A Slobber of Dogs
Pleated Jeans’ Jeff Wysaski suggests better names for groups of animals. For instance, why call them a herd of yaks when a pack of yaks sounds so much better?
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Call Me Stormy
Finding righteous currents in turbulent times
Archive for the tag “animals”
Echinoderm Show & Tell
Alex Dainis from the Bite Sci-zed vblog returns from a dive off the coast of Massachusetts with an Echinoderm — a sand dollar — for a quick and informative show and tell.
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Flirting With Animal Facts
Three of these are myths…do you know which ones? H/T Pleated Jeans
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Blood-Sucking Animals
Hank Green introduces us to 6 blood-drinking (or otherwise consuming) animals that you may not be aware of. Don’t freak out…
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True Facts about the Tapir
Remember, if you never take any risks, you might fade away. Tapir takes advice from the bird, the bear, the pig and others, but should she heed the recommendations? H/T Ze Frank
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The Majestic Grolar Bear
Although polar bears and grizzly bears aren’t all that similar and are definitely separate species, they can interbreed and create fertile offspring in the wild. In this SciShow video, Hank Green brings us the story of these misfit bears, which he likes to call grolar bears.
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Bedbugs, Seriously
The lowly bedbug is making a huge comeback, its ranks swelled by worldwide bans on DDT and similar pesticides, as well as the uptick in global travel. MinuteEarth outlines the difficult quest to sleep tight and don’t let the bedbugs bite.
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The Science of Cats
Why do cats always seem to land on their feet? Is catnip an aphrodisiac for them? AsapSCIENCE offers the straight, scientific scoop on cats in this episode.
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True Facts About the Sea Pig
Is this sluggish sea creature a relative of the common sow? Or a salty cucumber hybrid? Ze Frank lays out the facts, and it’s up to you to decide how to interpret them.
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Green Tyranny
Who is really served by the heavy-handed EPA bureaucrats? John Stossel examines a federal agency that’s running amok, going over the top to ridiculous lengths to enforce obscure legal mandates.
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