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Tineye revealed that the original image contains the text “©youyesyou.net“, but the site with that name appears to be down.

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The story behind a photo of grieving chimps

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Meow mix

Omglog is not an outlet for cat videos. This one has a twist to it, though.

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Color blindness in monkeys cured with gene therapy

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Tamarins respond to music expressing monkey feelings: deep evolutionary roots for the musical elements of speech?

The catch is that they don’t care for “human” music. Tamarin optimized music samples are included with the article.

“…music based on soothing, friendly monkey calls tended to calm cotton-top tamarins, a species native of South America. Music based on fear and threat calls stimulated anxious behavior.”

[via:Tiede]

Streetlight Manifesto – Would you be impressed? (animated music video)

Animated music video for Streetlight Manifesto‘s song “Would You Be Impressed?” from the record “Somewhere In The Between“. Follow the link for HD video.

spotify:track:1vQlMrK6StwJW4KvetggAY

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New knowledge on arctic jellyfish

See also: accompanying photos.

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Stray dogs learn how to ride subway

“Scientists in Moscow say stray dogs have learned to use the subway to travel into the city’s center in search of food.

Biology professor Andrew Poyarkov said he has seen dogs exhibiting commuting behavior, as the dogs travel into the center of the city where they can more easily find food each morning, then travel back to where they live each evening.”

[via:Robert Wiblin]

Whack-a-Kitten

That’s not whacking…

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‘Water bears’/Tardigrades are first animal to survive space vacuum

“Water bears, also known as tardigrades, are known for their virtual indestructibility on Earth. The creatures can survive intense pressures, huge doses of radiation, and years of being dried out.”

[via:URSA]

Sweden: Drunken elk meets sorry end after toddler attack

“Three-year-old Nova was playing in her backyard sandbox when a young elk calf attacked and bit her.”

Hee hee.

The island where “Jaws” was filmed had a real-life shark scare

Rabbit decapitations shock Germany

Snail powered e-mail service

“Our snails are equipped with a miniaturised electronic circuit and antenna that enables them to be assigned messages from hardware located within their enclosure. The moment you click ‘send’ your message will travel at the speed of light to our snail server where it will await collection by a snail agent.”