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  Indri Hapsari

  

  How a 5-Ounce Bird Stores 10,000 Maps in Its Head

  National Geographic - Robert Krulwich

  It weighs only four or five ounces, its brain practically nothing, and yet, oh my God, what this little bird can do. It’s astonishing. Around now, as we begin December, the Clark’s nutcracker has, conservatively, 5,000 (and up to 20,000) treasure maps in its head. They’re accurate, detailed, and …

• The cuttie pinguins

  

  Nat Geo Science

  Jan 20, 2015

  In honor of #PenguinAwarenessDay, see our favorite photos of the beloved birds:

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  Indri Hapsari

  

  How zoology has been transformed by mobile technology

  The Guardian - Rory Wilson

  Photograph: Ronny Adolof Buol/Ronny Adolof Buol/Demotix/Corbis The nocturnal Indonesian tarsier, seen here resting on a tree branch, can be monitored at night using image intensifiers and infra-red cameras. Photograph: Ronny Adolof Buol/Ronny Adolof Buol/Demotix/Corbis The nocturnal Indonesian …