With our phones, computers, and other smart devices always listening, it’s not necessarily paranoia to be cautious about somebody spying on you. Even the birds in the sky may be conspiring against you. Or that’s what the residents of this Ethiopian village thought, anyway. Recently, a bunch of villagers in Ethiopia caught a seagull. On …
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Fossils can tell us so much about what life was like on ancient Earth. For example, a few footprints are enough to know that one rainy day, one of the first land animals was playing around with a friend. Some fossils, though, leave everybody scratching their heads. Life has taken many forms over four billion …
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It always sucks when somebody steals something that’s yours. It smarts twice as much, though, when a living being you’re attached to get stolen. For instance, it could be your cat. That’s theft that was at the heart of a recent strange court case in Switzerland. It involves a retired woman who started feeding her …
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Life originated in Earth’s oceans some 4 billion years ago, but it took a hot minute for it to crawl onto dry land. The first creatures started flopping around on land some 400 million years ago, and they didn’t start truly walking until some 318 million years ago. Or that’s what the general understanding has …
Most pet owners are prepared to go above and beyond to keep their dear critters happy and healthy. That said, there is often a limit on just how much you’re prepared to sacrifice. For instance, buying a gold tooth worth thousands of dollars might be outside some pet owners’ ballpark (never mind their budgets). But …
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We all have our passions. Some people like classic cars, others are dedicated to fashion, and some folks collect sock puppets. Tim Friede likes to get bitten by snakes. Venomous ones. Repeatedly. Having been interested in all manner of slithering creatures all his life, some two decades ago, Friede decided to start letting venomous snakes …
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Opposites attract, they say. Here’s one adorable story to prove that is absolutely true. Recently, two very different dogs got together to play. They were Reginald and Pearl. Reginald holds the Guinness World Records title for being the tallest pooch on the planet, towering above three feet. Pearl is his complete opposite, barely breaking the …
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Animals can be destructive around vehicles. Squirrels or rodents might chew through your wiring, or a bear could break into the vehicle and eat the upholstery. Birds, however, shouldn’t be able to do much more than poop over your car. Right? Well, tell that to the residents of Rockport. For the last couple of months, …
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Somebody taking an embarrassing picture of you while you’re out drinking with your friends is a purely human experience. No other creature on the planet has to live through that humiliation. Except chimpanzees, apparently. For the first time ever, a team of researchers has caught chimps on camera while they share fermented fruit with each …
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April 17 is the International Bat Appreciation Day. If you didn’t know that beforehand, you do now. There’s a lot to appreciate, too. Not many people realize how valuable bats are to our ecosystem, as bizarre as they can be. So, to help you appreciate bats, here are 10 strange facts about these flying critters. …
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