2. "The origin of the Amazon river is a defining moment: a new ecosystem came into being at the same time as the uplifting Andes formed a geographic divide": Amazon river is 11 million years old- EurekAlert
3. A small secretive creature with velvety fur, the lesser short-tailed bat in New Zealand, unlike other bats, walks on its four legs, hunts insects and searches for fruit, nectar and pollen- it has evolved a special relationship with a parasitic plant and indulges in a singing contest for the choice of mates- Science Daily
4. Boy, 5, cannot stomach any food, gets diarrhoea and severe stomach pain- lives on ice cubes- Small Bits & Pieces via Timesonline
5. Underwater spider spins a cocoon that works as an aqualung, filled with tiny bubbles of air trapped in the hairs on its legs- Neatorama via Environmental Graffiti
6. Gathered for Kew Gardens during Captain Cook's second voyage around the world in the early 1770s, the world's oldest potted plant is repotted in a pot about 4 feet tall, that holds a ton of soil- UPI
7. Nong Youhui in southern China can see through darkness with his blue eyes that actually glow in the dark- Weird Asia News
8. Auroras (47 of them)
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9. Jellyfish, a global powerhouse with trillions of watts of energy, has as much say on the ocean currents as tides and wind- they decide who lives and where: the nutritional content of sea, and the climate of Earth are all controlled by Jellyfish.
Take a look at this video (via Live Science)
10. Bar-headed geese have developed more aerobic muscle fibres and capillaries and have mitochondria nearby- they can fly level with an aeroplane: we would have to run a marathon on the Himalayas to match them- EurekAlert
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