Heartwarming tales, wild wonders, and cute companions.
Heartwarming tales, wild wonders, and cute companions.
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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…
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This is the harrowing moment where a bear tragically falls off of a cliff, attacked with a volley of rocks thrown by local villagers. It's not yet clear if the bear died following its huge fall, but the signs don't look good for this proud animal, in an incident that…
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A bird that went extinct has reportedly arisen from the dead after it evolved once more, according to scientists. Research found that the last surviving species of flightless bird in the Indian Ocean - a type of rail - has actually been around before. The bird was able to regenerate…
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Twelve years ago, an extremely rare pink dolphin was spotted swimming in Louisiana's Calcasieu River. Locals named the unusual creature 'Pinky' (of course), and she quickly rose to fame, even boasting her own Facebook fan page. Recently several fishermen in the area noticed Pinky swimming with a pink baby calf,…
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People make small mistakes every day, and while we'll often see the ramifications of it, things are rarely as bad as they initially seem to be. Losing your keys, your driver's license, or sleeping through your alarm - they all seem pretty awful in the moment, but we survive it…
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Terrifying doorbell camera footage has recorded the moment that a man was attacked by a snake measuring five feet, five inches at a front door - and it will make your skin crawl. Visiting Rodney Copeland's home in Lawton, Oklahoma, Jerel Heywood may have been expecting a warm welcome from…
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A young Chinese video blogger known as 'seaside girl Little Seven' recently announced plans to eat a live octopus on her live-stream. However when she lifted the squirming animal up to her mouth, it fought back, planting slimy tentacles against her cheeks. With the creature's suckers stuck to her skin,…
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A female bullfighter had her jaw, cheeks, and eye socket broken after being gored in the face and being pushed against a wall by a half-tonne bull. Thirty-two-year-old Hilda Tenorio was injured as she faced the animal on her knees in the city of Puebla. This is the gruesome moment…
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Dubbed the 'world's most prolific hunter', Tony Sanchez-Arino has boasted of slaughtering 1,317 elephants and 340 lions while posing with carcasses in what many deem to be 'sickening' photos. The 89-year-old from Spain has also killed 2,093 buffalos, 167 leopards, and 127 black rhinos. He is widely celebrated by fans…
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Global warming is still seen as the single biggest threat to the continued existence of life on Earth, according to a 26-country survey released by the Pew Research Center. At the age of 92, David Attenborough recently acknowledged that he does not have long left to live and used his platform…
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Police in Falmouth, Cornwall have identified the individuals involved with throwing a terrified dog off a cliff into the sea. "We are currently working with the local [chapter of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals] in this case and have identified those involved," the police department…
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In a horrifying video that went viral on social media, a laughing boy throws a terrified dog off a cliff into the sea. As the boy approaches the edge of the cliff, the dog, which appears to be a spaniel, tries desperately to escape from his grip. In the background,…
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One of cinema's best-loved classics is Steven Spielberg's 1975 thriller Jaws. It's centered around the small American coastal town of Amity Island that's terrorized by a man-eating great white shark during its peak summer season. This is the dramatic moment a whale protected a diver from a shark: Aside from…
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Scientists have discovered traces of illegal narcotics in freshwater shrimp following an investigation of five rivers in Suffolk, England. Notorious party drugs such as cocaine were found by the researchers who were studying 15 sites around the rivers Deven, Alde, Stour, Waveney, and Gipping in order to ascertain what chemicals…
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Training an animal to do pretty much anything is an incredibly taxing task which requires plenty of work for things to pay off. With lots of treats, love and patience, you can teach a dog to roll over or convince your cat to stop urinating on everything you own. But…
