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  • After 6 Months, Colossal’s “Dire Wolves” Are Twice as Large

    07/01/2025 11:03:22 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 55 replies
    Daily Galaxy ^ | July 01, 2025 | Melissa Ait Lounis
    The genetically modified “dire wolves” created by Colossal Biosciences have hit a major milestone: they’re now six months old, and their growth is nothing short of remarkable. These animals, Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi, are part of a groundbreaking project aimed at resurrecting features of an ancient species that roamed Earth thousands of years ago. A Rapid Growth Surge At just six months old, Romulus and Remus, the older siblings of the trio, now weigh over 40 kilograms (around 90 pounds), nearly 20% heavier than a typical gray wolf. These shaggy cubs are becoming the living embodiment of the extinct dire...
  • I want a recommendation for a high definition camera that I can mount on my window, plug in, and use to stream my bird feeders on line. Because I'm that dull!

    06/28/2025 10:44:32 AM PDT · by Chickensoup · 100 replies
    Chickensoup | 06.38.25 | Chickensoup
    I want a recommendation for a high definition camera that I can mount on my window, plug in, and use to stream my bird feeders on line. Because I'm that dull! I have 10 feeders and would love to share them with friends in real time. So it has to go to the internet and I have to figure out how to get it there. I expect it is not a you tube thing. All advice appreciated!
  • Fossil Research Identifies New Shark Species at Mammoth Cave National Park

    06/27/2025 11:38:47 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 20 replies
    National Park Service ^ | March 10, 2025 | Molly SChroer
    The small shark named Clavusodens mcginnisi, or “McGinnis’ nail tooth,” only measured 3-4 inches in length. A 4 inch long male and female Clavusodens hunting for early crustaceans on the sea floor that once covered much of central Kentucky during the Middle Mississippian period, 340 million years ago. NPS Illustration / Benji Paysnoe ================================================================ MAMMOTH CAVE, KY. – A new-to-science species of ancient shark has been discovered through an ongoing Paleontological Resource Inventory (PRI) at Mammoth Cave National Park. The new species of obruchevodid petalodont, called Clavusodens mcginnisi, was identified by researchers through fossil teeth collected from deep inside the...
  • Egyptian man who kicked CBP beagle ‘off the ground’ deported after dog sniffed out 100 lbs of illegal food at DC airport

    06/27/2025 2:42:06 AM PDT · by Libloather · 61 replies
    NY Post ^ | 6/27/25 | Shane Galvin
    Don’t let the dog hit you on the way out! An Egyptian man trying to smuggle over 100 pounds of food through Dulles Airport punted a CBP beagle into the air when the pup sniffed out the scam, resulting in the creep’s deportation, the agency announced. Customs and Border Protection Brigader Beagle Freddie, 5, caught the whiff of something suspicious coming from the luggage of Hamed Ramadan Bayoumy Aly Marie, 70, who arrived at the Washington, DC, airport from Cairo on Tuesday, CBP said in a release. As the detector dog alerted his handlers to Marie’s bags, the 70-year-old violently...
  • Suburban wildlife question

    06/25/2025 5:24:23 PM PDT · by Dacula · 93 replies
    6-25-2025 | Self
    I need to get rid of some wildlife in my suburban Atlanta backyard. My biggest problem is wife foxes. I have three that have dug a hole and live in the ground. They are about the size of a medium sized dog.
  • The Perverse Roots of Muslim Hatred for Dogs

    06/24/2025 6:30:47 AM PDT · by Heartlander · 53 replies
    The Stream ^ | 6/23/2025 | Raymond Ibrahim
    If you’ve paid any attention to global headlines, you might have noticed something deeply unsettling: Muslims, as a general trend, often seem to harbor an unusual hostility toward dogs. While the rest of the world hails dogs as “man’s best friend,” in many Islamic societies, they’re treated as filth, vermin, or worse — literal devils.I’ve written about this before (see links below), but in case you’re new to the topic, consider just a few recent developments from the Islamic world:Dog Deaths, Abuse, and Massacres: A Global TrendMay 2025, UK: A Muslim man running a dog rescue shelter called Save a...
  • Pets and their amazing bond [sad vanity]

