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Hungry, Hungry Animals: 10 Unique Stories of Consumption
From bonobos ranking food by sound to rats falling in love with junk food, animal appetites, eating habits and consumption are tales of the cool and absurd.
Add Comment »»Nature's Halloween Tricks: 31 Scary Deep Sea Monsters
From vampire squid and fangtooth to viperfish and blobfish, nature is full of deep sea monsters that are perfect for inciting a scare on Halloween.
Add Comment »»Nature's Halloween Screams: 20 Scary Animals
From gremlin-like primates to ghostly hatchetfish to the appropriately-named vampire bat, nature consists of some scary animals straight out of a horror flick.
Add Comment »»Nature's Cold Weather Warriors: 14 Resilient, Adaptive Animals
From shutting off parts of their body to changing the color of their fur, resilient animals have many tricks up their sleeve when surviving the cold and staying warm.
Add Comment »»Crazy Animal Diversions: 5 Natural Masters of Spin
From the gecko self-amputating its tail to swimming worms dropping pretty bombs on larger predators, deception is a major aspect of surviving in the animal kingdom.
Add Comment »»5 Spectacular Paradigm-Shifting New Scientific Discoveries
New scientific discoveries, like recent findings on the evolution of dinosaurs, birds, bats and man, have the unique ability to alter and rewrite history.
Add Comment »»Altered Evolution: Strange Animal Deformities
Not all animals are created alike, as seen by animal deformities including creatures that plus/minus a couple of legs, tongues and other body parts.
Click Here to Read More »»(3 Comments)Naturally Social: Cool Ways Animals Communicate
From the dialects of the prairie dog to the inaudible rumbles of elephants, animal communication serves many practical purposes, all the while amazing.
Click Here to Read More »»(1 Comment)Nature's Exotic Athletes: 12 Strange Animal Sports
Plenty of college and pro sports teams are named after animals, so how are animals as athletes? You'll be pleasantly surprised by these strange animal sports.
Click Here to Read More »»(1 Comment)Nature's Wild Nurses: 5 Caring Animal Species
When it comes to lending a helping hand, some surprising animals truly go above and beyond, not only for family but even humans and potential enemies.
Click Here to Read More »»(1 Comment)6 Deceptive Insects That Aren't What They Appear to Be
Insects often get branded with terms like "creepy" and "crawly," prompting negative reputations for many of these creatures.
Add Comment »»20 Amazing Reptile and Amphibian Anomalies
From two-headed turtles and snakes to multi-legged frogs and much more, it's safe to say that the following animal anomalies aren't your everyday, creatures.
Click Here to Read More »»(3 Comments)6 Devastatingly Powerful Volcanic Eruptions
Photos and videos of powerful volcanic eruptions from around the world.
Click Here to Read More »»(1 Comment)Beyond Bird Watching: World's 5 Largest Telescopes
imagine having the power of some of the world’s largest telescopes to probe deep into space and our solar system.
Click Here to Read More »»(1 Comment)20 Outlandish Pet Costumes for Furry Friends
Pet costumes are an apparently popular way to add a little spice to the look of pet dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rabbits and even monkeys.
Click Here to Read More »»(5 Comments)10 Potentially Big & Bad Wild Animals Kept as Pets
From cougars to crocodiles and alligators to hippopotamuses and rhinos, you would be surprised to see what exotic animals some people own as pets.
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