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Live Cam Feed of African Wilderness!

Run 24 hours a day by remote controls by a real person who zooms in on wildlife and put infra-red spotlights on animals at night. I’ve seen giraffes, zebras, antelope (kipsringers), hyenas, giant eagle owls, and what looked like a tapir (but may have been a hyena). Can get boring (because it’s live) but that’s part of the fun. Now for Macs too!

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The Freakiest Lab Animals

Ear Mouse

Some genetically altered creatures are loaded with human cells and even organs. Others glow. Vote for the freakiest.

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Smart Birds use cars to open their food

These birds are getting very smart and learning to adapt. Very fascinating stuff.

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The REAL Firefox

The Real Firefox

Andrea Harner found this awesome picture of a puppy with a Firefox “theme”…

Incredible Synchronized Swimming Goldfish

This is either a trick of some kind or the guy who trained these goldfish is a genius (or someone with way too much time on their hands). Must see.

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‘Hybrid Mutant’ Found Dead in Maine

Residents are wondering if an animal found dead over the weekend may be the mysterious creature that has mauled dogs, frightened residents and been the subject of local legend for half a generation. The animal was found near power lines along Route 4 on Saturday, apparently struck by a car while chasing a cat.

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On a related note…. beware of manbearpig, I’m totally cereal.

Rat, mosquito, and spider get used to ZERO GRAVITY along with astronaut

The astronaut’s explanation of how each usually earth bound creature gets used to zero gravity was very enlightening (pardon the pun). The rat was pregnant and the spider had trouble spinning webs… at first.

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