Being noisy + Having big ears + Super echo-processing brains = Amazing echolocation abilities.
Why do plants have flowers?
They’re both advertisements and buffets.
What do vampire squid eat?
Gently falling flakes of disgustingness.
Why do marmots like to be fat?
Marmots don’t care what they look like in a swimsuit.
What does the biggest shark in the world eat?
Though this may be a disappointment to some, the biggest shark in the world does not eat humans.
Why are great blue heron feet so goofy looking?
Goofiness is in the eye of the beholder.
Who is better at walking in salt marsh mud: great blue herons or children's authors?
One of them sinks waist deep into the mud. The other one doesn't.
Are giant squid going to start their own YouTube channel?
Giant squid used to always be described as "elusive." Now there is so much footage of them out there, it's like they're cultivating their own online social media personas.
Are there pros and cons to getting hypothermia?
For the most part, getting hypothermia is not good, unless, of course, you want to make your body a suitable habitat for bioluminescent bacteria.
Did high school kids solve a 140-year old scientific mystery?
Yes, though despite this teaser photo, one of them was not me, and neither was the other.
Will a Clark’s nutcracker ever have trouble finding the iPad?
Clark’s nutcrackers are the masters of finding things. Well, certain things that are even smaller than iPads. Namely, pine tree seeds. Each Clark's Nutcracker can bury up to 100,000 seeds a year and then find them all four months later.
Why do fiddler crabs dance like your grandparents did in 1977?
Find out why fiddler crabs are the tiny, arthropod John Travoltas of the salt marsh.