Heartwarming tales, wild wonders, and cute companions.
Heartwarming tales, wild wonders, and cute companions.
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The government of Botswana has made the controversial choice to lift the national ban on elephant hunting, first introduced in 2014 by then-president Ian Khama, The Washington Post report. The Botswana Democratic Party has justified the move by claiming that the local pachyderm population has recently increased, which has had…
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Let's be honest here; the idea of giant spiders roaming around have always terrified us. Your average spider already doesn't have the best PR, with many people harbouring a serious phobia of anything eight-legged and hairy. But the bigger they are, the more they frighten us, and humungous critters abound…
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Remember that scene where Rocky Balboa, played by veritable acting legend Sylvester Stallone, buys a couple of turtles from a pet store in the 1976 Oscar-winning movie Rocky? If your memory needs a little refreshing, this is the scene with Stallone and his then-baby turtles: Well, as it turns out,…
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Bees may scare some people due to their painful stingers, but they also pollinate crops, which makes them key to food production. Pollinating insects play a crucial role in growing a third of our food, including vegetables, fruits, nuts, spices and edible oils. However, over the past few decades, experts…
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A creepy crawly scare led a woman to jump out a moving van and crash her vehicle into a river. The unidentified Georgia woman was backing her Kia van down a boat ramp to put her kayak in a river in Kingston on Sunday when she was started by a…
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Usually, if you want to enjoy watching a film with a glass of wine in your hand and sleeping puppy in your lap, you have to stay home. (Or get really good at sneaking things into the theater.) However, K9 Cinemas in Plano, Texas allows dog-lovers to take their four-legged friends…
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A US fraternity has been suspended after video footage emerged showing students forcing a puppy to drink beer from a keg. Footage on Snapchat from the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity at Hofstra University in Long Island, reportedly filmed last Saturday, showed a 10-month-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel being held and…
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A baby elephant in Thailand, who had been dubbed the real-life 'Dumbo', has died after a short life marred by abuse, according to charity Moving Animals. The young elephant had been forced to dance for tourists in the southeast Asian country. He became the focus of media attention worldwide when…
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A man has come in for extreme criticism after filming himself allegedly forcing a raccoon to drown more than 20 miles out at sea after it had snuck onto his boat without him realising. Florida attorney Thomas Cope posted several videos of himself shooing a raccoon off his boat several…
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Surviving students from the Parkland's shootings have honored the therapy dogs that have helped them through the traumatic time with their very own yearbook page. The 14 capable canines of a range of different breeds, made their appearance in the Aerie Yearbook for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in…
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Viral internet celebrity feline Grumpy Cat has died, according to an Instagram post made by her owners today. Owners Tabatha and Bryan Bundesen, who hail from Morristown, Arizona, revealed that despite care from great vets, their famous cat Tardar Sauce (aka Grumpy Cat) passed away as a result of complications…
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Photos of poachers posing and laughing with the slain carcass of a leopard surfaced on social media, and people have been reacting furiously to the images. The pictures were shared on social media by a now-deleted account called Max Mantra, who reported they were taken in the western region Negeri…
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When summer approaches, we change our wardrobes with a whirlwind of excitement. Goodbye, coats, sweaters and pants! Hello, shorts, T-shirts, sundresses and denim speedos. That's right, denim speedos. They're perfect for summer vacation, or just Casual Friday at the office. However, our four-legged friends aren't so lucky. While we can…
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With summer on the way and temperatures heating up, more and more people will be going outdoors and playing with their pets in the garden. But what if you and your furry friend want to enjoy some downtime together? You might want to have a lie-down and chill out, but…
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Koala numbers have fallen so low, the species is now "functionally extinct," The Australian Koala Foundation has announced. The AKF believes there are now "no more than 80,000 koalas in Australia" and possibly as few as 43,000 - meaning the marsupials are unlikely to produce another generation. When a species…
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Aches, pains, and itches are all a part of being human, but for one man, an ear itch turned out to be the stuff of nightmares. Instead of a build-up of wax, or an ear infection, it transpired that the cause of the itch was a spider building a nest…
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Distressing footage showing a matador wiping the bloody 'tears' from a bull's face before killing it is circulating online and being heavily condemned for the cruelty shown towards the animal. The incident, which many are referring to as "inhumane", took place at a bullfighting festival at the Real Maestranza bullring…
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Incredible footage has emerged of the moment a humpback whale bursts out of the ocean right next to a fishing boat. The video was taken in California's Monterey Bay, by Douglas Croft, 60, and whale watcher Kate Cummings. The pair witnessed the very imposing whale shoot up suddenly from beneath…
