The difference between biologist and normal people is that when biologist hear a story like this one they say "wow, I wish I could have been there" and normal people start wondering about the process for involuntary committal.
http://www.livingalongsidewildlife.com/2013/09/huckleberry-finns-adventure-on-devils.html
The Earth is filled with living species that have yet to be identified and categorized by scientists. Not everything fits neatly into our categories. Imagine how much harder it must be if you only have fossils to go by - we aren't even sure if some of these organisms are plant or animal!
http://io9.com/the-bizarre-life-forms-that-cannot-be-categorized-1245804910
Amazing how fast they grow up. An adaptation to a hostile environment.
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/09/03/life-in-a-rapidly-shrinking-puddle/
Anyone who thinks language is unique to humans has not been paying attention to research like this. A species of S. American monkey that can tell others WHAT the threat is (what type of predator) and WHERE it is (in the trees? On the ground?).
http://www.nature.com/news/monkey-s-alarm-calls-reveal-predator-location-1.13662
Save the birds, save the coffee! North American warblers that winter in Costa Rica are helping to save the coffee crop from pest insects.
http://www.nature.com/news/birds-protect-costa-rica-s-coffee-crop-1.13689
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