Wild Things:
Life as We Know It
Dinosaur gangs, psychedelic fish and long-distance elephant calls
- By Amanda Bensen, Joseph Caputo, T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino and Sarah Zielinski
- Smithsonian magazine, May 2009
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Psychedelic Fish On Groovy Trip
Found: A new species of "hopping" fish off the coast of Indonesia. Named Histiophryne psychedelica for its trippy appearance, the three-inch-long fish has baggy skin and zebra-like stripes radiating from its forward-facing eyes. But what makes it unique is the way it moves, say University of Washington researchers. The fish hops along the bottom of the sea on leg-like fins, jet-propelling itself forward by flushing water through little gill openings on its sides.
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My wife and I work at the Georgia State Archives, while there I came across an article in the May 2009 issue of the Smithsonian Magazine, the article mentioned that stone tools were found with animal proteins detected on the tools. Along with camel, bear, and sheep proteins there were horse proteins, and it was my understanding that horse's did not exist on this continent until they were brought here by the Spanish. If the horse was on this contenent when did they disappear, and could they have been used as beasts of burden by the people living in the area? I realize they were probably smaller than the burros of today and much smaller than todays horse, but just how big were they. Thank you Ben Carrigan
Posted by Ben Carrigan on November 2,2009 | 06:31 PM
what an odd fish, its just so weird.
Posted by Avery on May 11,2009 | 05:25 PM
Just another amazing thing about elephants! The more we learn, the more amazing they seem!
Posted by Denise Mathews on April 21,2009 | 12:41 AM