Skunk cabbage is one of the first plants to sprout in the springtime in the Northern Hemisphere. The plant itself is 20?C (76?F) warmer than the surrounding air, and it melts the snow around itself so that the shoots can sprout upwards.
Phony buffalo
Phony buffalo A rare Asian mountain buffalo that is on the
endangered species list actually never existed at all! Scientists
heard legends of the buffalo and thought they bought its twisted
horns at Cambodian, Vietnamese and Thai markets. What they really
bought were cows horns that had been heated and twisted to sell to
tourists! FEBRUARY 1, 2001
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