Spiders — hate them or love them, you have to admit they’re strange creatures. With their eight legs and eyes, webs, and ravenous predatory habits, they really put the “creepy” in “creepy crawly.” But, as it usually goes, some spiders are stranger than others. The way they express their unusual nature differs greatly. Some of …
We think Germany might need some help. Not only are their railroads in a complete tangle while radioactive boars encroach on southern German towns but there’s yet another problem threatening to get out of hand. It’s raccoons. Hordes of them. Germany’s raccoon population has exploded in the past couple of decades. The crafty, adaptable furballs …
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Picture a herd of wild boars charging at you from a forest. That’s scary enough on its own, but what if the boars were also highly radioactive? You might wonder which post-nuclear-apocalypse movie we’re talking about. The thing is, though, this isn’t science fiction. It’s just life in Germany. The central European country is currently …
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Taking your dog out for a car ride is just fun. They’re just so cute with their head stuck out the window and ears flapping in the breeze. It’s not just dogs that enjoy an occasional Sunday drive, though. Bigger animals can like them too. Much, much bigger. Nebraska cops recently pulled over a man …
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You know that (in)famous bee scene in the Nicolas Cage version of Wicker Man? The one where he screams incoherently while having bees poured all over him? Well, if you had ever wanted to recreate that scene, you just missed a golden opportunity. A Canadian road in Burlington, Ontario, had to be closed on August …
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Black cat fun facts are exactly what you need before Fall. The black cat is pretty much the mascot of the spooky season and here’s all the facts: There are as many as 22 recognized breeds that have a solid black coloring. The Bombay cat is the only all-black feline. Did you know this as …
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Tying the knot as the sun sets on the beautiful shores of the Mediterranean and a warm breeze blows in from the sea… It doesn’t get much more romantic than that. To get to the Mediterranean, though, you have to travel to Europe. And for that, you need a passport. One Boston couple’s plans for …
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The male is aggressive and dominant, while the female is submissive and meek. That’s just how it is —the natural order of things. Well, sometimes that is true. However, there are equally many examples that demonstrate this “traditional” dynamic between the sexes is far from a universal natural principle. Here are 7 animals that don’t …
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Small things can lead to big consequences. We got a great example of that last week when an Austrian supermarket issued a swift emergency evacuation order. What could’ve caused the shop to take such drastic measures? An armed intruder? A bomb threat? Nope. It was because of a spider. This wasn’t just any ordinary eight-legged …
In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight… For being such a famous tune, The Lion Sleeps Tonight sure got a lot wrong about lions. They don’t live in the jungle. Today is the World Lion Day. This celebration of all things leonine aims to raise awareness of these majestic but threatened big …
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