Apparently the proto-bulldog was actually a farmdog mastiff with...herding instincts?.

Here, have a bulldog cuddling a chicken:

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Note that dog breeds not recognized by the Kennel Club (and therefore not controlled by its breed standards) tend to be much closer to the average person's platonic ideal of the "generic dog." This dog has more " ( Read more... )

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http://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/atavism1.htm
http://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/bioluminescence.htm
Heck yea, baby.  Did you know that some squit emit clouds of bioluminescent chemicals instead of ink? Science Magazine's may 7th 2010 issue told me so. Isn't  ( Read more... )

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The New Mexico Whiptail:  Cnemidophorus neomexicanus

These things are awesome. Why? 
They're hybrids of two other lizard species.
They're all female.
They reproduce asexually.

Respect the hybrid clone lizards.
RESPECT.

That is all.