Dolphins think about the future. And the kids pretend to smoke cigarettes.

At a dolphinarium, a person standing by the pool's window noticed that a dolphin calf was watching him. When he released a puff of smoke from his cigarette, the dolphin immediately swam off to her mother, returned and released a mouthful of milk, causing a similar effect ( Read more... )

Researchers at the University of Sussex have discovered that cats use a "soliciting purr" to overpower their owners.

BBC News Article"Just you try and overpower me with high-frequency sound, Olly Cat! Just you try it. I'll- I'll deck you, I will. You know I'm capable of it ( Read more... )

1) New Scientist has an article about this bloke who uses echolocation to find his way around.

2) Forget fantasies of ninjas versus pirates. Apparently, according to the Chinese news, in the real world, we have dolphins versus pirates. Dolphins tend to be portrayed as gentle, enlightened, peace-loving creatures but this article makes you think ( Read more... )

I don't need to be bothered that I'm not a proper grown-up.

I think I'll revel in it instead, like this awesome old lady.

Seriously, she is awesome.

( Tests, which are mostly boring. Feh. I should take tests which are more fun. )