The Faint-banded Sea Snake Likes Soft Bottoms
Well it needs something to get your attention, now it’s no longer the most venomous snake.
Australia and Oceania
Who Loves Physics? The Easter Island Flyingfish, For One
Can you guess where it lives and what it does?
Doberman Pinscher, Or Devil Dog?
It depends on who you ask.
This Deep Sea Nightmare Has Headlights for Eyes
Even the colossal squid wants the spotlight on other things.
The Yellow-bellied Robin is Here to Confuse Your Christmas
It does have a Santa beard though.
Risso’s Dolphin Likes to Play Rough
It even picks a fight with the argonauts.
The Palau Fantail Has Been Through the Wars
It survived another kind of deforestation…
The Jumping Spider is Surprisingly Cute for the Worst Thing Ever
It might even recognise you! Wait, does that make it worse…?
Whether Halfling or Hairflinger, the Haflinger is Bred to Survive
Do you know how hard it was typing “Haflinger” instead of “Halfinger”?
The Blacktip Reef Shark Lives On the Edge
So much so you can cut yourself on it.
Is the Xeme Secretly an Alien? Here’s Our Infallible Test
No, not because it begins with “x”.
The Whale Shark: The Other Kind of Money Shark
A shark that acts like a whale gets the worst of both worlds. Sigh.
The Tortoiseshell Cat is a Genetic Jumble
No, I haven’t run out of ideas.
No, “New Guinea Singing Dog” Isn’t the Latest Meme
Auto-tuned by evolution.
Megalodon Was Mighty, Bitey, and Maybe Not a Whitey
…You mean Hollywood lied to us?!
Is the Umbrella Conger Shady or Sheltered?
The umbrella conger eel doesn’t look like its name, but it’s well covered. From scrutiny, anyway.
Why the Tuatara Would Be an Awesome Housemate. Mostly.
The tuatara’s ancestors survived the dinosaurs, the comet, and the Ice Age. So losing to rats is just embarrassing.
The Summer Romance of a Leaf-cutter Bee
Wait! Before you spray me for slicing up your roses, there’s something you should know. I know the life of …
Hector’s Dolphin Could Do Without the Hectoring, Thanks
There are few cooler ways to discover new lands than on the back of a dolphin. That’s what happened in …
Dickinsonia Remembers that Golden Age When Everything Was Great
In my time, the Earth and everything on it was perfect. Well I think so. My equivalent of your rock …
