This Remarkable Beetle Can Somehow Survive Being Eaten by Frogs
Scientists recently discovered that a species of tiny water beetles can live through being eaten by a frog by somehow surviving a journey through its gut and simply exiting through the butt hole. Until this week, Regimbartia attenuata was just another species of water beetle, but ever since a study on its astonishing survival skills […]
The Seneca White Deer – World’s Largest Herd of White Deer
The former Seneca Army Depot in upstate New York is home to a rare herd of white-tailed deer, all of which carry a recessive gene for all-white coats. The Seneca white deer are not albinos, they are a natural variation of the white-tailed deer, which are usually a brown color. These rare deer are leucistic, […]
This French Forest Is Home to Over 100 Wallabies
If you find yourself walking thorough the forest of Rambouillet, just west of Paris, and happen to see an animal resembling a kangaroo, know that your eyes aren’t playing trick on you, the French forest has been home to up to 150 wallabies for over 40 years. The colony of red-necked Bennett’s wallabies living in […]
Loyal Camel Walks 100 Km Through Desert to Return to Previous Owners After Being Sold
A homesick camel recently managed to melt the hearts of millions of Chinese people after it was reported that it traveled 100 kilometres through the desert to return to its former owners, eight months after being sold. Chinese media recently featured the heartwarming story of a loyal camel who allegedly spent days crossing the barren […]
World’s Largest Soaring Bird Can Fly 100 Miles Without Flapping Its Wings
According to a fascinating new study, the Andean condor spend almost all of their flying time in soaring mode, flapping their wings only 1.3 percent of the time. Weighing up to about 16 kilograms and with a wingspan of roughly 3.3 meters, the condor is the largest flying bird in the world by combined measurement […]
Man Credits Exercising Like a Monkey for 30 Years For Keeping Him in Perfect Health
A 50-year-old man from China has been exercising by moving around on all fours and climbing trees like a monkey every day for the past three decades. Chen Haigang, a fitness enthusiast from China’s Shanxi province, attracts attention whenever he exercises in public, due to the bizarre routine he has been practicing for about 30 […]
This Adorable Pooch Has the Head of a Dachshund and the Body of a Dalmatian
Moo, a 7-month-old Dachshund from Florida, has a head that doesn’t quite match the rest of his body. He has the black and brown head of a Dachshund, but below the neck he is all Dalmatian. One look at Moo and it’s easy to see why many people assume that he is wearing some sort […]
All-Pet Charter Plane Charges Pet Owners $2,100 Per Pet to Reunite Them With Beloved Animals
An Indian entrepreneur has comes up with an ingenious and ultra expensive way to reunite pet owners with the pets they had to leave behind in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic – an all-pet charter plane to fly the animals back to their owners. Deepika Singh, a young entrepreneur and cyber security researcher in […]
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 […]
Adorable Pooch Touted as Having the Longest Snout in the World
Borzoi hounds typically have longer snouts than most other dog breeds, but one specimen is getting a lot of attention these days for having potentially the world’s longest snout, with a length of 31 centimetres. Two-year-old Eris is a white Borzoi Sighthound from Richmond, Virginia, who has been getting a lot of attention online for […]
This Deep Sea Snail Has an Iron Shell And Metallic Plates Covering Its Squishy Foot
Crysomallon squamiferum, commonly known as scaly foot gastropod is a fascinating sea snail that inhabits one of the most inhospitable environments on the planet and has evolved a natural iron armor in order to do so. “Scaly foot gastropod” has to be one of the most boring names ever picked for one of the coolest […]
The Sad Truth Behind the “Funny Hairdo” of Crested Ducks
If, like me, you spent a fair bit of your childhood on a farm, or if you’re simply fascinated by domestic birds, you’ve probably seen a crested duck at least once in your life. Their fluffy headgear is a adorable to look at, but it comes with some severe side-effects. First of all, the funny-looking […]
This Stunning “Fire Snail” Only Lives in a 100Km Radius in Malaysia
Endemic to a very specific area on the Malaysian Peninsula, the Fire Snail – named after its bright red foot – is one of the rarest, most sought after snail species in the world. Platymma tweediei was first discovered in 1938, in Telom Valley, Malaysia’s Cameron Highlands district. Since then, it has also been spotted […]
Meet Blaze, the Black Labrador Retriever Turning White Because of Vitiligo
Blaze, an outgoing Labrador Retriever from Finland became an overnight internet sensation after photos showing his color change from black to white went viral on social media. Blaze was born with a pure black fur and stayed that way for most of his life, but last year, his human master, Santeri, noticed a small white […]
Japanese Aquarium Asks People to Video-Call Its Eels During Coronavirus Lockdown
Staff at a Tokyo aquarium have appealed to the general public to help them keep their garden eels accustomed to humans by video-calling the marine creatures during the current Covid-19 pandemic, when the venue is closed. The coronavirus pandemic has already affected the way we live, but it’s apparently taking a toll on aquarium eels […]