Luke Wilson

A Newly Discovered Orchid, Deep In The Forest Of Madagascar, Has Been Called The Ugliest Orchid In The World. The Orchid, Named Gastrodia Agnicellus, Relies On Its Fungus For Food Through Out Its Life, As It Does Not Have Any Cell For Photosynthesis. The Endangered Orchid, Though Rotten Looking, Is Said To Have “Fresh, Citrusy Smell.”

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The World’s Most Expensive Sheep Was Sold In Scotland For The Price Of Over $490,000. The Pricey Animal, Named “Double Diamond,” Is A Texel Sheep–A Highly Sought-After Sheep In The Uk Because Of Their Lean And Very High-Quality Meat. Average Sheep In the UK Sells For $133. Texel Is Named After The Island Of Texel In The Netherlands.

An Apple Tree, Thought To Be The Oldest In The Pacific Northwest, Has Died At The Age Of 194 Years This June Of 2020. The Tree, Planted In 1826 In Vancouver, Washington, Is Said To Be The Matriarch Of The Region’s Apple Industry. And Its Apples, Which Are Green And Bitter Tasting, Are Said To Be Great For Baking.

A 194-year-old apple…

Researchers Have Discovered That The Pinkest Flamingos, Both Male And Female, Are More Aggressive Than Their Paler Rivals And Tend To Push Them Around When Fighting Over Food. And The Birds Tend To Fight More When Food Is Available In A More Confined Area Such As A Bowl. Their Pink Color Comes From Carotenoids In Their Food.

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Researchers Are Blaming The Long-Lasting Marine Heat Wave, Called “The Blob,” For The Largest Mass Die-Offs Of Seabirds, Known As Murres, In The Pacific Northwest. About 1 Million Birds Have Been Said To Have Washed Ashore From California to Alaska In 2015 And 2016 Due To The Heat Wave Effect On The Marine Ecosystem Food Supply. Hmm!

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A Study Of 70,000 Birds From 52 North American Migratory Bird Specimen Is Indicating That The Body Size Of Birds Shrank By ~2.6% While Their Wingspan Length Grew ~1.3% During A 38-Year Period (1978 to 2016), As A Result Of Global Warming. Scientists Are Of The Opinion That These Changes May Be Adaptive To Maintain The Birds’ Lifestyle.

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Every 5 Years, In December, The Largest Animal Sacrifice Is Carried Out In Nepal, During Gadhimai Festival, To Appease Goddess Gadhimai. The Animals Decapitated With Blunt Metal Swords Range From Buffalos, Goats, Chickens, Pigs, Rats, And Pigeons. The Number Of Animals Killed, In 2014, Is ~30,000 Due To Efforts Of Animal Rights Groups.

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Birds Are Disappearing From North America, And It Is Not Because They Are Migrating Elsewhere. A Recent Report Is Indicating That The Bird Population In The US And Canada Has Declined By 3 billion, Or 29% In The Last 50 Years. And This Is Due To Many Factors, Including Important Ones Like Habitat Loss And Wider Use Of Pesticides.

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It’s Known That Matter Exist In 3 States: Solid, Liquid And Gaseous. But Now, Scientists Seem To Have Discovered A New State, By Applying Extreme Pressure And Temperature To Potassium Element, Where Matter Exists As Both Liquid And Solid. Over 6 Elements, Under The Right Condition, Are Thought Capable Of Existing In This State.

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Damn, The 5 Yr Old Pigeon, Named Armando, Has Been Sold For A Commanding Price Of $1.4 Million. Armando Is Said To Be The World’s Best Distance Racer Of All Time. Pigeon Racing Is Common In Places Like China. Armando Is At The Retirement Age For A Race Pigeon, But He Could Still Father Potential Champion Pigeons.