BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | eBay insect fossil is new species:
“A scientist who bought a fossilised insect on the web auction site eBay for £20 has discovered that it belongs to a previously unknown species of aphid.”
Now there’s something you don’t hear every day. I think we should all try and get the phrase “faecal plume” out during our next business meeting, don’t you?
Neatorama » Blog Archive » Whale Flatulence, Aerial View
“The picture is of an Antarctic minke whale taken from the bow of a ship,” said AAD principal research scientist Dr Nick Gales. “The white bits in the photo are pieces of ice-floe, the stream of pinky colour behind the whale is a faecal plume - a.k.a. “poo” - the large circle in the water is indeed the physical eruption of the whale’s flatulence.”
Tags: whale, flatulence, faecal plume
BBC NEWS | World | South Asia | ‘Yeti hair’ to get DNA analysis:
Ape expert Ian Redmond says the hairs bear a “startling resemblance” to similar hairs collected by Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary. He told the BBC the Indian hairs are “potentially very exciting”.
That’s nothing. The other day I discovered a perl module in the microwave.
Sorry. IT joke.
Woman Finds Python In Washing Machine:
“A woman checking her laundry Wednesday afternoon found an 8-foot-long snake wrapped around the clothes inside the washing machine in her home, reported WMTW-TV in Portland, Maine”
Giant Catfish Chokes and Dies on Soccer Ball:
“A giant catfish met it’s maker when it tried to eat a soccer ball in Germany. Police patrolling the Main River say it’s the weirdest case they’ve seen in 30 years.”
A bird of prey (some kind of Falcon?) attacks another bird (some kind of Pigeon?). The results make uncomfortable viewing.
Scroll down. You’ll see what I mean.
[Via chillnite.com]
No, not a photoshop job. It’s a real, massive bullock.
BBC NEWS | England | Somerset | Bullock could be record breaker:
“The 6ft 6in Friesian, called Chilli, towers over other cattle at Ferne Animal Sanctuary in Chard.”
And they look like such normal people…
“A Newcastle couple have found a unique way of keeping their beloved dead pets close to their hearts - by having the dog hair made into woolly jumpers.”
What do you do if a 16 foot, 110 pound python tries to eat your dog?
Let him eat it.
Snake eats family dog as kids watch - CNN.com:
“The boy and girl, aged 5 and 7, watched as the scrub python devoured their silky terrier-Chihuahua crossbreed Monday at their home near Kuranda in Queensland state.”
Eat less and exercise more, fatso. That’s all there is to it.
Parasitic worm slimming aids considered harmful | Metro.co.uk:
“In health advice that you’d really hope nobody would actually need, Hong Kong health officials have warned slimmers that consuming parasitic worms is not a recommended way to lose weight”
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