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Swim between the flags

By Animals

This photo was taken on a less than beautiful Melbourne day. Deceptively you would think it was cold and miserable, but in reality it was low 30’s, mild breeze and easy on the eyes due to the overcast of clouds (which later on that day spilled their guts – in a good kind of way – our garden was grateful).  I like this beach in Melbourne because we can take the dogs (24 hour dog beach, 7 days a week).  If you’d like to see what’s happening on the beach right now, check out the Zu’s live webcam by clicking here.

March 6, 2012
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Darwin 4 : Dinosaurs 0

By Dinosaurs

I’ve always had a soft spot for dinosaurs – cute, green giants is how I imagine them to be. I’m sure if I was around 200 million years ago I’d think otherwise.

This is another in the series of ‘Why dinosaurs became extinct’. The moral is, don’t mess with Darwin.  If you missed the first three, here they are: Dino take 1, Dino take 2, Dino take 3.

March 5, 2012
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How clever is an octopus?

By Animals

Oh yes it can. It would appear that the humble octopus has a few tricks up its sleeve, including the ability to open a jar. Check out this video on YouTube….and this isn’t the only video displaying the marvels of the octopus. Apparently there is an Australian species which likes to hide under a coconut shell for protection.

March 1, 2012
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And the winner is……

By Bill and Ben the little green alien men, Competitions

Congratulations to Bonita for being the first winner of the ‘Create a cartoon caption’ competition.  Your prize is in the mail! 

To see the fantastic submissions, click here to view them all. I must admit it was close, so I created a ‘Runners up’….and for those of you who I know are rather competitive, they are not listed in any particular order.

If you didn’t win this time, don’t worry, there’s always next time, and next time starts tomorrow! Yep, due to popular demand I’m having a competition every month.

February 29, 2012
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Fussy fish

By That's life

Current science believes that the Universe began about 13.7 billion years ago. The earth came to existence about 4.5 billion years ago, with the first basic forms of life starting a mere 3.8 billion years ago.  Our friends the humble fish appeared about 500 million years ago and mammals only 65 million years ago.  Here’s a visual timeline of evolution I found.

February 28, 2012
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No intelligence, just wood

By Animals

OK, 3 woodpecker facts to help you impress your work colleagues, whilst making a cup of coffee at work.

1. Woodpeckers don’t eat wood, they just peck at wooden trunks to find yummy bugs and sap hiding deep within the bark of the tree.

2. Woodpeckers have reinforced skulls structured to spread the impact force, and their brains are tightly cushioned and protected, which is handy because they can peck up to 20 times per second.

3. The majority of woodpeckers have zygodactyl feet (sounds like a dinosaur description to me). Two toes face the front and another two the back, which helps them grip trees and poles vertically. Combined with a stiff feathered tail and their zygodactyl feet they embrace the tree to enable them to climb vertically.

February 22, 2012
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