World’s Loudest Bird Produces a Mating Call as Loud as a Pile Driver
The male white bellbird, a 250-gram-heavy bird native to South America, produces the world’s loudest bird sound, according to a new scientific study. Biologist Jeff Podos at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Mario Cohn-Haft of Brazil’s Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia recorded the mating call of the male white bellbird, aka Procnias albus, and […]
Melodramatic Horse Drops Dead Whenever Someone Tries to Ride Him
A mischievous horse has gained legions of fans online thanks to his ingenious way of avoiding being ridden – he drops to the ground in a very dramatic way and plays dead until the would-be rider walks away. It’s unclear whether Jingang, “the world’s most melodramatic horse” was trained to play dead to amuse tourists, […]
Adorable Dachshund Knows Just One Trick, But It’s a Good One
Harlso, a five-year-old dachshund from Belfast, Northern Ireland, has risen to internet stardom thanks to one impressive talent – balancing things on his head while standing really, really still. From glasses filled with water, to donuts and squeaky toys, there’s nothing that Harlso the “King of Balancing” can’t balance on his tiny head. It all […]
Zoo Glues Basket to the Back of Tortoise for Visitors to Throw Coins Into
Staff at a popular zoo in Guanxi, China, have been accused of animal cruelty and trying to swindle visitors, after it was revealed that they had glued a basket to the carapace of a large tortoise so superstitious people could throw coins in it. Throwing coins at specific objects, from temple bells and statues to […]
Exhausted Cat Needs Glucose Drip to Recover After Mating with at Least 5 Females in One Night
A male Russian Blue cat who was left to roam freely in a pet hotel in Sichuan, China, ended up needing a glucose drip to recover after mating with at least five female cats in just a few hours. News of the cat’s exploits was shared on Chinese social media by his owner, a certain […]
Woman Claims She Nursed Pet Fish Back to Health After Half Its Body Rotted Away
In a Facebook post that went viral last week, a Thai woman shared a story about how she treated her pet goldfish and managed to save its life even though its tail and part of its body had rotted away. In a post that ended up gathering over 110,000 likes on Facebook, Kanya Tantiwiwatkul wrote […]
Turkish Beekeeper Enlists Thieving Bears as Honey Testers
İbrahim Sedef, an experienced beekeeper from Turkey’s Black Sea Region, has come up with an ingenious way of having his honey tested by the same bears that used to steal it. Agricultural engineer and beekeeper İbrahim Sedef had been struggling to deal with thieving bears for over four months, but nothing worked. When he tried […]
French Zoo Visitors Use Fingernails to Scratch Names into the Back of Live Rhino
A zoo in southeastern France recently condemned the “stupidity” of some of its visitors after shocking photos of a 35-year-old female rhino with the names “Camille” and “Julien” scratched on its back went viral on social media. La Palmyre Zoo, in the French city of Royan, allows visitors to touch some of the animals in […]
Florida Vacationers Terrorized by Flock of Foul-Smelling Vultures
Owning a vacation home in West Palm Beach’s Ibis Golf and Country Club is a dream come true for most people, but for a couple of residents that dream quickly turned into a nightmare after their properties were taken over by dozens of black vultures. Earlier this year, New Yorkers Anthony and Siobhan Casimano bought […]
Meet Wally the Emotional Support Alligator
When you think of possible emotional support animal species, alligator probably isn’t at the top of the list. But that didn’t stop one Pennsylvania man from relying on a hug-loving alligator to keep his depression in check. 65-year-old Joie Henney received approval from his doctor to use an alligator as an emotional support animal, after […]
This Asian Moth Is Probably Nature’s Ultimate Camouflage Master
We’ve seen plants and insects posing as something else entirely in order to confuse their natural predators, but Macrocilix maia, a moth native to Southeastern Asia, takes mimicry to a whole new level by literally painting an entire scene on its wings. Looking at a Macrocilix maia moth, it’s impossible to ignore the scene painted […]
The Immortal Jellyfish – The Only Creature Known to Be Able to Live Forever
Turritopsis dohrnii, a small species of jellyfish native to the Mediterranean, is commonly known as the “immortal jellyfish, and it literally lives up to its name. Possessing the ability to revert to its a sexually immature stage instead of succumbing to an inevitable death, this tiny creature holds the secret to true biological immortality. Humans […]
These Russian Blue Cats Have the Most Mesmerizing Eyes
Xafi and Auri are two feline sisters taking Instagram with their contrasting neat, silver coats and mesmerizing ocean eyes. Instagram has no shortage of animal superstars, from the angry-looking Pompous Albert, to Ghost, the singing samoyed, but when it comes to the most beautiful turquoise eyes to get lost in, there’s no competing with Xafi […]
Dog Walks 200Km Through Siberian Wilderness to Return to Her Owners
Maru, a one-year-old Bullmastiff traveling on train through the Siberian taiga, reportedly jumped off and walked over 200 km trying to return to the owner who had rejected her. Born at a dog kennel in Novosibirsk, Maru was sold to a family in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, 800 km away, when she was only […]
Desperate Pet Owner Offers His Home to Whoever Finds His Lost Dog
After spending months looking for his lost pet Chihuahua, a desperate Tucson man has announced that he is offering his one bedroom home and the plot of land that comes with it to whoever brings his dog back to him. Eddie Collins lost his beloved pet, Jenny, back in April and he has spent every […]