One of the world's smallest deers (species known as chevrotains) was born in a zoo in southern Spain last week. The endangered Java mouse-deer is "no bigger than a hamster" and could fit in the palm of your hand. ...

The Eighty-Eight Butterfly ( Diaethria anna) is named for its awesome numerical markings.

What would happen if the Moon orbited at the same distance as the International Space Station? An animator has created a mind-blowing video of what it would look like:

Snail and slug earbuds. Looks like they are coming for your brains!

The Okapi is native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa. Despite the zebra-like stripes, it is actually more closely related to giraffes. While okapis travel for the most part by themselves within their home ranges, they still have ways of communicating with others whose ranges overlap. A scent gland on each foot leaves behind a sticky, tar-like substance wherever they have walked, marking their territory. Okapis have a great sense of smell. By checking the ground, an okapi can tell if another okapi has been there. Males also mark their territory by urine spraying. Normally silent, female okapis vocalize only when they are ready to breed. ...

These chips have been made out of cricket carcases. The first edible insect farm in the U.S. has opened in an attempt to create a more sustainable food source. And we should probably try to get over the yuck factor.

This sand castle has been etched on a single grain of sand.