NOTHING STRANGER THAN NATURE

Racing sled dogs are a mix of breeds, including Siberian Husky and Alaskan Malamute.

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In the NOTHING-STRANGER-THAN-NATURE Category,

Iditarod Dogs' Endurance Secret Revealed

By Jeanna Bryner, Senior Writer
posted: 25 September 2008 02:59 pm ET

Racing sled dogs could be considered the Lance Armstrongs of the canine world, for their strength and endurance. New research sheds light on how they do it

http://www.livescience.com/animals/080925-sled-dogs.html

(I'm very glad they can do it. Now if only we could. D.B.)

Animals
Bees Can Count

By Graciela Flores, Natural History Magazine
posted: 26 September 2008 03:55 pm ET

Honeybees are clever little creatures. They can form abstract concepts, such as symmetry versus asymmetry, and they use symbolic language — the celebrated waggle dance — to direct their hivemates to flower patches. New reports suggest that they can also communicate across species, and can count — up to a point.

http://www.livescience.com/animals/080926-bees-count.html

Check out the jellyfish riding crabs.

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-94406