These 17 Pictures of Endangered Animals Have as Many Pixels as There Are Remaining Members of the Species
We’re in the middle of a mass extinction that’s seeing the disappearance of animals and plants from the face of the earth at a frightening pace. It’s strange to think that our children or grandchildren will live in a world where giraffes or white rhinos could cease to exist in the wild – could, perhaps,...
Fisherman Catches a Strange, Alien-Like Fish off the Coast of Norway
Oscar Lundahl was working on his fishing boat recently when he got the catch—and the surprise—of a lifetime. He was reeling in his catch when he noticed something very unusual on the end of his line: an alien-like fish with bulbous eyes that looked like something from a science-fiction movie. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2j9G-boDuJ/ The weird creature is...
Law Firm Hires Stray Cat After Lawyers Complain About It Wandering Around the Office
What should you do if you have a stray cat or dog wandering around your office? Well, you adopt them, of course! And that’s exactly what a law firm in Brasília, Brazil did with a little fella who goes by the name of Leon. Leon was just one of the many stray cats wandering the...
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10 Facts That May Make You Pause and Ponder
This is exactly what a good bunch of facts should do: make you sit back and think. Make you reevaluate some topics you might be familiar with and see them in a new light. Here are 10 great facts for you to chew on. Enjoy! 1. Used to taste different. Source 1 2. Are you...
Woman Spots a Rare and Beautiful Bug That Looks Like a Piece of Art
Margaret Neville was walking through her garden at her farm in South Africa when she noticed an extraordinary creature. A highly unusual insect perched on a branch in her lavender bush. “I was amazed at first sight,” Neville told The Dodo. “Amazed,” just about covers it. The incredible insect had delicate green and white wings...
Giraffes Hum to Each Other at Night, and No One Ever Noticed Before
Scientists have always assumed that, given their 13-foot-long tracheas, giraffes were silent beings. There has been some speculation that the gentle, odd-looking vegetarians might produce infrasonic sounds too low for the human ear to catch, but it’s never been proven. At least, until now. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2oquDZoCJI/ Researchers at the University of Vienna have spent the last...
Study Shows That Cats Bond with Their Owners the Same Way Children Bond with Parents
For cat owners and cat lovers, this might not come as a huge surprise. For others, pay attention – this may make you want to get a kitty of your own. A study out of Oregon State University shows that cats, long thought to be, well, assholes, can form bonds with their owners just like...