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The planet's first filter feeder could be this extinct marine reptile
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 9 months agoReconstruction of Hupehsuchus about to engulf a shoal of shrimp. Baleen whales like humpbacks,...
4 reasons dinosaurs never really ruled the Earth
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 7 months ago(Clockwise from top) A T. rex model, T. rex skull, and Triceratops skull on display at the Museum of Natural History in Vienna, Austria. We all know the...
How Fast Can a Bear Run?
Outdoor Life via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIf you try to run away from a bear, you will not succeed. There are a few common rules about bear safety everyone should know. One key rule? Never run...
How 10 animals evolved their iconic features
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPattern on the carapace or dorsal shell of an Ornate or Western Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata. Animals come in all shapes and sizes, and many have iconic...
Sarasota dolphin researchers dig deep to find family ties. ‘Not just anonymous gray bodies’
Bradenton Herald via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSarasota Bay regularly attracts its share of visitors in the form of weekend boaters, fishing...
Why counting octopus 'rings' is crucial
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoThere are at least 300 known species of octopuses. The Earth’s octopuses have been around for at least 330 million years. While they evolved before...
Meet the Dinosaurs of Prehistoric Planet Season 2
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 12 months agoBehold the newest snarling, scurrying, foraging, and feasting dinosaurs and other extinct creatures of Prehistoric Planet. The show’s second season...
Turtles laid eggs eons before chickens | ECOVIEWS
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 12 months ago. A couple of decades ago, in my herpetology class at the University of Georgia, we were discussing evolutionary ecology and someone asked the age-old...
Rarest Animals in the World: 10 Critically Endangered Species
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe African forest elephant population has not seen nearly as much population recovery as its...
Gigantic marine reptile's fossils found by British girl and father
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoA fossil jawbone found by a British girl and her father on a beach in Somerset, England belongs to a...