Imagine yourself immersed in a chilly, blue, three-dimensional world, one where vision isn’t much use but sound travels far. That’s the leap of the imagination demanded of scientists like Volker Deecke who study killer whales. Deecke and his colleagues must sort myth from science to learn the secrets of these consummate predators. Ari Daniel Shapiro reports from the Shetland Islands. Photo Credit: Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758). Public Domain. read moreDuration: 5:30Published: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:31:01 +0000
Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) in captivity at the Melbourne Zoo, Victoria, Australia. Photographed on 23 April 2014.Native of the Madagascar. The image shows mutual grooming behaviour.www.inaturalist.org/observations/47470871
The Degu is a small caviomorph rodent that is endemic to central Chile. It is sometimes referred to as the Brush-tailed rat, and is also called the Common Degu.www.degus.com/deguz.html