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BIRD HANGS OUT WITH BUNNY Kildare, Ireland Bunny the European rabbit and Pidg the common pigeon didn’t let anything come between their friendship—even a wall! The animals were found weak and alone, and were brought separately to Kildare Animal Foundation Wildlife Unit. Both needed to stay warm to survive, but volunteer Aideen McGee only had one incubator. So she put the rabbit and the bird inside together, setting a cardboard wall between them so they’d each have their own space. Later when McGee went to check on the duo, she saw that Bunny had knocked down the barrier and was cuddling with Pidg! McGee took away the cardboard wall so the animals could snuggle 24/7. Shortly after, Bunny became sick, and Pidg refused to leave the rabbit’s side. “The bird…
1 BY A NOSE My, what a big nose you have! The proboscis monkey’s huge schnoz can grow to be up to a quarter of the animal’s body length. These creatures are also some of the quickest swimmers in the jungles of Borneo: Webbed feet help them out-paddle predators like crocodiles. 2 TURTLE NECK What stands out about the mata mata turtle? Nothing, really—unless you count its needlelike nose, bumpy body, long neck, and flat head. Commonly found in the Amazon River, these animals have awesome camouflage skills and are often mistaken for a pile of leaves and mud 3 FISH FACE Sporting a permanent frowny face and lumpy body, the endangered blobfish is one weird-looking animal. Mostly found off the coast of Australia, the fish has been voted the…
What would happen if Earth had rings like Saturn? It’s good that Earth doesn’t have rings. Saturn’s rings are made of countless pieces of rock and ice that can be as tiny as a grain of sand or as big as a house. If Earth had similar rings, they’d be positioned in a way that would block sunlight and cast a shadow over the Northern and Southern Hemispheres during each region’s winter. (That’s when the hemispheres are tilted away from the sun.) Both areas would be darker and colder at these times. With less light coming in, crops and plants that depend on the sun to survive the season might die out. No thanks! What would happen if humans had tails? If our tails were prehensile (meaning they could grip…
CANINE CATCHER Purin the beagle holds the world record for catching the most balls with her paws—14 catches in one minute. “People ask me why soccer teams aren’t scouting her yet,” owner Makoto Kumagai says. Purin, whose name is the Japanese word for “pudding,” practices her soccer moves for 15 minutes a day at her home in Tokyo, Japan. In addition to fielding goals, the four-pawed sports star can do about a hundred other tricks, including jumping rope and skateboarding. This is one dog that’s really on the ball. BIG WHEEL Talk about going around in circles. Zooming across an airfield at more than 61 miles an hour, engineer Kevin Scott set the record for fastest monowheel motorcycle. The monowheel, which Scott helped build, is a motorized wheel that has…
SPACE GLIDER The Perlan 2 plane will sweep you 17 miles off the ground to the edge of space—and it doesn’t even have an engine, jets, or propellers. What the two-passenger glider does have is an 84-foot wingspan, about the length of two school buses. To take off, this lightweight craft is connected by cable to another plane and towed 10,000 feet into the air. Then it’s released over mountainous regions where extra-strong air currents buoy the plane under its large wings and carry the craft 90,000 feet high. Here, data is collected on the atmosphere before pilots use the glider’s airbrakes to descend. Glide on! PANCAKE ART Create art with pancake mix! The PancakeBot produces flapjacks shaped as the Eiffel Tower, George Washington, Scooby-Doo, and more. First, use the…
KITTEN on WHEELS Fort Langley, Canada When the TinyKittens Society found a starving nine-week-old kitten suffering from a terrible injury to his back legs, they were shocked he was still alive. But his rescuers refused to give up on him. After amputating the cat’s back legs, his medical team constructed slings, splints, and eventually a set of mini wheels to give his back end a lift and keep him mobile. Throughout the process, the team documented the cat’s progress on social media. He had tons of fans! People from all over the world sent ideas to help the kitty’s mobility. Nobody would have guessed that after seven months of intensive physical therapy, the miracle cat—now called Cassidy—would be able to get around without the help of his wheels. These days…
