Sniffer rats used to clear landmines
this is cool as shit…a nonprofit has trained rats to detect land mines, and also to detect tuberculosis in hospital patients…people can even donate to adopt a rat and check on its process through the 9month training period…click the link [...]
Snake spits out new species of chameleon at scientist’s feet
Latest find in natural world was result of reptile coughing up lizard as conservationist studied monkeys in the jungle: Snake spits out new species of chameleon at scientist’s feet
hippo vs. crocodile
UPDATEbetter link with even more photos of the encounter!: hippo v. croc hippo wins of course! =) =) A crocodile strays too close to a mother hippo and her calves among a group of 50 hippos bathing in the river [...]