Animals Have Feelings Too!

Sally had never been to France. How was she supposed
to know what a French kiss was like? Apparently John did know
what a French kiss was like, and apparently
Sally wasn't doing it right...

Probably won't get a second date.

Animals Have Feelings Too!

Yeah, I had the exact same reaction when I saw Kate's dress!

Hummingbird stayed up all night to watch the wedding. Of course they have TVs

Random Thought of the Day

Perhaps the world's cutest mammal...

The Japanese dwarf flying squirrel or Momonga..

These little guys inhabit sub-alpine forests in Japan.

By day Momongas rest in holes in trees, looking cute of course.

By night, they are agile, gliding balls of cuteness, eating seeds, fruit, tree leaves, buds and bark.

So much cute!

Game time! with Answers!

More phasmids! And I've included answers for last week's Phasmids!
Ch-ch-ch-check it out!

Ok, those ones were too easy. Try these:

Good luck with this one...

Click for Answers!

Random Thought of the Day

Flamingos in Siberia?

Illustration by Maggie Starbard/NPR

Yup. Flamingos have been turning up in Siberia for the past few years. Every November. The dead of winter.

Well, not flamingos. Actually, just one at a time.

What? If that's not the strangest thing I've ever heard...

Well, it's not that strange actually. Robert Krulwich, NPR's science expert, and his go-to-super-sleuth, Ezra Block explain:

Checking the library, we discovered that 100 years ago scientists also reported multiple sightings of flamingos, again deep in Siberia, and again it was November.

But where did they come from? There are Asian flamingos. The nearest live and nest in Kazakhstan, so perhaps those birds came from there. And November is the month when Asian flamingos normally fly south from their nests in Kazakhstan to Iran.

Flamingo sightings in Kazakhstan and Siberian Russia

So here's the idea.

Suppose a bird is wired to fly one direction every fall and for some reason the wiring screws up so the animal goes 180 degrees the wrong way, exactly the opposite direction. This happens to a few birds in migrant populations every year.

And thus, we end up with one very cold and very lost migratory mutant.

So far, the flamingos that find themselves in the snow in Siberia have been adopted by local zoos. So don't worry too much about flamingos with frostbite.

To listen to the whole story, click here!

Game time!

Let's play a game! Again!

It's called Find That Phasmid!

Go!

Wait, hold up.

I guess you need a little explanation first.

A phasmid is any member of the family (actually, it's an order) of insects called Phasmatodea. They're commonly known as stick-bugs, leaf-bugs, walking-sticks, stick-insects, and ghost insects.

And they're masters of camouflage!

So go ahead. Try and find 'em!

There are actually two in this image...

Maybe I'll post answers next time...

Or maybe you'll just have to wait! Muahaha!

Game time!

Let's play a game!

It's called Name That Animal!

Go!

Click for the answer!