    06/23/2025 9:27:44 PM PDT · by logi_cal869 · 42 replies
    FR ^ | 6/23/2025 | self
    I really don't know why I'm posting this. Perhaps it's just venting, or a lack of ears and a heavy sadness. Therapy, perhaps, or possibly a couple of beers. My bird - African Gray, "Puffer" - had an event tonight just before I arrived home. I noticed immediately that something was wrong when I opened the door: He greeted me whenever I entered the room - morning & night - and serenaded me when I was out of the room. Despite the species' intelligence & strong vocabulary, his go-to word was "Hello" and he used it smartly. It was oddly...
  • Killer Whales Are Making Tools To Scratch Each Other’s Backs, And It’s Blowing Scientists’ Minds

    06/23/2025 12:23:26 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 52 replies
    Study Finds ^ | June 23, 2025 | Michael Weiss, Center for Whale Research
    Two whales allokelping, with a small length of kelp stem visible between them. (Credit: Center for Whale Research, NMFS NOAA Permit 27038) In a nutshell Southern resident killer whales are making tools from kelp to groom each other—the first documented case of tool manufacturing in marine mammals This “allokelping” behavior involves coordinated teamwork between whale pairs and appears to serve both hygiene and social bonding functions The behavior is unique to this critically endangered population and could be threatened by climate change affecting kelp forests ================================================================= FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. — Scientists have spotted something extraordinary: killer whales are crafting their...
  • Trump is giving a lesson in how to actually use our power without resorting to war

    06/21/2025 6:03:47 AM PDT · by Racketeer · 11 replies
    Tiger Rant Politics ^ | June 20, 2025 | Captain Rumbeard
    It's amazing to watch and see him use the same tactics over and over and the retards on the left predictably losing their minds over and over as if on cue. The man is the maestro before a symphony of media. Playing them like it's Wagner. And since very few other world leaders are even comprehending what he's doing, he's rolling them in tariff negotiations. Big wins. Little wins. Incremental wins. Wins. It's Hamiltonian ideas painted by a pugilist. The man is inspired. He's right. And history will remember him more highly than most.
  • Great White Sharks Were Scared From Their Habitat by Just 2 Predators

    06/21/2025 5:57:59 AM PDT · by C19fan · 20 replies
    Science Alert ^ | June 17, 2025 | Michaelle Starr
    No sea creature inspires terror – rightly or wrongly – as much as the white shark does. With its sleek body optimized for hunting, razor sharp teeth, and its (somewhat undeserved) reputation for enjoying human flesh, the 'great' white (Carcharodon carcharias) is widely regarded as one of the ocean's top predators. And that's true, it is – but there's something even the great white fears. Watch the video below for a summary of the research that revealed a predator other predators fear:
  • A Hammerhead Shark Falls From the Sky in the Middle of a Disc Golf Game in the U.S.

    06/18/2025 8:07:59 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 45 replies
    Daily Galaxy ^ | June 18, 2025 | Juliette Dubois
    A Hammerhead Shark. Credit: FOX Weather via Jonathan Marlowe | The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel On May 18, 2025, a strange and surprising event unfolded at Splinter City Disc Golf Course in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, when a hammerhead shark suddenly fell from the sky during a routine game of disc golf. The incident left players in complete disbelief as they witnessed what seemed like a scene straight out of a bizarre film. Jonathan Marlowe, who was playing at the time with friends, was at the 11th hole of the course when he looked up and noticed a bald...
  • How Iran Lost: Tehran’s Hard-Liners Squandered Decades of Strategic Capital and Undermined Deterrence

    06/18/2025 7:35:54 AM PDT · by Racketeer · 9 replies
    Foreign Affairs ^ | June 18, 2025 | Afshon Ostovar
    A few years ago, the sudden, near-simultaneous killing of Bagheri, Salami, and a host of other senior leaders would have been unthinkable. Over three decades, the hard-liners who control Iran’s regime had built up what seemed like a formidable system of deterrence. They stockpiled ballistic missiles. They developed and advanced a nuclear enrichment program. Most important, they established a network of foreign proxies that could routinely harass Israeli and U.S. forces. But Iran’s hard-liners overplayed their hand. After Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, the regime’s leaders opted for a campaign of maximum aggression. Rather than letting Hamas and...
  • He Couldn’t Stand or Walk—But Peabody the Mini Horse Refused to Give Up

    06/17/2025 5:00:59 AM PDT · by Twotone · 3 replies
    YouTube.com ^ | June 2025 | Small Animals TV
    In today’s video, discover how a tiny horse that couldn’t even stand on his own legs took his first steps—and ran straight into our hearts. Peabody’s fight for life is one you’ll never forget.
  • If this continues, America goes de facto bankrupt and all tax revenue will go to paying interest on the national debt with nothing left for anything else.

