Posts by George Sranko

Eagles and other birds of prey have the best visual acuity of any group of animals. It is four to eight times better than ours. A soaring eagle can spot a rabbit from 2 miles (3.2 km) away. The...

Naked mole rats are not entirely blind, but they have very limited vision. Even though naked mole rats are rodents (mammals) they have a social structure that resembles that of insects living in...

There’s no doubt that honey badgers have a fearless “bad ass” attitude. Let's see why. Honey badgers, also known as ratels, regularly steal prey from leopards, attack and consume deadly...

Male seahorses, rather than females, are the ones that become pregnant and give birth to live young. Females produce the eggs and transfer them to the male's enclosed brood pouch where the male...

Penguins are superbly adapted to staying warm in sub-zero temperatures. They use vasoconstriction of blood vessels under the skin to prevent losing heat to the outside.  Penguin feet don’t...

Yes, birds are the direct descendants of theropod dinosaurs, such as T. rex, that roamed planet earth over 100 million years ago.  Chickens, turkeys, hummingbirds – all birds, in fact – are...