Frillback Pigeons – A Fancy Pigeon Breed With Naturally Curly Feathers
Frillback pigeons are one of the most coveted breeds among pigeon fanciers, prized both for its relatively calm temperament and for their unique frills or curls. Believed to have originated somewhere in Asia Minor, the frillback pigeon is the result of many years of selective breeding. Its distinctive features are the frill or curls on […]
Singapore Couple Divorce After Wife Becomes Obsessed With Pet Cats
Singaporean media recently reported the bizarre divorce case of a couple whose separation was largely caused by the wife’s obsession with cats, which eventually drove her husband out of their house. In a sentence issued on May 21, Judge Sheik Mustafa Abu Hassan pronounced the official divorce of a couple that been married for 45 […]
China’s Mosquito-Free Village, an Unsolved Mystery
Surrounded by lush vegetation and dotted with ponds and pools of water, the Chinese village of Ding Wuling should be teeming with mosquitoes, especially during the summertime. However, the tiny bloodsuckers allegedly haven’t been seen here in almost a century. Located in the hills of China’s Fujian province, 700 meters above sea level, the village […]