This viral video clip captured by Dean Boshoff of a desert rain frog (Breviceps macrops) highlights one aspect of their behavior: Their terrifying WAR CRY or alarm cry. (sound on) Let's learn a bit more about this African frog that lives along the sandy desert coast along Namibia & South Africa.

The filmmakers of 1958 Disney documentary "White Wilderness" imported lemmings to a location in Canada & forced them over a cliff, creating an enduring myth of lemmings driven to suicide. But the Norway lemming (Lemmus lemmus) has a new take on that myth: They go Viking BESERKER.

What happens when you put a snake in shag carpeting with some little soft, bendable posts in the way (and also it can't see the posts). If you answered: "It behaves like a light particle moving through a diffraction grating" then congratulations! You win! Let's talk about SNAKE DIFFRACTION.

Shag carpeting was an experimentally-easier analog for the sand of the snake's home. Soft, bendable pegs simulate a barrier. The snake's eyes are temporarily covered. Snakes move on a path that intercepts the barrier & the result is "reminiscent of matter-wave diffraction of subatomic particles."

This little guy is being hand-raised by zoo staff after being rejected by his mother, but he's already got the hang of the hunt. 🐯 Adults weigh only 3-5 lbs, can travel 20 miles in a single night, can leap 5 ft in the air. You can check him out if you happen to be in Waco: www.cameronparkzoo.com

It's this protein that makes possible what Weis-Fogh called "clap and fling" insect flight: motion at incredible speed with almost perfect recoil, generating almost no heat. It's also at the root of our little flea's jumping super-powers. Humans don't make resilin, but we're trying to fix that...

Native to Africa & Middle East, they're in superorder Afrotheria w elephants & manatee. The enlarged incisors are a close analog to elephant tusks & form the basis for their defense: wedge yourself in a rock & call for mama (or wawa?). They can produce 21 distinct vocalizations (all of them loud).

Fleas can jump 200 times their height & 150 times their length. The human equivalent would be the ability to jump over the Eiffel Tower. Let's talk about the specialized super-protein behind their leaps: RESILIN. (📷: Gregory Sutton, Univ of Lincoln, UK)

The 'global winter' produced by airborne ash & smoke would have been particularly devastating for animals already hungry & planning for a summer of bountiful foraging, probably magnifying the extinctions caused. And the paddlefish, at least those not buried in ash in North Dakota, kept on swimming.

To bounce back from the brink of extinction caused by the accidental introduction of invasive species required the cooperative efforts of zoos, conservationists & the indigenous people of Guam, the Chamorro, for whom the sihek has special cultural significance.

Going the Distance: This week, UNICEF-led convoy missions reached 26 villages in Nabatiyeh, #Lebanon, delivering urgently needed emergency supplies to children and families in collective shelters and hard-to-reach areas. Our colleagues are working to deliver lifesaving support wherever its needed.

The Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war: https://www.news8000.com/news/politics/national-politics/pentagon-seeks-200-billion-in-additional-funds-for-the-iran-war-ap-source-says/article_dfaad8a9-a0d5-5f06-9ecb-24c8019eb294.html 

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It was a crime that shocked Spokane and set off a manhunt. A wife and mother, shot and killed while walking with her husband in Lincoln Park. Watch the debut of 509's Most Notorious Crimes: Murder in the Park Wednesday at 7 streaming only on KXLY+.

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Cheers peeps🥂

This video is a great reminder that karma exists. 📹: Mikael Khachibabyan.

NFL Loses Supreme Court Fight to Block Former Dolphins Coach Brian Flores’ Discrimination Lawsuit. 👉 Read the full story at NewsLink7.com #BrianFlores #NFL #SupremeCourt #MiamiDolphins #DiscriminationLawsuit #RogerGoodell #NFLLawsuit #BreakingNews #News #WorldNews #Noticias

We made the news! Huge thanks to KENS 5 for featuring Café & Cuddles and our mission to inspire animal nerds of all ages through live animal experiences. Thanks to everyone supporting Once in a Wild and this amazing community. #onceinawildzoo

Regex is more powerful than you think, especially when generated by LLMs. 🔴 Join us for WeAreDevelopers LIVE every Wednesday at 12:30 CE(S)T at wearedevelopers.com/en/live

GT made SRH play Test cricket. 86-RUN SCAM SRH ka 'Aggressive' system kal Ahmedabad mein crash ho gaya! 🛡️❌ 169 chase karne aaye the aur 86 runs par poori team 'Delete' ho gayi. ⚰️

🚨 Cúilín Media - Podcast Clip! 🚨 In this one, the lads discuss Kilkerrin Clonberne winning their fifth All-Ireland Title in a row 🏆 One of the greatest dynasties of all time 👑 Full Pod available on YouTube & Spotify 🔥 #LGFA @ladiesfootball.bsky.social

Hilton executives are profiting from ICE abductions, just like Big Oil is profiting off war and climate collapse. Help fight for workers over billionaires at the link in our bio.

