An awesome article in the NY Times Science section about the walrus, including their ability to turn squeeze toys into instruments--a skill they can even teach--when adequately recompensed.
As scuba-divers, _MWife_ and I were fascinated to see this video about a frill shark along the coast of Japan, an animal normally living at 600 feet. It is both unfortunate and a blessing for science that the animal was in bad condition and is now on the cutting table.