Dolphins Adopt New Tricks for Catching Fish
Researchers from Murdoch University in Perth, Australia, have discovered a population of multi-talented dolphins that have adopted an unusual technique to consume fish.
Dubbed "conching," it is believed that the dolphins trap small fish in large conch shells with their beaks, then bring the shells to the surface and shake them, causing the water to drain out and the fish to fall into their mouths.
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Scary Spider Shuts Down Supermarket
A supermarket in Germany was evacuated last Friday after a worker reported seeing one of the world's must deadly and vicious spiders, a Brazilian Wandering Spider jump out of a banana crate.
Fish Uses Tools to Eat
Professional diver Scott Gardner has captured what are believed to be the first images of a wild fish using a tool to eat. A blackspot tuskfish was caught on film smashing a clam on a rock until it cracked open and could be consumed.
The Gorilla Diet
Gorillas in Cleveland Metroparks Zoo have dropped about 65 pounds after a year on a leafy green diet. The change is an effort to combat heart disease, the top killer of male gorillas in US zoos.
Fish: Drunk on Sake
At an odd ceremony dating back to the Edo Period, carp are made to consume a large dose of sake as they "symbolically take on people’s calamities." After drinking the sake, the fish are released into a river.
Woman Fends off Bear With Zucchini
A Montana woman used a zucchini as a weapon to fend off a charging bear.
The Problem with Pet Obesity
As Americans get fatter, so too do their pets: A 2009 national survey of veterinarians by the Association for the Prevention of Pet Obesity found that 45 percent of dogs and 58 percent of cats were overweight or obese.what's fresh
FDA: Black Licorice Could Be Bad for Your Health
October 27Eating two ounces a day could cause an irregular heart rhythm.
Garject: A Garlic Press With an Ejector Seat
October 25James Bond would love it (if he was into pressing garlic).
The Corkcicle Chills Wine from the Inside Out
October 21A wine cooling device that chills from inside the bottle.
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