babies emerging from the back of a surinam toad:
another, more professional video here:
this hydrozoan has found a way to cycle back and forth between polyp and medusa stages, seemingly staying immortal
The only immortal animal on Earth
Tags: cool, hydrozoan, immortal, immortality, interesting, jellyfish, nature, ocean, science, weird
but hes so cute:
Extinction Threatens the Blobfish
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click here for the article: Giant African Softshells
Tags: africa, african softshell turtle, animals, cool, herpetology, nature, tortoise, turtles, weird
Sea slugs around Hauraki Gulf beaches had been found to carry tetrodotoxin (TTX), a potent poison found in puffer fish. :
New sea slug warning at Auckland beaches
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accompanying article here: Vampire Squid Turns Inside Out
Tags: animals, cool, national geographic, nature, squid, vampire squid, weird
here are some interesting courtship rituals from the animal kingdom…includes orgies, penises 20x the size of the male’s body, special smelling poop, etc:
here is a sample (i <3 orgies):
Some animals can be both sexes at once. This double-gender condition is called hermaphroditism. Some sea slug species can be male, female or hermaphroditic. With so many sexual options, these slimy mollusks often engage in orgies of 20 or more slugs of various persuasions.
click here for the full article: Animal Valentines
Tags: animals, birds, cool, firefly, hermpahrodite, mollusk, nature, orgy, rhino, rhinoceros, science, sex, slug, valentines day, vole, weird
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