Glowing pigs: TNG

Researchers in Denmark report that the Alcon butterfly has managed to produce larvae with a chemical coating similar to that of the local Myrmica rubra ants, tricking the ants into feeding the young.

But the jig will be up when the ants and butterflies settle it once and for all, on next week’s Maury!


BEIJING - A cloned pig whose genes were altered to make it glow fluorescent green has passed on the trait to its young, a development that could lead to the future breeding of pigs for human transplant organs, a Chinese university reported.

There was no immediate word on when the researchers might start to attempt to breed pigs with useful mutations instead of cool ones.


KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A trail of chicken bones left at a burglary scene more than a year ago has led investigators to a Kansas prison inmate with a long rap sheet and a hefty appetite. Police tracked down the suspect through DNA left on six chicken bones strewn throughout a Gladstone apartment where several firearms were stolen in November 2006.

The chickens have yet to be identified but hopefully, soon, their families can have some measure of peace.


SINGAPORE - Male macaque monkeys pay for sex by grooming females, according to a recent study that suggests the primates may treat sex as a commodity.

So, guys, if you want to get laid, it’s time to learn to do pedicures.