Clever Bird Hunts Fish by Turning Itself Into an Umbrella
Black egrets, a species of African herons, have a very unique hunting technique – they use their wings to from an umbrella, which not only reduces glare, but also lures fish into false sense of security. Called “canopy feeding”, the hunting technique used by black herons has to be one of the sneakiest observed in […]
The Jagdterrier – A German-Engineered Hunting Superdog
The Germans are known for their machine engineering, but it turns out that they’re not to shabby when it comes to genetic engineering either, and the jagdterrier, a living breathing hunting machine, is a perfect example. Literally German for “hunt terrier”, the jagdterrier is a hunting dog developed in Germany between the two world wars, […]
Russian Hunters Shoot Giant Wolf That Terrorized Remote Village
Photos of hunters struggling to lift up a giant wolf they had shot so they can pose with it have been doing the rounds on social media this week. The incredibly large animal was reportedly shot near the village of Aleksandrovka, in Blagoveshchensk district, the autonomous Republic of Bashkortostan, where packs of wolves had recently […]
Zimbabwean Hunter Who Killer Over 5,000 Elephants Declares Himself “Totally Unrepentant”
Ron Thompson, a Zimbabwean hunter who killed over 5,000 elephants, hundreds of buffaloes and “many more” wild animals in his 50-year career, recently declared himself “totally unrepentant” about his resume, claiming that it’s conservationists who are the problem. The 77-year-old retired hunter recently sat down with English newspaper The Independent and said that he was […]
Russian Hunter Bags Trophy of His Life after Shooting Half-a-Ton Boar
Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day by those who believe in superstitions, but for Peter Maximov, a hunter from Chelyabinsk, Russia, November 13th, 2015 was the luckiest day of his hunting career. It was on this faithful day that he brought down a massive 500 kilogram wild boar, in the forests of the Ural […]