Thai Man Has Been Sharing His Home with a Crocodile for 20 Years
Kanathip Nathip, a 53-year-old man from Phitsanulok, Thailand, never has to worry about locking the door of his home whenever he goes out, as anyone foolish enough to try and rob it would get the surprise of a lifetime. The Thai man shares his house with a full grown crocodile that’s free to move around as […]
“Rapunzel of Horses” Conquers Internet with Her Gorgeous Blonde Mane
Storm, an eight-year-old Haflinger mare from the Netherlands, has become a star on social media networks like Instagram thanks to her long, wavy locks. 24-year-old student and entrepreneur Naomi Beckers bought Storm from her previous owner two years ago after falling in love with her incredible hair, which interestingly, closely resembles her own blonde, curly locks. The […]
This Dead Leaf Is Actually a Live Moth Mimicking a Dead Leaf
When it comes to the art of camouflage, few creatures can match Uropyia meticulodina, a small moth capable of mimicking a dead, curled up leaf almost to perfection. From a mantis that mimics a harmless orchid to attract prey, to a caterpillar that looks like a snake to fend off predators and birds camouflaged as toxic caterpillars, […]
Meet Knickers, the Giant Bull That’s Too Big for Slaughter
Photos of a giant black and white bovine towering over other cows have been doing the rounds online for the last couple of days, making people do a double take. The animal looks so huge that you really couldn’t blame the many people claiming that the photos are photoshopped, but they’re wrong. He’s just Knickers […]
‘Pet Psychic’ Claims She Can Communicate with Animals, Both Alive And Dead, Despite Being Allergic to Them
Researchers have long been looking for ways to communicate with animals, but one ‘pet psychic’ from upstate New York claims she’s been doing just that for around 15 years. For a fee, she can tell pet owners what their animals are thinking, what they like and dislike, regardless of whether they’re alive or dead. One […]
Just a Woman with a Live Fox on Her Shoulder Waiting for the Subway Train in Moscow
Here is something you don’t see every day – a woman casually waiting for the subway train in Moscow with a full-grown pet fox perched on her shoulder. A video of the unnamed blonde woman and her unusual pet has been doing the rounds on Russian social media for a week. Its origin is currently […]
Cats Try and Fail to Enter Japanese Museum for Two Years, Become Internet Stars Instead
Two cute felines who have been trying to enter an art museum in Hiroshima, Japan, a few times a week for the past two years recently went viral online. The cats have yet to get past the guards at the museum’s front door, but their persistence has earned them the adoration of millions of people. […]
7-Year-Old Boy Sleeps, Bathes and Plays with Deadly Snakes
Devesh Adivasi, a 7-year-old boy from rural Madhya Pradesh, in central India, has some very unusual best friends. For the past four years, he has been going into the jungle near his village and coming back with all kinds of snakes, some of them poisonous, that he plays, bathes and eats with. So far, he hasn’t […]
The Bunny Harvestman – A Tiny Arachnid Shaped Like a Dog’s Head
Looking at these incredible photos, you’d be forgiven for thinking that they’ve been edited to make the body of a spider look like a black dog’s head, but this is what the tiny Bunny Harvestman actually looks like. Independent scientist Andreas Kay took these incredible photographs of a Bunny Harvestman in the Amazonian forests of […]
Russian Man Shares One-Room Apartment with Full-Grown Pet Wolf
A Russian man has become so attached to a wolf that he adopted as a small pup that when he had to leave his old home and move into an apartment in the big city of Volgograd, he took the wolf with him. Ivan L. and his daughter have been sharing their home with Gray, […]
“Terminator” Dog Escapes Its Enclosure, Kills Over 600 Chickens in One Night
A pet husky recently got his owner in trouble after escaping its enclosure, going into a neighboring farm and spending an entire night killing chickens. Chinese media reports that the owner of a chicken farm in Ningguo, China’s Anhui province, burst into tears on the morning of October 29, after going to check on the […]
Mexico’s “Dog Man” Travels the Country Rescuing Stray Dogs
Edgardo “Perros” Zuniga has been travelling all around Mexico on a tricycle, looking for abandoned and injured dogs to rescue and put up for adoption. He has rescued over 400 dogs in the last 5 years. When he left his home in Jalisco in 2013, 48-year-old Edgardo set a very clear goal for himself – to […]
These Cat Anti-Scratching Boots Look More Like Feline Torture Devices
If you’ve been looking for a way to prevent your pet cat from scratching you whenever you try to bathe or groom it, maybe try these bizarre anti-scratching boots. Don’t expect your beloved pet to thank you, though. The first time I saw these adjustable anti-scratching boots for cats on Chinese online marketplace Aliexpress, I […]
Mexican Horse Sliding Is the Craziest Thing You’ll See Today
If you’re familiar with horse reigning, you probably know about the sliding stop, a signature move where the galloping horse lowers its hindquarters as it comes to halt. It’s definitely impressive to watch, but it’s nothing compared to the Mexican version, the Cala de Caballo. Cala de Caballo is one of several “charras” performed by […]
“Pied Piper of Raccoons” Appears to Draw Furry Crowd with Mellow Flute Tune
A New York man has been dubbed the “Pied Piper of Raccons” after a video of him drawing almost two dozen furry critters from the woods with a Native American flute tune went viral online. The popular video shows Eddy Lawrence playing his flute on the side of the road in Brasher State Forest, St Lawrence […]