    06/16/2025 10:11:58 AM PDT · by Racketeer · 27 replies
    X ^ | June 16, 2025 | Elon Musk
    How did we arrive at a point in this country where 25% of all tax revenue goes to just paying the interest in $37 trillion in govt debt? Annually: US govt total reveneue = about $5 trillion ...
  • Inside the CIA's secret squad of adorable assassins dubbed 'Project 94'

    06/15/2025 7:44:09 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 26 replies
    DAILYMAIL.COM ^ | 06/13/2025 | CHRIS MELORE
    A secret CIA project conducted bizarre experiments on wildlife in the hopes of creating an army of 'animal assassins' that could eliminate America's enemies. Called Subproject 94, the chilling plot saw scientists implant electrodes into the brains of rats, cats, dogs, monkeys, donkeys, guinea pigs, and birds in order to control their movements through electrical impulses during the 1960s. It was all part of MKUltra, an infamous CIA program led by chemist Sidney Gottlieb to develop mind control techniques during the Cold War. Declassified records about MKUltra have revealed how Americans were drugged and tortured during dozens of different experiments...
  • Scientists “Were in Awe” as They Witnessed Longhorn Crazy Ants Perform Uncanny Feats of ‘Swarm’ Intelligence

    06/13/2025 1:21:40 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 33 replies
    The Debrief ^ | June 13, 2025 | Staff
    Scientists studying the cooperative behavior of Longhorn Crazy Ants (Paratrechina longicornis) witnessed individual colony members performing several seemingly impossible feats of swarm intelligence, such as anticipating and clearing potential obstructions for other members transporting food back to the nest. The team that witnessed the unexpected behavior initially assumed individual Longhorn Crazy Ants were somehow anticipating others’ needs and acting accordingly. However, laboratory experiments confirmed the ants were instead working collectively like neurons in the human brain to perform advanced planning tasks with a level of forethought well beyond any individual ant’s limited brain capacity. Witnessing Longhorn Crazy Ants Using Swarm...
  • She Served The American People For 35 Years. Now Her Retirement Is On The Line!

    06/12/2025 12:15:57 PM PDT · by Racketeer · 63 replies
    NPR ^ | June 12, 2025 | Andrea Hsu
    "Do not betray the public servants who gave decades of their lives to this country," she wrote in the petition.
  • Tourist Who Buzzed Yellowstone Osprey Nest With Drone Could Get Six Months In Jail

    06/12/2025 5:32:47 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 32 replies
    Cowboy State Daily ^ | June 11, 2025 | Staff
    A tourist allegedly used a drone to buzz an osprey nest in Yellowstone National Park and could face up to six months in jail and a $5,000 fine for the violation of park rules. ============================================================ Yellowstone National Park visitor Vince Botkin said unidentified tourists used a drone to buzz an osprey nest in the park. The National Park Service confirmed that “an individual” was cited for illegally flying a drone near an osprey nest late Thursday. (Courtesy Vince Botkin) ============================================================================ A tourist accused of buzzing an osprey nest with a drone in Yellowstone National Park could face stiff penalties, including...
  • New way to kill off mosquitoes involves STD created from spider and scorpion venom combined with fungus (seriously)

    06/11/2025 6:27:27 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 17 replies
    Not The Bee ^ | June 11, 2025 | Staff
    Not long ago scientists had the novel idea to kill mosquitoes by turning our very own blood into a toxic, insect-killing death substance: Not surprisingly, I think most of us were like: Banner Ad So it would appear that the scientists have reverted to Mosquito Killing Plan B: Researchers in Maryland may have figured out a way that turns their affinity for breeding against them — leaving them disinterested in you until they die off days later. Entomologists at the University of Maryland traveled to West Africa to test their theory out. They took venom from spiders and scorpions and...
  • Leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula AQAP calls on American Muslims to assassinate Trump, Vance, Hegseth, Rubio and Elon Musk.

    06/10/2025 7:22:42 PM PDT · by Racketeer · 16 replies
    X ^ | June 10, 2025 | Laura Loomer
    .... and there are 4.5 million Muslims in America alone ...