Exotic pets can be dangerous. Lions, tigers, and bears (oh my!) are all perfectly capable and often much too willing to maul you in inventive ways. But a zebra? That should be pretty safe, right? It can kick you but otherwise, it shouldn’t be any different from a horse, right? Yeah, that is what you’d …
These are the weirdest animal restaurants so if you’re an animal lover, chances are there’s an animal café of your dreams. Would you dine with cats or flying squirrels if you had the chance? Izakaya Kayabuki-Japan This monkey waiter restaurant is just that. The restaurant description states “The Kayabukiya Tavern is a traditional-style Japanese ‘sake-house’ …
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Here’s a science fiction plotline you’ve probably seen a thousand times. Scientists take two animals, mash their genes together, and create some kind of a horrifying hybrid creature that goes on to wreak destruction. Well, what used to be yesterday’s science fiction is today’s reality. At least the part about combining genes from different animals. …
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You don’t always need an animal-obsessed weirdo to break zoo animals out of their enclosures. Some cunning beasts manage to do it entirely on their own. Take, for example, Ben. He’s an Andean bear who lives in the St. Louis Zoo. Or at least he’s supposed to. Yet, Ben may not be entirely happy with …
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Although they’re right there, we know so little about Earth’s oceans that they might as well be deep space. It’s only fitting, then, that there are aliens down there. Or that’s what they sure look like. Marine biologists and other scientists have encountered only a fraction of all the estimated forms of life lurking in …
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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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