The first part of the common name refers to the 6-11 inches, bushy tail which the animal erects when disturbed, displaying the white hairs of the outer edge and under surface. Long, slender legs - ...

Puffin crossings look and function in a similar way to Pelican crossings, but there are some key differences to be aware of. Pedestrians will still see a black and yellow box with a button on it ...

Certain types of dogs have a tendency to steal the spotlight. However, it's time for these lesser-known breeds to trot out of ...

Puffin parents can supply their young with fish more than 100 times a day. 3. Puffin beaks glow under UV light If you thought the puffins couldn’t get any more impressive, in January 2018 ...

The poly-A tail is a long chain of adenine nucleotides that is added to a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule during RNA processing to increase the stability of the molecule. Immediately after a gene in ...

Ring-tailed lemurs are unmistakable because of their long, vividly striped, black-and-white tail. They are familiar residents of many zoos. Lemurs use their hands and feet to move nimbly through ...

Puffin breeding season on Pembrokeshire's Skomer Island is drawing to a close and the birds will soon return to sea once more. More than 38,000 Atlantic puffins began to arrive on the 720-acre ...

Puffin Rock follows the adventures of a family of puffins living on a wild and beautiful Irish island. Oona, an adventure-loving young puffling, and the hero of the show, explores the island with her ...

Puffin has acquired the rights to a "gripping survival tale" from Brogen Murphy. World all-languages rights to Wildlands were negotiated in a two-book deal by Penguin Random House Children’s ...

The black-and-white-colored webbed toes of the tufted puffin and the horned puffin ... Humpback whale “flukes,” or tails, exhibit distinctive designs that allow for the identification of ...

The Tor Project is merging operations with Tails, a portable Linux-based operating system focused on preserving user privacy and anonymity. Tails will be incorporated “into the Tor Project’s ...

The Tor Project, the nonprofit that maintains software for the Tor anonymity network, is joining forces with Tails, the maker of a portable operating system that uses Tor. Both organizations seek ...