Life's Little Mysteries Creatures Archives
What is it Like to Be a Bird?
January 04, 2013, Ben Mauk, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Discovering the mental faculties of birds, such as navigation.
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What Is an Omnivore?
January 02, 2013, Corey Binns, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Omnivores eat whatever they can get their paws, fins, or sticky fingers on.
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What Is an Herbivore?
January 02, 2013, Corey Binns, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Herbivorous animals are vegetarians. They only eat plants.
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What's a Species?
December 28, 2012, Ben Mauk, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Determining which categories an organism falls into is no easy matter. In general, physical characteristics determine grouping.
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What Is a Carnivore?
December 22, 2012, Corey Binns, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
In the wild, carnivores are king. They prey on other animals. They eat primarily meat.
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What Do Camels Eat in the Desert?
December 19, 2012, Corey Binns, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Camels' large, leathery mouths can handle the prickly thorns of almost any kind of desert vegetation, including that which other desert animals steer clear of.
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Is Cow-Tipping Possible?
December 11, 2012, Ben Mauk, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
The physics of cow-tipping, to the extent that much is known about it.
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Is a Dog's Mouth Cleaner Than a Human's?
December 07, 2012, Jessie Jiang, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Can a dog's mouth really be cleaner than a human's, despite all the leftover macaroni they chew?
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How Old Were the Oldest Dinosaurs?
December 06, 2012, Corey Binns
Dinosaurs are keeping mum on exactly how many birthdays they celebrated back in the day.
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Why Are Animals Bigger in Colder Climates?
November 20, 2012, Lindsey Konkel, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
It pays to be doughy when it's snowy.
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How Do Oysters Make Pearls?
November 20, 2012, Michelle Bryner, Life’s Little Mysteries Contributor
An oyster forms pearls by secreting a mineral substance called nacre and uses it to quarantine an irritant.
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How Do Cats Purr?
November 19, 2012, Michelle Bryner, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Scientists are still puzzled over the exact mechanism of purring.
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Dog Chases Stick, Orca Chases Dog
November 19, 2012, Eli MacKinnon, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
As a species, dogs put a high emphasis on retrieving sticks and a comparatively low emphasis on avoiding contact with killer whales.
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Where Do Fruit Flies Come From?
November 18, 2012, Corey Binns, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Fruit flies need very little to call your kitchen their “home, sweet home."
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Why Do Birds Lay Eggs?
November 18, 2012, Corey Binns, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Oviparous animals produce eggs that hatch after leaving the mother's body.
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Were Dinosaurs Colorful?
November 16, 2012, Corey Binns, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Dinosaurs had bumpy skin, similar to the skin of an alligator or a flightless emu bird. But their skin color remains a mystery to paleontologists today.
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Extremely Rare White Humpback Filmed Near Norway
November 16, 2012, Eli MacKinnon, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
A sailor filmed an otherworldly white humpback on a voyage to Norway.
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How Do Birds Navigate?
November 15, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
About 50 animal species use Earth's magnetic field for navigation.
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How Do Dinosaurs Get Their Names?
November 15, 2012, Corey Binns,
Dinosaurs earn their names just like Tiny Tim, Andre the Giant and William "The Fridge" Perry.
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Are Insects Bigger at the Equator?
November 14, 2012, Lindsey Konkel, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Giant bugs can't take a little cold?
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How Did Dinosaurs Communicate?
November 14, 2012, Corey Binns, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Dinosaurs definitely didn't have email and text messages to keep in touch with friends, but scientists are quite certain that there was dialogue among the beasts
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Is Every Single Elephant a Village-Wrecking Booze Hound?
November 09, 2012, Eli MacKinnon, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Do elephants really go on parade — murderous, drunken parade?
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Do Snakes Have Ears?
November 07, 2012, Robert Roy Britt
Snakes have no visible ear, so they don't hear sounds as we do.
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Did Hiker Film Bigfoot, Black Bear or 'Blobsquatch'?
November 05, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
A new Bigfoot video is racking up millions of views, but are there any compelling facts in the compelling footage?
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The Surprising Connection Between Turkeys and T. Rex
November 05, 2012, George Frederick, Life's Little Mysteies Contributor
Both dinos and turkeys have a furcula. Now, what's that?
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