Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Zoology today.

Just when we thought we had terrestrial animal life pretty much identified and categorized, we find things may not be as they seem.

An entirely new animal - an apparent new species of canine - was found in Maine. A mutant hybrid wolf-cross-dog possibly. Dead. Documented with really lame close-cropped photos. Typical. However, it could be a possible hoax. Seems the photographer, one Michelle O’Donnell , wants the princely sum of $100 per photo for the rights to publish the "Maine Mutant" on the Internet. Works for me. Time to let sleeping dogs lie.

More morphology. Scientists have debunked the finding in 2004 of a hobbit humanoid found in Indonesia was a new species. Now studies indicate the skeleton found was merely an ancestor of the indigenous people, who probably suffered from severe "development disorder".

A new study reveals that there may be as many as 1,200 species of fish that are venomous or poisonous. This includes salt and fresh water varieties, both wild and acquarium fare, whose venom may be inflicted from splines, fangs or secretions. Some species have poisonous meat. Great. More challenges when ordering sushi.

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