2. An untrained monkey on a farm in India herds 75 goats out to and back from the fields every day- Neatorama
3. The Oldest Profession-
"Chimps selectively spend food to keep friends, but they also go much further. They spend food to mate. As well as eating fruits, leaves, and termites, chimps also occasionally eat small monkeys when fortunate enough to get their hands on them. After one hunt, a chimp tore a piece of meat and gave it to a fellow male hunter. Researchers Wrangham and Peterson wrote what happened next: "Encouraged by these signs of generosity, a female supplicant (beggar) turns and invites the meat owner to mate. He does so, at the same time holding his valued property high to prevent a greedy hand from taking any. Then, after settling back, he rewards the willing female with a chew."
- A discussion on food for sex, or prostitution in man and monkeys is at The Essential Read
4. Rosy Mapie needs no make-up:
via Environmental Graffiti
5. A dolphin in New Zealand regularly seeks out swimmers and people in boats to play with- but this time he could not have enough: an exhausted woman was clinging to a buoy as the playful dolphin swam around her and prevented her returning to shore- she had to be rescued- Discovery
6. Victims of Global Warming- Pearl Mussels that chose to live in Russia live for nearly 200 years, whereas those who stick to Spain are dead by the age of 30: and this is set to change- the secret of the longevity of the Mussels in Russia is the coolness of water there, and as we turn up the heat, they are likely doomed- Scientific American. Not just those unfortunate Mussels, but 87 percent of the more than 90 cold-blooded species studied!
7. Did you think a baby Hedgehog could be pettably cute?
This and nine more adorable baby animals are at Web Ecoist
8.Suminia getmanovi clambered up trees long before monkeys did, or Dinosaurs arrived- Live Science
10. E.coli in your stomach, when exposed to lactose, activate the genes to digest maltose: they know what follows what- even bacterias predict their future, is a write-up at SEED
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