Siberia’s Real-Life Swan Lake Teeming with Life in the Dead of Winter
Svetloe Lake, located near Urozhainoe village in Siberia, is better known to locals as the Swan Lake. Come February, the lake is usually teeming with activity – beautiful swans arrive in hundreds and make this place their winter home, which is surprising because swans generally prefer to fly further south where the climate isn’t so […]
The Town That Hanged an Elephant – The Chilling Story of Murderous Mary
It’s hard to tell if the photograph is fake or real. Either way, the story of Mary – the only elephant in the world to have been hanged – will send chills down your spine. Cruelty towards animals is by no means rare, but stories like these seriously leave you wondering if there is any […]
Tiny Terror – Arizona Town Terrorized by Packs of Stray Chihuahuas
I always thought Chihuahuas were pretty harmless, but apparently they can be quite vicious in large numbers. The residents of Maryvale, a small town in Arizona, can certainly vouch for the fact. The town is filled with stray pooches that are terrorizing children and defecating all over the place. Local animal control officials say they’re […]
Evidence Suggests World’s Largest Solar Farm Burns Birds That Fly over It
Environmentalists might swear by solar energy, but it turns out that the alternative source has its pitfalls too. Ivanpah, a giant solar farm in California’s Mohave Desert, is actually producing such high levels of heat that birds flying over it are burning to death. The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System that opened last Thursday is […]
Cat Breeders Discover New Breed of Felines That Look Like Werewolves
Tennessee-based breeders have created a new breed of cat with a touch of the supernatural. The ‘Lykoi’ has the looks of a werewolf, but apparently behaves more like a dog. Due to a genetic mutation in a domestic shorthair cat, the Lykoi has no hair around its eyes, nose, ears and muzzle, giving it a […]
Guy Gives His Dog Away after She Chews on His $130,000 Sports Car
This has got to be the saddest picture of a dog I’ve ever seen. It broke my heart to see Luce, a Border collie spaniel, literally in tears. Her owner gave her away after she chewed through the fiberglass wheel arch of his US $130,000 sports car last Wednesday. 42-year-old builder Royston Grimstead, from Chedzoy, […]
A Fascinating Story of Exploding Toads and Clever Crows
In April 2005, a small pond in Hamburg, Germany became the center of a great mystery, rather repulsive in nature. A documentary film made on the phenomenon reported: “About 1,000 dead toads were discovered lying around the edges. Their bodies appeared to have exploded. Eye-witnesses said they swelled up to about three-and-a-half times their normal […]
Large School of Fish Frozen in Place near the Coast of Norway
This winter’s been a rough one so far. There are so many pictures online of frozen cities and towns. The season has been bad for Canada and the US, due to the much discussed polar vortex. The UK is said to be facing the worst winter in decades. The extreme temperatures have been keeping people […]
Huachito, “Bolivia’s Most Loyal Dog”, Still Waits for His Master Five Years after His Death
Huachito is an extremely faithful Bolivian dog, named after his famous Japanese counterpart, Hachiko. Just like Hachiko, who stunned the world with his loyalty to his dead owner, Huachito is mourning the death of his beloved human friend. Huachito, ‘Huachi’, or simply ‘Hachi’ to some, is of an unknown breed. This remarkable dog has surprised […]
Giant Gippsland – The World’s Largest and Most Extraordinary Earthworms
What’s 31 inches long, one inch thick, has no legs, and slithers through the ground? No, it’s not a snake, it’s an earthworm! The Giant Gippsland, found in Gippsland in south-eastern Australia, is the world’s largest species of earthworms. Fully stretched, it can measure up to two meters in length. These slithering giants are surprisingly […]
Romantic Bowerbird Builds Intricate Structures to Seduce Females
The concept of bachelor pads isn’t unique to humans. Male bowerbirds are amazing architects, but they reserve theirs skills for just one purpose – finding a mate. They construct such elaborate and dazzling nests to impress females, perhaps they could teach our men a thing or two about home décor. Male bowerbirds use embellishments such […]
UAE Hold Annual Camel Beauty Pageant
The Arabs appreciate their camels rather deeply. They call these beautiful creatures ‘God’s gift to the Bedouin’. In fact, they love camels so much that they get together once a year to pick out the most beautiful ones of them all. The Al Dhafra Festival is held annually at Abu Dhabi, in the UAE. The […]
The Unbelievably Cute Blacknose Sheep of Valais
The Valais Blacknose sheep are some of the cutest animals I’ve ever seen. On first glance, they don’t even look real; many people have mistaken them for well-crafted felt projects. I wonder why they aren’t more popular on the internet. They do have a Facebook fan page with over 3,500 likes, butI think they ought […]
Indian “Lady Tarzan” Talks to Elephants and They Listen
14-year-old Nirmala Toppo is the heroine of Rourkela, an industrial city located in the Indian state of Odisha, after she talked the elephants that had invaded the settlement into returning to the forest. The Catholic girl from Jharkland claims she began talking to elephants after her mother was killed by some pachyderms. “I then decided […]
The Komondor – Nature’s Adorable Living Mop
The Komondor is undoubtedly one of the oldest and most unique-looking dog breeds in the world. It was mentioned for the first time in the Code of Hammurabi (a set of laws created by the Babylonian king Hammurabi around 1750 BC). However, the Komondor is nowadays considered Hungary’s traditional dog. The first thing you’ll notice […]