One of the most distinguishing features of humanity is our ability to use tools. We alone have unlocked the mysteries of grabbing a tool to accomplish tasks too difficult for bare hands. Except that’s not true at all. Plenty of animals know how to use and even make tools. Sure, they’re not as sophisticated as …
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For the past few weeks, the Dallas Zoo in Texas has been struggling with a mysterious invader. An unknown intruder has cut enclosures open, allowed a leopard to escape its habitat, and reportedly caused the death of a vulture. But things came to a head on January 30 when two tamarind monkeys were stolen from …
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Yesterday, February 2, was Groundhog Day. You know how the thing goes — a groundhog comes out of its hole and if it sees its shadow, winter goes on for six more weeks. But what happens if the groundhog is too busy being dead to see anything ever again? Well, we’re about to find out. …
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It’s been a bit rainy in Australia recently. So much so, in fact, that some areas of the country are seeing “once in a century” floods. The rushing waters have caused plenty of damage to both infrastructure and people. But there’s also another unpleasant side effect. They’re leaving huge hordes of fish dead and rotting …
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There are few things worse than finding out someone’s swiped your credit card info. It can happen if you buy something from a shady website or use a compromised ATM, for example. But you’d never suspect your goldfish could be behind the crime. Unlikely as that seems, it happened. The residents of a Japanese YouTuber’s …
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Remember in “Tiger King” when everyone thought that Carol Baskin was her ex-husband’s killer? Who didn’t watch Tiger King at the height of COVID, or has at least heard of it? Turns out that Carol never killed her husband at all, and this is the story. Baskin’s dead husband isn’t dead at all, yet very …
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Police officers — whether human or K-9 — are supposedly there to protect and serve the public. As such, it’s always tragic to see law enforcement officials engage in illegal behavior. Now, many if not most K-9 officers perform their duties admirably, like recently passed URL who was renowned for busting pedophiles. But there are …
Anglers looking to catch fish from Rochford Reservoir in England are facing a problem. Soon, there may not be much fish left in the lake. It’s all due to a ravenous seal that’s gobbling down the fish stock of the reservoir. With an abundant source of easy-to-catch food, it seems the animal has no intention …
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Dogs have amazing noses. For example, did you know they can even smell out ones and zeros? We’re not making that up. That was the job of URL — a Utah police dog specifically trained to detect people carrying electronic devices housing child sexual abuse materials (CSAM). In other words, URL was at the front …
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Serving eviction notices isn’t a pleasant business. First of all, you have to kick someone out of their home, and second, you never know what you’ll encounter at the house. Like a family of alligators. On December 16, Detroit police officers received a call to come help serve an eviction notice. The tenant getting evicted …
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