Monkeys that talk to each other, stringing syllables along and making up words. Stingless bees that mummify invading beetles. An octopus that runs with coconuts. No shortage of strange shenanigans, as always.
In other news, a new warbler species from Vietnam. It's a Yellow-vented, leaf-chewing, black-tipped warbler. Or something like that. Whatever it is though, it's got lovely plumage. And speaking of birds, read all about the little theropod brother of T-rex (another link here).
This week's hot videos: an undersea volcano, and the rare Cross River gorillas. Leaf through pictures of meerkats, check out an atlas of Mercury.
To round up, a story about bacteria that break down rocks, zapping them with electrons instead of breathing oxygen like the rest of us: try to resist, Electric Salmonella ? Since a good many dramatic situations can also end with screaming however, I'll leave you with this story about the rather tasteless violence that some spiders indulge in. Until next time, happy neurotic irresponsibility !
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It has two ears, a heart, a forehead, and a beak for eating honey. But it is provided with fins for swimming.
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