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A woodpecker can hit a tree at roughly 1000 Gs of deceleration, and that should be catastrophic. So, what happens? #evolution #woodpecker #birdfacts #animalscience #evolutionarybiology

Ravens and crows engage in object exchange behaviors that resemble reciprocal social bonding. They're not feathery people, but they're not also operating on pure instinct. #ravens #corvid #wildlifefacts #sciencefacts

Emus, cassowaries, kiwis, and even the extinct moa lack flight, but the reason why may surprise you. #evolution #birdsfacts #sciencefacts #evolutionarybiology

Under a minute? Cheetahs hunts are almost over before they start, but they aren't always fruitful. #science #bigcats #animalscience #biology #wildlife #cheetah

Thank you for the fun SciAnts Game Day! We chatted all things fast animals (air, water, land) and played @forzahorizonmirror.bsky.social ! Thank you @paleontologizing.bsky.social @YanTasticTV @pharewings.bsky.social @TheNarwhalPod @pyrokittytavern.bsky.social @onlythomwilltell

How does a cat know it will fit? How do they never get stuck? What's the smallest space you've seen a cat fit in? #science #cats #catscience #catanatomy #funfacts #biology

Have you wondered why your cat can purr seemingly non stop? Why can some big cats roar but not purr? Why do you think it might be more complicated than you think #science #bigcats #catscience #biology #wildlife #lions #tigers

Have you wondered how calico cats get that patchwork pattern? How about why they are always the same three colors? Why are there so few male calicos? It all comes down to genetics. #biology #scienceshorts #calicocats #catscience #genetics

What is epigenetics? How does it work? How can it help Cancer spread? Cancer can manipulate your DNA without changing it. #cancer #science #biology

Healthy cells protect their DNA, but when genes that are involved are mutated, havoc begins. #science #biology #cancer

Typically inflammation is a good thing, it's your bodies way of fighting infection or energy. Chronic inflammation, however, can lead to an environment that can support cancer growth. #science #biology #cancer #inflammation

Half a billion years ago the ocean was full of these now extinct armored animals who dominated the ecosystem for 270 million years. #science #sciencefacts #trilobite #armor

Thank you for the wonderful SciAnts Thursday! We chatted phylogenies, shrews, mice and played more #mousePIForHire! Thank you @ashleefl.bsky.social @bitgamey.bsky.social @dostuffmakethings.bsky.social @wtflanalux.bsky.social @FelineFancy @EliciaMartin @KenseiXero @streamingfalcon.bsky.social 1/2

A tiny snail has extraordinarily strong teeth, but why? Meet one of the strongest biological materials ever recorded. #science #sciencefacts #biology #snails

This migration happens year after year. Zebras, wildebeest, gazelles, and crocodiles oh my. Millions of animals move across the Serengeti each year in a awe inspiring journey. #science #biology #migration #africa #serengeti

Armor made of fingernails, but with the strength of chainmail. Keratin is this mammals best friend. Especially when it rolls into a ball! #science #biology #sciencefacts #pangolin

Who is excited for the new #MortalKombat movie? For your chuckle, here is Johnny Cage as a Tardigrade! FINISH HIM! #MortalKombatEnGAME #MK #mortalkombatmovie

Thank you for the fun Wacom Wednesday! We chatted viral replication and finished our tardigrade as the lorax! Thank you @fischman001 @GunnGrl34 @ipaintbirbs.bsky.social @tephra_fall @andreanoart @dostuffmakethings.bsky.social @earend.bsky.social for the raids! We passed the love to @Patty!

Why we need to get a flu shot every year? It's the shuffling of a genetic deck #science #biology #virology #influenzaa #fluvaccine

Meet the Sputnik Virophage, a virus that attacks viruses! The virus that goes after the Goliaths of the viral world. #science #biology #virology #genetics

Viruses so big you can see them with a light microscope? This isn't your normal virus. #science #biology #virology #genetics #bacteria

Seahorses, those might look like scales, but they aren't. The tiny little critters have some of the most interesting armor in the aquatic world. #science #biology #marinelife

Do whales have culture? How far do they migrate? These question and more on today's short! #science #biology #marinelife #whales

Turtles shells are armor, but what are they made of? #science #biology #turtles