Saturday, February 1, 2014

Animal News

Undercover video footage shows workers cutting up the large dotted back fins of whale sharks.
Elephants at U.S. zoos are too heavy, so a reserve is planned to help the paunchy pachyderms.
A polar bear mother -- with cubs in tow -- charges a large male feasting on a freshly killed seal.
Moths and dung eating insects live on sloths, and they create algae on its body. The algae serves as a camouflage from predators, and also as a tasty snack! Trace hangs out and discusses how you might not want to hold a sloth anymore.
Leaf-cutter bees use shreds of plastic bags or dollops of polyurethane sealant to construct some of their nests.

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