Follow-ups

Whales, articulated and dismantled My first follower Angie linked me to her ex-husband Grant's website because he wrote the score for a documentary about humpback whales. And Megan forwarded this link from Monday about the disposal of a dead whale on a Delaware beach (they harvested the skull and buried the body).
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The house that May (re)built Follower Kent writes, "I loved the post about May Savidge. I have an ongoing interest in the amazing things that people can accomplish when they are devoted to a cause over a long period of time." He also suggests I consider allowing comments on the site - I may at some point, but until I do, readers are welcome to e-mail me!
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The art of David Teniers the Younger After seeing my post on Teniers' monkey paintings, my Mom pointed out that it was fashionable to upholster Chippendale couches in monkey print fabric, and I found an example here.
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Giraffe evolution Shortly after this post, an anecdote about the remarkable memory of giraffes appeared in the news.

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Face transplant A second face transplant has already been performed in the U.S., on a 59-year-old man who was disfigured in an accident in a Boston subway station.

Autotomy If the video of the wriggling detached lizard tail gave you the creeps, this newly posted video of a Chinese speed-cooking contest will really make your skin crawl!
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Robo-animals Here's another story about an animal outfitted with a customized prosthetic - this time a turtle now named "Tonka" for obvious reasons!
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Seahorses and sea dragons Scientists have pieced together how seahorses evolved to swim standing up. In another story, a seahorse has been saved after being dropped 3 miles inland by a seagull.
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Poisonous plants Friends Megan and Erin pointed out this article about a garden of poisonous plants cultivated by the author of a new book.

Disturbingly young parents DNA tests have proven that 12-year-old Alfie Patten did not impregnate his girlfriend Chantelle Stedman. Instead, her baby Maisie was fathered by a boy who was 14 at the time.
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Killer chimpanzees Two new developments in the mauling of Charla Nash: 1) Stamford, Conn., police have confirmed the presence of Xanax in the animal's system before the attack, and 2) A judge has frozen $10 million in assets belonging to the chimp's owner, since the Nash family is suing her for $50 million.
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Frank Buckland Researchers have decoded the genetic mutations responsible for the rare condition of "bearded lady" Julia Pastrana, who is mentioned and pictured in this post.