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Monday, April 4, 2011

Chirp!

Mummified remains of 8 million dogs excavated in Egypt

A labyrinth of sacred tunnels packed with the mummified remains of millions of dogs has been excavated under the Egyptian desert.

The catacombs are estimated to contain the remains up to eight million dogs, many of which would have been offered to the gods when they were just hours old.

Others would have been treated as living representatives of the dog or jackal-headed god Anubis and would have lived out their lives in the nearby temple before being preserved and laid to rest in the network of tunnels.

The fascinating details come from Cardiff University scientists, who along with Egyptian colleagues are the first to examine the structure and contents of the complex underground network built 2,500 years ago under the Saqqara desert.

The dog catacomb is the larger of two in the area. The Saqqara desert also contains catacombs dedicated to bulls, cows, baboons, ibises, hawks and cats.

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Saturday, April 2, 2011

Video: Sing-a-long

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Friday, April 1, 2011

Chickens for vampires?

Photograph courtesy University of Edinburgh

The naked neck chicken—also dubbed the churkey or turken—has a chicken-like body but a turkey-like head atop a long, deep-red neck. The mutation first arose in domestic chickens in northern Romania hundreds of years ago.

Scientists have cracked why the Transylvanian naked neck chicken has a featherless neck—and it isn't to give vampires easier access.

The Transylvanian bird's naked neck results from a random genetic mutation that causes the overproduction of a feather-blocking molecule called BMP12, a new DNA study shows.

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Would you?

Poor pup, look how embarrassed she looks ...

Why would anyone do this?

Aha! It's for publicity.

Jody Woodhouse, the dog's owner, owns a local grooming parlor in Tauranga, New Zealand, called Kiwi Petz and says the stunt aimed to bring laughter and amusement to the community.