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⭕Intervention des militantes de #Nous-Toutes dans le théâtre où #Bruel joue sa pièce en toute impunité. 🎥 #CLPRESSFR

🗣️Luis de la Fuente, seleccionador de la Selección Española Masculina de Fútbol, ya sabe qué portero jugará el primer portero del Mundial: "Entre los diez mejores porteros del mundo, en mi opinión, hay seis españoles. Hemos elegido a tres" #LosDesayunosRTVEEFE

Another manic Monday? Relax, take a load off, and enjoy some new "quickies" from our Laugh-In 2025 Redoo department. It's our little home-made contribution to keeping up everyone's resistance with a little humor in these crazy times. #humor #parody #comedy #laugh #news

Tintin is proud to show off her family’s farm! 🐔 ✨ With a new chicken coop and support from Save the Children, Tintin’s family is raising healthier chickens, earning extra income and putting more nutritious meals on the table! ❤️

Gov. Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency in northern NM, citing rising crime, overdoses & homelessness. Española Police Chief Mizel Garcia joins Chris & Gabby to explain why he wants help from the National Guard & how $750K in emergency funds could help. 🎧

Wake and bakeeee good morning!

Alice Coachman became the first Black woman from any country to win Olympic gold in 1948 after growing up training barefoot because Black athletes were denied access to many facilities. She was also the only American woman to win gold that year. She soared past every barrier. #SheShed

From Sen. Weiner: “I’m so angry. I’m angry for everyone who was already having a tough time. I don’t understand how any of my neighbors who are already having a tough time putting food on the table and paying the bills can afford these crazy gas prices — they’ve doubled! 1/2

Well, not a bad idea at all, this way Putin might finally get a spectacular number of troops for his Victory Day parade.

🆘 #ICE detain mother and 14 year old son outside school—day before 8th grade graduation‼️ Agents also broke car windows to arrest woman's 2 older sons—who had rushed to help their mom and little brother.

On our 50th episode @lucyham.bsky.social joins the @boganintelpod.bsky.social to discuss the Atlas network, neo-liberalism and nuances of the modern conservative movement. You wont find this discussion in the legacy media. Full episode in comments 👇

Neofeud 2 is a #cyberpunk game where a social worker for homeless robots, an ex-con & an ex-trillionaire princess fight world-ending post-human CEO / Kings NF 1 is 70% off now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/673850/Neofeud/ Itch […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

🎧 Adventures In Legal Tech: In this episode, attorney Harshita Ganesh joins host Jared Correia for a nuanced discussion of AI adoption in law firms. Catch the full interview here: https://ow.ly/zQKX50Z571t

VAIBHAV BROKE SURESH RAINA’S RECORD? 👀🔥 Yes 😭🔥 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi equalled Suresh Raina’s legendary record for the fastest fifty in IPL playoffs/knockouts — both reached fifty in just 16 balls.

Todd Blanche is doing a great job in his TV interview to be Trump's next big boy Attorney General. Out there with a straight face sincerely pretending that James Comey threatened to kill the president with some sea shells.

Rod Brind'Amour was asked about the meaning of last night's win for the fan base and the community. His answer was A+. “It’s special because they’ve grinded it out with us. Night in, night out, supporting us, loud, enthusiastic, they’re behind us..."

ESPBEN: Jason Whitlock Destroyed Over Caitlin Clark Take #CC22 #CaitlinClark #FeverRising #NowYouKnow #FromAnywhere #IndianaFever #WNBA

He's as religious as I am straight. LOL

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Every time I see this gal do aerial silks I’m in awe

Love yourself a little extra today for #ValentinesDay! 💕 And don’t forget to comment on our COMSAE giveaway. #Vday #SelfLove #ILoveMe #LoveYourself #LYS

If I start to talk like them there then😂🤣

Russia proudly announced that "exhaustive security measures" had been taken ahead of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum. Just hours later, the security measures had indeed been exhausted for St. Petersburg.

So now we’re making rock music.

More footage of missile strikes on Kyiv - possibly a failed interception, as explosions in the air are also visible as the missile streaks in from left of frame. Another very heavy missile attack on the capital, death and injury toll bound to rise.

NTV Russian Federation (RU) #NTV #RussianFederation

Trump begs a reporter to compliment his Truth Social post: I just wrote that. Did you like it? Did you think it was well-written? Do you want to read it? It's a Truth. I just wrote it.

Jonas Mekas on artists. Thoughts?

RUSH: クロス・アーム・パイルドライバー (cross-arm piledriver) | STRAIGHT-JACKET PILEDRIVER #AEWDynamite 🤼‍♂️

Matsuyama Airport, Ehime, Japan #Japan #Nippon

In the grey… where the real fight is never obvious. 🔥 It’s harder to deal with a mouse in the house than a gorilla in the villa — because the biggest threat isn’t always the loudest one. 🎵 New song inspired by In the Grey #InTheGrey #MouseInTheHouse #GorillaInTheVilla #FightTheGrey

U.S. authorities said they uncovered a “sophisticated” tunnel used to smuggle drugs into the U.S. from Mexico. The discovery came after a months-long Homeland Security investigation in San Diego.