New Planet Discovered- Most Earth-Like Yet!

Who:: 11 European Astronomers (those were only the people who found the planet)
What:: A new planet was found by these astronomers. The planet has quite a few of the same living conditions as Earth. Some of these include having both day and night (well, one on each side of the planet), having warm and cold weather, just the right temperature- not too hot or too cold. Scientists also believe that there might even be a lot of water on the planet, which led to another shocking theory- is there actual life on this planet? Scientists are still trying to decide whether this is a true statement or not.
When:: April 26th. Isn't that today?!?
Where:: Uhh...not sure how to answer this one. I guess I'll just say it happened in outer space.
Why:: I'm pretty sure that while the Hubble Space Telescope was flying around space, it just kinda snapped the picture of the new planet and the astronomers saw it.
My Opinion:: OMG!! I think it's sooo cool that we might be able to house life on another planet! Even though you would weigh so much more on the new planet, you could have a birthday every 13 days!! =]!! That would be awesome. I really hope that scientists and astronomers find out more about this planet and its conditions. It would be the best place to go for our next family vacation!! =D

Here's the original article. <33

Orangutans Monkey Around With Video Games

Who:: Two orangutans

What:: These orangutans were found playing on a touch screen video game, using their lips and feet to play.

When:: April 13th of this year

Where:: Zoo Atlanta

Why:: Since the touch screen game is a screen mounted into a tree in the exhibit, these orangutans find it fascinating to go over and play with the screen. They can't seem to get enough of the game!

My Opinion:: This was adorable when I first read it! (Well, it still is) I knew that monkeys were smart animals, but I didn't know that they could play video games like these!! I copied and pasted a part of the article explaining what the games were. "In one game, orangutans choose identical photographs or match orangutan sounds with photos of the animals -- correct answers are rewarded with food pellets. Another game lets them draw pictures by moving their hands and other body parts around the screen. Printouts of their masterpieces are on display in the zoo." As you can see, orangutans are very smart animals. I love monkeys and they're sooo cute!!

I found the original post here.

Condor Eggs Found- Possible Return of Condor Birds!

Who:: Dr. Mike Wallace of the Zoological Society of San Diego and other colleagues
What:: A condor egg was found in a deserted eagle's nest
When:: The egg was found on March 25th
Where:: The nest and egg was found on a cliff in the Sierra San Pedro de Martir National Park, in the interior of Baja California
Why:: Scientists believe that the finding of the condor egg could mean that condor birds may return to Mexico and parts of the U.S. for the first time in around 75 years!
My Opinion:: As I was reading this story, I realized that it was similar to another story that I was going to do for one of my blogs. It was about the return of sea otters, I think, and it was saying how the animals had not been in New York for, like, 20 years or something. I thought that both of those stories, the one about the otters and this post, were very cute! I love animals and I am just glad that condor birds can once again live in our country (and Mexico).

I found the original article here! =)