USB drives003 Archivesunfortunately small and easy to lose.
If you happened to misplace one on the southern tip of New Zealand's South Island, scientists from the country's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) are looking for you.
SEE ALSO: Zoo lets you name a snake after an ex, just in time for Valentine's DayJust how they found it is rather interesting: The USB drive was found in the poop of a leopard seal, which had been sitting in a NIWA freezer since November 2017.
Three weeks ago, volunteers pulled out the sample for researchers to study, which starts by defrosting the poop.
"Then we basically have to sift it. You put it under the cold tap, get all the gross stuff off, smoosh it around a bit and separate the bones, feathers, seaweed and other stuff," volunteer Jodie Warren said in a statement online.
Inside the poop, they found a USB drive which still worked. The drive contained photos of sea lions, and a video of someone kayaking, with a seal bobbing around in the background.
Looks like a great trip, by the way.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
So, NIWA is on the hunt for the owner, but what they actually want in exchange is more seal poo, which is valuable for researchers in their study of the animal.
"It is very worrying that these amazing Antarctic animals have plastic like this inside them," Warren added. "The more we can find out about these creatures, the more we can ensure they are looked after."
Sounds like a fair deal to us.
Fyre Festival and Trump’s Language
Best Pokémon TCG deal: Surging Sparks Build and Battle Box for under $47
Nintendo Switch 2 reveal: When it might happen and what we know already
Substack publishers can livestream now
The Sound and the “Furious”
Best Fire Stick deal: Save $15 on Amazon Fire Stick 4K Max
Atlanta Hawks vs. Chicago Bulls 2025 livestream: Watch NBA online
Best Pokémon TCG deal: Surging Sparks Build and Battle Box for under $47
Gods of War
Best Echo Dot Kids deal: Save $15 at Amazon
5 Ways to Access a Locked Windows Account
Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Lakers 2025 livestream: Watch NBA online
Best TV deal: Save $110 on Hisense U6H 4K Google TV
I went to the 'Severance' pop
Today's Hurdle hints and answers for May 5, 2025
Best smartphone deal: Save $300 on Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Best Fire Max 11 bundle deal: Save $74.98 at Amazon
Best soundbar deal: Save $100 on a Sony soundbar at Best Buy
Waymo data shows humans are terrible drivers compared to AI
Get Echo Buds for $50 and get 6 months of Amazon Music Unlimited
How sex workers bank their money, since Mastercard abandoned themStaff Picks: Mary Ruefle, Lynda Barry, Bobby HutchersonPornhub has been suspended from InstagramStaff Picks: Mary Ruefle, Lynda Barry, Bobby HutchersonRevisited: Alan Watts, ‘This Is It’'Quordle' today: See each 'Quordle' answer and hints for September 5M3 iPad Pro 2024: Release date, new features, specs, and more'Quordle' today: See each 'Quordle' answer and hints for September 5The Film “Happy Hour” is Five Hours—And Worth It'Quordle' today: See each 'Quordle' answer and hints for August 29Taylor Swift fans have boosted shopping searches for 'football outfit' by 242 percentSigalit Landau’s “Salt Bride” Submerges a Gown in the Dead SeaInstagram is reportedly testing a custom sticker toolGrab a TCL 55Over 10,000 MrBeast fans showed up to buy a burger. We asked them why.'Quordle' today: See each 'Quordle' answer and hints for September 5Twitter is lighting up with Circle memesBumble warns about 'polterThe IRS accidentally published some taxpayers' confidential informationThe Nonlogic of Dorrance Dance’s ‘ETM: Double Down’ Despised maker of TurboTax tells Americans the 'free' ride is over Fan who wrote to Dave Chappelle picks apart transgender jokes Donald Trump brags his 'nuclear button' is bigger than Kim Jong Un's Protestors projecting '@jack is complicit' on Twitter HQ after Trump's nuclear tweet Bannon called that Trump Jr. meeting 'treasonous' and the internet is losing it Blue Origin rounds out passenger list with youngest person ever to fly to space Perfectly nerdy dad uses a sword to cut himself a nice piece of snow cake Google Pixel 6 XL's camera will be really powerful, new leak shows NASA has good news about the Hubble Space Telescope 'Loki' will be back for more mischief in Season 2 Woman pens open letter to Instagram because her feed is inundated with bras Someone replaced photos of Trump with his animatronic, plz send help Here's why Mitch McConnell's team tweeted out that very creepy GIF Study shows Trump Witness this woman's rollercoaster ride of emotions as she wins $11 on HQ Trivia 20 Snapchat tips and tricks you might not know about Paris Hilton rings in 2018 with the most Paris Hilton tweet imaginable Facebook's response to Biden's COVID misinfo criticism is a big miss This video of a corgi doing a 'trust fall' may be the key to happiness Dad loves dogsitting so much he calls himself 'gramps'
2.4798s , 10101.6875 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【2003 Archives】,Miracle Information Network