Florida has a problem. Alright, several, but we’re talking a particularly big one. A 16-foot-long problem that weighs about 165 pounds and looks like a giant snake. Invasive Burmese pythons have been rampaging through Florida’s wild parts over the last few decades. The Sunshine State is apparently a python paradise, and the snakes are multiplying …
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When a domestic pig gets on the loose and does the hanky-panky with a wild boar, you end up with a wild pig. Also called feral pigs, they live like wild animals, looking much like domestic pigs except with the coarse hair of a boar. And they have blue flesh. At least if you’re in …
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These are the dog days of summer — quite literally. August 26 is National Dog Day. On this day, we appreciate our best friends, the dogs (as if we didn’t do it every day of the year). It’s also a day to raise awareness of dog adoption, so that all pooches could find a forever …
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The humble jellyfish is truly one of the weirdest and most fascinating creatures of the sea. They’re brainless, they can be gigantic, they can murder you, and they’ve cracked the code to immortality. They can apparently also attack and shut down nuclear plants. The Gravelines nuclear plant in France recently went into emergency shutdown mode. …
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“Completely agree.” (That cats are better than dogs.) What do you think of this opinion? Let’s see what everyone else said. “They don’t belong in an apartment cooped up” No, these would be dogs, that you need to take outside twice a day for half an hour at least and can’t leave unattended or they …
White tiger fun facts like white tigers have blue eyes and if shaved have stripes on their skin. As of today, there are no known white tigers in the wild. White tigers can run up to 60 miles an hour. White tigers can eat up to 40 pounds of meat at one time. White tigers …
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Nobody wants to be around poop. It’s waste, it’s stinky, it’s disgusting. It can also be very, very expensive. You won’t earn filthy riches with just any old piece of crap, though. It has to be just the right type of poop, incredibly old, have a specific use, or just be a weird enough turd …
Good assistants are hard to find. That’s especially true if you’re a scientist working in an advanced field, like virology. In this sense, John Lednicky, Ph.D., is very lucky. His assistant has helped him discover two viruses previously unknown to science. This is particularly impressive considering that his helper hasn’t even graduated from high school. …
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Everybody farts. Or so you’d think, but some animals actually do not. For the longest time, sloths were believed to be among the animals that do not toot. Everybody (or at least people who think about sloth farts) believed the sluggish tree dwellers’ incredibly slow metabolism simply didn’t produce enough gas. Now, that all has …
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Do you know these profound pig facts? Like piglets are born to walk and run? On average, a sow will give birth about twice a year. Pigs spend a third of the day sleeping. Pigs are the only animals in medical history to have successfully donated whole organs to human beings. (A pig’s heart is …
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