Category Archives: Animal news

Did anyone want to know this? I didn’t and may never sleep again

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: American microbiologists announced the discovery of a bacterium large enough to be seen with the naked eye, and British ecologists revealed that eight-legged mites that have sex on the faces and nipples of 90 percent of … Continue reading →

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Animal news: cows to go on a lower-fart diet…and heat

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: Ben & Jerry’s announced that it would change its bovine diets with the aim of cutting back on farts that produce greenhouse gas emissions, and a heat wave in Kansas killed at least 2,000 cows. Yeah, … Continue reading →

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Animal news about newly recognized whale sounds

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Naomi

I’m taking this — from Harper’s July 2022 Findings — as a full-throated anti-gun opinion from a very large and very wise constituency: Marine biologists speculated that the whup and grumble sounds of humpback whales at Vema Seamount may indicate … Continue reading →

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