Friday, May 30, 2008

Fishy Mommy


Evidence of one of the earliest live births was found in the fossil record. The 380 million year old fossil was found in Australia and shows a mother and baby fish connected by an umbilical chord.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/05/28/mother-fish-fossil.html

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Political Parrot



When I watch this video all I can think of is the people who taught their parrots "Whaaaaaaaasuuuuuuuuup" a few years ago and lived to regret it.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Baby does what he is told


Here is a story about an African Grey who flew away from home. Being the smart parrot that he is he told the vet he was staying with his name and address. Those are some lucky owners!
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,356850,00.html

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Macaw Madness



Here is a little video of a Green Wing Macaw dancing and "lip syncing" to a song by Robyn. I love it!

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Frog Puzzle


Since I am going to be a science teacher this 3-D frog puzzle holds a special appeal to me. I can imagine it on my future teacher desk.
Thanks to Nerd Approved for finding this.
http://afternoononline1.stores.yahoo.net/205328.html