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Imagine if your head weighed 48 pounds! A bighorn sheep skull discovered in Montana is the world’s largest. It’s massive horns curl around for nearly 50 inches and are over 17 inches in circumference. The sheep had died of natural causes on an island in Flathead Lake. Maybe so many people complimented him that he got a big head!
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Today is National Plum Pudding Day. Also called Christmas pudding, a tradition is for the whole family to hold onto a wooden spoon and make a wish while stirring the batter together. In the 17th century, raisins and other fruits were called plums, so don’t be surprised if your recipe doesn’t call for plums!
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Taronga Zoo in Sydney Australia has over 20 baby feathertail gliders! Also known as pygmy glider possums, 12 gliders were pregnant at once and the joeys have all emerged from their mothers’ pouches. The marsupials are so quick and tiny that zoo officials can’t quite count them. Adults are less than 3 inches long!
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Scientists believe the Moon was formed by a giant object crashing into the Earth’s crust. A new study shows how the Moon started separating from Earth 4 billion years ago. The hypothesis is that the Sun was weaker, most of Earth’s water was frozen, and a hot Moon bulged as its poles slowly froze.
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Scientists have figured out that today’s 4,500 species of cockroaches probably shared a common ancestor in the Triassic period. They’ve been evolving for 235 million years! In order to spread all over the Earth, they just had to sit and wait. When the supercontinent, Pangea, split into today’s continents, cockroaches drifted to world domination.
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Callie Schenker in Missouri came home to a surprising sight. A dog was sitting on her pony! Her one-eyed pony, Cricket, gave Callie a side glance then trotted away with her neighbor’s corgi on its back. I guess even dogs want a pet pony!
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Today is National Make A Friend Day. It’s fun to make new friends, but it can be hard to meet someone new when you’re shy. You’re in luck, because it’s also National Peppermint Patty Day! Offering candy to someone is a great conversation starter, especially when it’s a chocolate covered mint!
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Zoo Miami welcomed boy and girl baby zebras, but they weren’t twins. Two Grevey’s zebras gave birth on the same day! The endangered species is native to Kenya and Ethiopia. They are larger than other zebra species and have thin stripes that stop before reaching the belly. The foals are jumping and running already!
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February 16th is the Chinese New Year, which begins the Year of the Dog. The 12 year cycles are based on the Chinese zodiac. Legends say the Jade Emperor held a race to pick the zodiac animals. The rat won, followed by the ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig!
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Scientists have been studying a lake in the sea in the Gulf of Mexico. The brine pool at the bottom of the sea is five times saltier than the surrounding waters. The toxic habitat contains deadly concentrations of hydrogen sulfide and methane, giving it the nickname, “Hot Tub of Despair.”
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