A musclebound lifeguard runs along the beach with a rescue board in hand. Bravely, he dives into the rolling waves and starts swimming towards a helpless, drowning… Deer. Baywatch took a bit of a different turn on Florida beach this week when lifeguards noticed a struggling swimmer out in the open water. This swimmer, however, …
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We’ve all probably spent time in front of a mirror, wondering how weird our mouths look. But let us tell you, human mouths are nothing compared to some of the maws that are out there. Some animals have absolutely mind-boggling gobs. And it’s not just the weird life of ancient Earth — even living animals …
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As the famous saying goes, you should fight fire with fire. Well, perhaps not if you’re doing actual firefighting, but it’s apt in many other situations. For instance, it works when you’re dealing with nightmarish flesh-eating flies. The New World screwworm fly is once again rampaging through Central America and southern Texas. Already eradicated once, …
New York City is famous for a lot of things. There’s the Empire State Building, Times Square, Central Park, Long Island, the Sewer Alligator Statue… And then there are the rats. Although NYC officials probably don’t want their city associated with rampaging vermin, the vermin are on a rampage. Rats have taken firm control of …
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They say the eyes are windows of the soul. If that’s the case, then there are some freaky-deaky souls out there. The human eye is excellent at what it does, but compared to many animals, our peepers aren’t that impressive. There are critters in nature that can spot tiny prey from a mile away, see …
Elephants are the largest land mammals, so that makes everything else about them large, too. Do you think you know all these facts about elephants? Nutrition and food for an elephant comes in the form of grass, shrubs, leaves, fruits, roots, twigs, branches and tree bark. It all depends on the season and the habitat. …
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Everybody loves a good story of animals doing something odd, funny, or impressive. We should know — we have a whole Cool Animals category dedicated to them. Occasionally, though, we learn about animal stories that never become our regular posts. They might be just a bit too short, or perhaps there’s just something infinitely weirder …
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Wellness fads come and wellness fads go. It seems that every year, there’s a new strange or potentially fatal health trend. However, it turns out that it’s not just humans inventing new wellness crazes. Orcas can do it, too. Researchers recently observed that a specific pod of orcas has invented a seaweed massage. Not only …
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When a person turns 100 years old, it’s a cause of great celebration. And there’s reason to party, since getting to celebrate your centennial is quite an achievement. For a human being, that is. There are animals in the world that would consider even the oldest human a young whippersnapper. What’s weird, though, is that …
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The elephant is the largest land mammal and that means big numbers for everything else, too. Nutrition and food for an elephant comes in the form of grass, shrubs, leaves, fruits, roots, twigs, branches and tree bark. It all depends on the season and the habitat. The trunk of an elephant weighs about 300 pounds. …
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