animals
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Dolphins Have a Fully Functional Clitoris, Study Finds
Humans and dolphins have even more in common than we might have thought, new research suggests. Biologists say they’ve found clear anatomical evidence that female dolphins have a fully functional clitoris that helps them experience pleasure during sex — just as it does for humans. The findings may one day help scientists trace back the…
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Sea Otters Are Teaching Us How Mammals Adapted to Life in Cold Water
Life in the cold can be difficult for animals. As the body chills, organs including the brain and muscles slow down. The body temperature of animals such as reptiles and amphibians mostly depends on the temperature of their environment – but mammals can increase their metabolism, using more energy to warm their body. This allows…
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‘Cockpit’. Why Is It Called Such a Funny Word?
Have you ever had a word all of a sudden lose its normal, expected associations and then reveal itself to you, in all its inherent weirdness? You can get there by repeating a word over and over until you force all meaning out of it, but sometimes the weirdness of the word is so close…
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You Can Now Visit Polar Bears in an Electric Tundra Buggy
Churchill, Manitoba, is a staging ground of sorts for polar bears. The bears hang tight there, waiting for sea ice to form on Hudson Bay each winter so that they can go for a hunt for seals.