by rebranding them as "sea kittens."

"Would people think twice about ordering fish sticks if they were called sea kitten sticks?"

Guess what? I'm not joking.

1-3-09

This apparently is what a badger looks like.

12-25-08

Lobsters are boiled alive. The air escaping their shells makes a sound as though they're screaming.

12-10-08

Okay, this one may or may not be photoshopped.

12-4-08

Chimpanzees have huge balls.

11-29-08

Giraffes sleep less than two hours a day.

11-13-08

Dogs can be used to hunt for truffles. They're better than pigs, because dogs don't try to eat truffles when they find them.

10-22-08

Snakes see in green.

10-8-08

A rabbit can kick hard enough to break its own back.

9-14-08

Which is cooler: ninja dog or ninja cat? I think the cat is a little cooler.

9-3-08

Cool educational video about spiders.

8-28-08

Cats are left-handed.

8-12-08

8-1-08

Desert tortoises live underground.

7-30-08

Apiphobia is the fear of bees.

7-29-08

Damn. Stupid Blogger and its artificially shrinking pictures. Here's a version with less fuzzy in it.

6-11-08

There is a critical shortage of large-animal veterinarians.

5-16-08

A penny is heavier than a hummingbird.