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January 6, 2024

What do you get when you pick a pig's nose?

(No story, just the headline.)

January 6, 2024

Rarely Seen Images Of Things We've Always Wondered About

So The Mystery Is Deeper Than We Thought!
Ancient Polynesians carved the mysterious Easter Island Heads between A.D 1100 and 1500. Although their traditional name is 'moai', people know them as those incredible giant heads. When it was discovered that giant heads have bodies as well, it shocked a lot of people.

An Intact Human Nervous System
Two medical students in Kirksville, Missouri, were given a unique challenge and they had the 'nerve' to complete it. The challenge was to dissect the nervous system of a cadaver (corpse) starting from the brain downward but making sure they leave the entire system in one piece. It took over 1,500 hours to complete the process. This extraordinary display is located at the Museum of Osteopathic Medicine at A.T. Still University (ATSU) in Kirksville.

No Need For A CT Scan Or MRI
You can see every organ in the glass frog. Although glass frogs are primarily lime green, the abdominal skin of some members of this family is transparent. Scientists are not really sure about the reason behind their see-through skin, but they think that it is meant to resemble eggs and confuse predators. You can find reticulated glass frogs in the rainforest of Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador

An Albino Raccoon
This cute albino raccoon looks like a doggo or piglet with lots of hair. Did you know that one raccoon named Rebecca lived in The White House? She was kept as a pet by US President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge. We all know raccoons for their bandit black and white look, but this cutie is a rare one. As albino raccoons lack camouflage, they find it difficult to hide from predators and have a shorter lifespan.

Not A Head Scratcher
Don't be fooled by this picture that looks like a head-scratcher or some alien. It is a processed image of an actual virus. Its level of creepiness does not disappoint. It comes from the family of bacteriophages, or phages for short. Frederick Twort discovered them in 1915 and Félix d’Herelle in 1917. At that time, scientists didn't know how phages worked as they were used to treat cholera. It was in 1940 when scientists used an electron microscope to understand how phages work. This virus infects bacteria and cannot reproduce or survive without it.

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January 6, 2024

The Doberman Horse Whisperer

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Friday Night Fur Funnies

January 1, 2024

Happy New Year, DU!!!

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Merry Xmas to My DU Friends!

You help me keep my sanity, my sense of humor, and hope.

Love to all,
Bayard

December 23, 2023

Cookie Is a "Little Penguin" and The Mascot of The Zoo Bird House in Cincinnati

We’ve all had moments when we’ve looked over and seen our pet dog or cat simply wandering around, doing everything in their power to look as adorable as they can. When we start to call out their name for them to come closer, they seem to ignore us, continuing to wander around as if we said nothing at all. Somehow, pretending not to hear us just makes them all cuter.

Suddenly, something happens, and they get a twinge of recognition. Their attention goes from a dazed and lazy wandering to an intense focus and excitement. Maybe it’s a friend. Maybe it’s a treat, or maybe it is a toy. One thing is for sure, they see something they want, and they are about to go absolutely nuts.

When this penguin named Cookie was filmed wandering around the Cincinnati Zoo, he paid little to no attention to the people calling his name. Suddenly, he notices his favorite caretaker, and he goes absolutely nuts.

Cookie is so adorable. He has even been named the official mascot of the Zoo Bird House at the Cincinnati Zoo. Words just can’t describe just how unbelievably cute this little penguin is. You’ll just have to watch this for yourself. I can watch this guy over and over again; he is adorable.