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more about #animals Invisible-Echidna: I remember watching the Dolphin episode. It was weird to see it grow then reabsorb legs... more » ilovexspin: Conclusion: Umbilical cords are weird. 2nd Conclusion: These are some amazing pictures. Really shows how beautiful the human/ natural life and creati... more » Curves: I am simply awestruck by these. Of course it comes from National Geographic too. Its the only print magazine I actually subscribe to, and this is th... more » korybing: Could the picture of the shark and the penguin be described as "in utero" if they're not in a uterus? Regardless, these images are gorgeous. more » bonniegrrl: This would be even more awesome if it were in a human. "I swear, Dumbo and I are strictly platonic!" more » Smeagol92055: 7 creeps me right the fuck out. more » miclee8: the elephant int he womb more » frederic: These images are all CG re-creation of what it 'could look like'. So we're really not looking at something they 'captured'. Visual Effects by Bandit... more » MyCityScreams: How did you guys get a picture of my son in there? more » hardcache: I want to know what number 3 is. It looks like it's some kind of pengiun, but if I'm not mistaken, they come from an egg, not a womb. more » FrankN.Stein: Awwww.... (no, seriously, what the hell is No.7?) more » GreyHammer: pretty cool. and pink elephant! more » ParryLost: I keep thinking -- what if it's just the recording equipment or medium used that's different, after all these decades? But then, I'm sure they'd take... more » Klebert L. Hall: This isn't science, it's random speculation. We don't have anything like a legitimate baseline for the data. For example, we don't know what the songs... more » Blair Mitchelmore: Why are there only two references to Star Trek IV here?? Come on, nerds. Get on this. Clearly, the whale are informing the rod and ball to come and... more » SpammerOvTheGods: maybe some blue just wrote the undersea version of Hey Ya and the rest of them can't stop singing it? #@! more » omgwtflolbbqbye: Maybe they just realized the ladies like a little bass to get in the mood: more » Pessimippöpötåmus: Why do kids speak the way they do? more » okidokedork: In my best Goldblum voice: Can't you see! It's a count down! It's like in chess: First, you strategically position your pieces and when the timing is ... more » phoghat: Since whales are so long lived maybe a bunch went through puberty and their voices changed. more » -
#inuteroart
Rare In Utero Images Glimpse Animals Inside the Womb
In its documentary Extraordinary Animals In The Womb, National Geographic captured rare highly detailed images of animals at various stages of gestation. Now you can see fetal dog, elephants, penguins, and dolphins still inside the womb. -
#strangeanimalbehavior
Blue Whales Are Changing Their Tunes, But Why?
The songs blue whales use to communicate and attract mates have been dropping in pitch worldwide for decades, and researchers think it might actually be a sign that an endangered population is recovering.
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#navysealions
Navy-Trained Sea Lions Ready to Arrest Enemy Divers
Dolphins aren't the only aquatic mammals fighting human battles. The US Navy has long been training sea lions as equipment retrievers and underwater sentries. Now they plan to outfit a naval base with mine-sweeping, diver-trapping sea lions. More » -
#conceptart
Gigantic Fleas and Killer Fish Wait on an Alien World
Brynn Metheny's The Morae River is a fascinating exercise in ecological worldbuilding. She populates her alien world with strange and unusual creatures, from man-sized rodents to towering, tentacled arthopods. More » -
#ghostshark
New Species Of Sharks Discovered Sporting Forehead Genitalia
A new species related to the shark has been discovered in Southern California. Not only does this bad boy have a venomous spine and retractable sexual appendages on the forehead, but it's got one bad ass name: meet Ghostshark. More » -
#monstersamongus
500 Years Ago, A Giant Eagle In New Zealand Was Possibly Eating Children
In a paper published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, scientists make the case that an extinct giant predatory eagle might have been eating children. The eagle was not a scavenger, as some believed, but a deadly hunter. More » -
#zoology
What's Black And White And Red All Over? Not THIS Penguin!
A penguin in the UK molted all of his feathers at once, which left his pale skin exposed to possible sunburn. But his keepers decided he shouldn't be the butt of a joke and made him a tiny wetsuit. More » -
#elasmobranchiibonding
How To Become Friends With a Shark
As any self-respecting fan of animal attacks knows, next week is Discovery Channel's SHARK WEEK (say it in caps). So we've got breaking news from the world of shark social networking: Two proven ways to make friends with sharks. More » -
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#gayguins
Gay Penguins Hatch And Raise A Penguin Baby
Sexual experimentation on the part of German penguins has concluded with one happy couple, and their adopted chick. Let the gay penguins of the world be an example to the rest of you. More » -
#cryptozoology
Exhibit Explores the Real Science Between Mythical Monsters
In many cultures, creatures like sea serpents, griffins, and dragons were more than legends; their existence seemed a provable fact. An exhibit at Boston’s Museum of Science explains the real scientific discoveries that inspired the myths. -
#biomimetics
This Lizard Drinks Through Its Foot, and Soon You Will Too
This mind-bendingly cute thorny devil lizard is one of the most sought-after creatures in the engineering world because it has a special talent: drinking through its foot. Using cracks in its scales, this little guy can wick water up through its foot into its body. Materials scientists hope that by studying how the lizard does this, they can invent substances that absorb water in a similar fashion. And bioengineers might go further. More »
