Hello! Your quarry is behind you! This delightful picture was taken at the Kabardino-Balkaria reserve in Russia. Commenters believe this goat is either a Caucasian Tur or an Alpine ibex. Either way, it's a big goat! Link -via reddit

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The video isn't all that exciting, but you'll get a kick out of the song -especially if you've ever studied music theory. The YouTube page has a link to a .pdf of the sheet music. And some lively but geeky music arguments in the comments! -via Metafilter

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Peter the elephant likes to play. Maybe he should take some lessons. -via Arbroath

The following is an article from the science humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research. Not actual science.

by Antoni Chan, Ithaca, New York Benjamin Stein, New York, New York Kenneth Bromberg, New York, New York

After purchasing six-packs of soda cans or beer cans, must we cut the plastic rings that hold the cans together? People say that if we discard these rings without first cutting them, birds and fish will get caught in them and die. We decided to test that claim.

The 6-Pack Safety Hypothesis
Is there really a significant problem? Does our environment -- and the survival of several species -- hinge on us snipping these plastic rings? Our goal was to prove that fish and birds will not get caught in 6-pack rings.

To do this, we used baited 6-pack rings to try our hardest to catch a bird or a fish.

Our Equipment
To purchase supplies for this experiment, we went to our local grocery store, the Ithaca Farmer’s Market. We noticed that outside the store there are both birds in the trees and fish in the water.

Here is a list of the equipment we used:
* 1 set of rings from a 6-pack of soda
* 1 worm (to use as bait for fish)
* bread (to use as bait for birds)
* string, a rock and a stick (for fishing rod)
* potato chips (to snack on while we waited)

And here is a cost analysis of our research project.