If popular media has shown us anything, it’s that everybody loves a rebel who roams wherever the road might take him. Recent events in New Orleans, however, have shown that the heartthrob rebel doesn’t need to be a human. A dog can fill the role too — a dog like Scrim. This mutt of unknown …
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Crows aren’t in general particularly well-regarded birds. At best, people tend to see them as very smart but also obnoxiously loud carrion eaters. Not so in Hawaii. The Hawaiian crow is respected and valued among the islands’ natives. Not only are the crows — also known as ‘alal? — crucial for keeping Hawaii’s forests growing, …
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Whether you’re sick or all your friends happen to be out of town at the same time, sometimes we end up spending one too many days in our own company. That’s when you start laughing with your houseplants or having extended conversations with your dog. Recently, however, we discovered that it’s not just people who …
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Monkey see, monkey do; you see the monkey and the monkey sees you. But while the monkey knows it’s looking at some kind of hairless ape, you might have trouble deciding what the monkey is supposed to be. We typically think of monkeys as silly and maybe a bit dumb, but that really does these …
South Carolina’s unique geography makes it a haven for wildlife. Roaming the state’s woods, you might see white-tailed deer, black bears, wild turkeys, bald eagles, monkeys… Wait, monkeys? Indeed, a bunch of rhesus macaques recently decided to add themselves to the list of wild animals found in South Carolina. Dozens of monkeys made a break …
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As every cat owner knows, the little furballs can be destructive. They might push glasses off the table, shred your couch, or relentlessly bully the dog. Or they might shatter your skull, snap your spine, and leave you screaming in a pool of your own blood. We’re not exaggerating, either. That’s exactly the nightmare scenario …
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Halloween and bats go together like a horse and carriage. It’s only appropriate, then, that this Halloween week coincides with the International Bat Appreciation Week. And you should appreciate bats. We’d be quickly overrun by all manners of stinging, biting, or just plain irritating insects if bats weren’t there to devour them. So, on this …
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As the famous children’s book states, everyone poops. From the pauper to the king, from the earthworm to the soaring eagle, we all must answer when nature calls. Not everyone takes care of their business the same way, however. In fact, many animals defecate in ways that you can only call weird. They may do …
Unless you’re willing to eat carcasses exclusively, consuming meat requires hunting. The prey, however, typically doesn’t want to be eaten, so catching them can be a real challenge. We humans have arguably perfected hunting. We have the baits, tools, and guns to take out pretty much any other living thing on the planet. For carnivorous …
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For an animal that died off 10,000 years ago, the woolly mammoth sure is an iconic one. These furry elephantine beasts symbolize both the last ice age and early human survival. That’s probably why so many people, both scientists and regular Joes, are fascinated by the cause of mammoths’ extinction. Multiple theories about why mammoths …
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