Fishermen Eat 'Alien'
Fishermen from the Rostov region of Russia recently caught a mysterious creature that is said to have made 'squeaking sounds'. The men were out fishing two weeks ago after a storm, and found something unidentifiable. The animal weighed around 100kg, and the men took video footage of it using a camera phone. Then they ate it.
Whilst experts were disappointed that there was nothing left of the creature, the footage has been reviewed by scientists and ufologists, and both appear to agree that there was nothing extra-terrestrial about the specimen.
(Thanks, Jen.)
Duckling Born with Four Legs
A genetic mutation meant Stumpy the duckling was born with four full sized legs. Apparently he's doing well.
(Thanks, Nettie.)
Nope, It's Soap
This website sells... well, soap that's hand-made, coffee-scented, and made to look like dog poo.
Apparently it's a great gift. If a tad surprising for the recipient.
(Thanks, Randall.)
Comments
Reminds me of the cannibals eating a clown when one says "Does this taste funny to you?"
"...it's one of my pet peeves when the media makes this wrong assumption, that every change in a newborn is the product of a genetic change."
You can read his full rant on this news item at:
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/02/ducks_with_6_limbs_are_not_cau.php
I find it very suspicious that these supposed scientists couldn't identify the creature. I'm no ictheologist and I could tell that's what it was right off the bat.
"Embryo development error."