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I was watching a Dirty Jobs episode where host Mike Rowe assisted a Bat Biologist into a cave to take temperature readings.
I was rather intrigued when Mike Rowe was trapped in what resembled quicksand but was actually  layers of guano… bat droppings…
I guess this would work similar to quicksand since quicksand is not necessarily sand [...]

Well, in terms of the psychology experiment, I definitely was correct in my previous post regarding the argumentative factor of the Echinoderms Vs. Mollusks.
In fact, there is even a blog response by Kevin at Deep Sea News regarding my cavalier attitude on the coolness of snails. After he mentions Endosymbiotic bacteria, I must admit, [...]

My brother sent me some interesting blog posts regarding Echinoderms vs. Mollusks and which ones are better and why.
I was at first wondering how this argument starting showing up over the internet and decided to test out its argumentative quality in a semi-sorta psych experiment with one of my science minded friends.
Debates are fun and [...]

If you ever study animal behavior or ethology, you’re taught not to read human emotion into animal reactions and behavior.

But why?

The answer is that these are animals and we’re looking for reasons for actions rather than saying an animal hid because it was embarrassed. Animals arn’t humans! they don’t even come CLOSE! Right…?

Perhaps it isn’t as inaccurate as all that to believe that some animals are as complex in emotion as humans.

Nice teeth! American Alligators have an interesting buoyancy system. Credit:cyclewidow via FlickrT.J. Uriona of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City has figured out something new and cool about the way alligators maneuver underwater. They use their lungs!
Alligators have an interesting lung musculature. A large muscle attaching from the liver to bone acts [...]

AZA stands for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (previously named American Zoo and Aquarium).

The AZA is good awesome. I’ll tell you why I say that. A zoo is just a place that has captive animals and is open to the public so the public can look at those animals. However, if a zoo is accredited by the AZA you know that it is much more than that, as well as being a decent zoo where animals are cared for properly.

The biggest threat to species diversity and life is habitat loss and degradation. Many people think that this is the one place where they cannot help protect species.
Black-capped Chickadees can find themselves at home in your backyard. Credit: jackanapes via Flickr
 However, you can help by providing your own backyard as a sanctuary. Learn how to [...]

However, besides the Camels, no other animals were spotted in the movie’s version of the desert. Although this was a pretty desolate picture presented, which was the movie’s aim, other animals do live in such an extreme habitat.