Did you know there were wild animals that stalk us? Here are 17 to prove it. Owls These nocturnal birds of prey are eerily silent due to specialized wing feathers. Owls circle above their targets in darkness, tracking rodents, birds, and even humans from tree canopies without being heard. Their sudden, silent attack is a …
What’s the one thing you need above all others to learn things? You’d think that’d be a brain since it controls all higher intellectual capacities, right? New research has shown that’s not necessarily the case. A completely brainless blob recently demonstrated that it can learn things. Stentor coeruleus is a horn-shaped, single-celled organism that doesn’t …
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When you go see exotic or cute animals at a zoo or other exhibit, it’s natural to want to play and frolic with them. In most cases, though, it’s best to leave the critters alone, no matter how tempted you are. And what you certainly shouldn’t do is follow this intoxicated Canadian’s example. Mitchell Grant …
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It’s a day at the horse races, and would you look at that? The horse you bet on has just won and earned you a nice wad of cash! And that horse’s name is Baked Bean Slip and Slide. Well, we made that one up. But it’s a well-known fact that racehorses often have incredibly …
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In beauty pageants, it’s nothing unusual for the contestants to get some plastic surgery. A nip there, a tuck there, some injection elsewhere… That’s with human beauty contests anyway. But if you’re competing to be the most gorgeous camel, you’d better steer clear of cosmetics, or you face immediate disqualification. That attitude was demonstrated at …
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The police in Redmond, Washington, were called to remove a suspect obstructing traffic last week. Nothing could’ve prepared them for what awaited them. The suspect was recklessly jaywalking in the middle of the road with no regard for his or others’ safety. He brazenly ignored orders to move away from the road, forcing the police …
In the middle of a hard week, it’s easy to feel like you need a pick-me-up. Nothing lifts your spirit quite like a feel-good animal rescue story. Recently, a bunch of animals managed to get themselves stuck in rather strange predicaments. None of the stories was quite significant enough to stand on its own, so …
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There are few things better than a lifelong friendship. Being able to grow old with someone you can trust completely is a rare but beautiful thing. That’s what Paige Sigmon Blumer and Fancy from Virginia have done. Only, Fancy isn’t a person, but a horse. The world’s oldest horse, in fact. Fancy was recently recognized …
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The best plan is sometimes the most harebrained plan. It doesn’t really matter how out of left field it is if it gets you the results you need. A recent rhino rescue story from Zimbabwe is a testament to that. Thuza, a rare male white rhino introduced to a new area in the country, had …
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These odd orange things may surprise you. If there’s something you can think of to add to the conversation, let us know by adding it to the comments! For some glowworms, certain larvae emit an orange glow instead of green. Clementine octopuses are the ones who glow when they’re mating. Can you imagine two octopuses …
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