A horn grows through the upper lip of this whale. This calls for a haiku.
narwhals are special,
unicorns of the arctic,
one tusk, sometimes two
Double tusk all the way. It's so beautiful.
Photo via National Geographic and jangeisler
May 26 2010
Animal Anomaly: One-eyed Kitten
Another example of the creepy-cute paradox? The evidence is before your eyes.
It was 2005 in Redmond, Oregon. Late one cold December night, a small kitten was born with just one eye, no nose and no eyelid. He was christened Cy (short for Cyclops) and passed away just one day later. Cy’s unique appearance was caused by a form of holoprosencephaly, a brain development disorder that can cause cyclopia – the failure of eyes to properly separate.
Jan 29 2010
Animal Anomaly: Two-toned Lobster
Buy 1 get 1 half off?
This Two-toned Lobster was caught by a lobster fisherman in Maine a few years ago. The color split is the result of a simple abnormality – half the shell lacks the blue pigment. We love this specimen so much because it looks as if it is half-cooked:
- Brown = raw, live crustacean ready to take off your finger
- Orange = tasty morsels ready to be dipped in melted butter
Fortunately, the Two-toned Lobster now lives in an aquarium for all to gawk at. It has been noted that the odds of finding a two-toned lobster is approximately 1 in 50 million.
Sep 28 2009
Animal Anomaly: Two-Faced Cat
Two-Faced Kitten, born in TX
Twice as cute or twice as creepy? One brain or two? Do the kibbles go down a single esophagus? Poor little…kitty…kittens…kitty.