Australian jewel beetles have been found to have a particular attraction to a certain brand of beer bottle. The brown-hued bottle with the grippy nubbins on its base apparently trigger the beetle’s amorous desire, and they often die trying to mate with the bottles.
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A clouded leopard cub stands on its hind legs and hold its front paws aloft in a photo taken at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington. Two-month-old Sumalee appears to strike an almost human pose as she stands up unaided to swat at a pillow being held by one of her keepers. A spokesman for the zoo said: ”The cub is not leaning against glass, she’s standing on her own.” Sumalee and sibling Taji were born at the zoo on June 14 to mother Chai Li. The zoo is one of only three zoos in America breeding endangered clouded leopards.
Picture: Seth Bynum / Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Supplied by Pacific Coast News (via Pictures of the day: 25 August 2011 - Telegraph, viaallcreatures)
