The bison, called wisents are similar to their American counterpart. Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg will work with a group of scientists to track the herd and try to make sure they don’t cause damage to farms or local cows.
The small herd consists of a bull, five cows and two claves. Their hope is that the herd will expand and split in two.
What's really interesting is that they attack with so much force that it separates H2O molecules! The splitting of the surrounding molecules forms what is called a cavitation bubble where the bonds are split momentarily. The speed at which they attack puts them among the fastest creatures on earth!
These crustaceans are surprisingly common, but their remarkable abilities were only recently discovered. It took a long time for anyone to be able to video their attack slow enough for it to be seen. A lot of study of them has been conducted at Grice Marine Biology Lab of College of Charleston. Read more about them at the source and look up some videos to see their incredible attack speed!
Feral cats often spawn from cats that were left behind by travelers. Since they are not native to all parts of the world, feral cats can often cause harm to local ecosystems. They prey on local species and can even hunt them to extinction. This is especially true on islands where cats can damage local animals. They have been blamed for the extinction of 33 species.
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Freund acquired his first litter from a zoo when they were cubs and has reared them by hand. He lives closely with them and behaves as an alpha male to be accepted and respected.
Freund has a good relationship with his animals, and even does things as feed them meat mouth to mouth to earn their respect. He even takes bites of dead animals to better integrate with them!
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For the past few years, scientists have had the lousy job of taking samples of methane gas out of Wallaby’s stomachs. To their surprise, they discovered that Wallabies produce one fifth as much methane as cows for each piece of food they ingest.
What does this mean? Well, it means Wallabies burp and fart less than cows. This discovery could be the key to solving a big part of our global warming problem.
Scientists have come to several conclusions as to why this is. The reason for such a different digestive track is because of how Wallabies have evolved compared to how cattle have evolved. Wallabies have adapted a micro bacterium into their stomach that breaks down their food in a faster manner. As a result, less methane is produce.
Brace yourself, here’s the part where this whole situation gets a little weird. Scientists are trying to take this small bacteria and place it into the stomachs of cattle to reduce how much methane the cows produce. Why? Well, apparently cows are passing so much gas that it’s contributing to the green house gasses worldwide and progressing Global Warming!
