Heartwarming tales, wild wonders, and cute companions.
Heartwarming tales, wild wonders, and cute companions.
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Despite generally being perceived to be gentle giants, elephants - like most animals - will go out of their way to protect their young, even if that means charging straight in the direction of potential predators. And that's because while many animals will be naturally deterred by the size of…
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The illustrious 'hole-in-one' is the holy grail for every golfer. It doesn't matter if their your playing at an amateur level or professionally - scoring an "ace" is guaranteed to be the highlight of any game. However, the chances of actually hitting the ball into the cup in one swing…
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There are few animals around who have as much of a bad image problem as sharks. Despite the fact that shark attacks on humans are pretty rare occurrences, these sea creatures are still thought of as being bloodthirsty monsters; most likely due to Steven Spielberg's classic summer blockbuster thriller Jaws,…
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In this vast and scary world we live in, there is only one element that is truly good and pure: dogs. Unlike people, dogs will never let you down. They'll never say you look bad in that outfit, or refuse to be in your adorable Instagram selfie, or flake out…
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There are plenty of people who like the idea of having a dog, but looking after one is a different matter entirely. So, unfortunately, there end up being a lot of pets with owners unable to look after them. One pit bull mix puppy, a one-year old named Blue, was…
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Michael Jackson had many eccentricities, but his relationship with his pet chimpanzee was perhaps one of the most talked about. Once upon a time, the singer was inseparable from Bubbles the ape, and did everything with him, this including taking him to Japan where they drank tea with the mayor…
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Are you ready for the most Australian story you're going to hear all year? When you think of a country, some social stereotypes usually come to mind. For example, when you think of England, you think of the Queen. When you think of Japan, you think of futuristic technology. And…
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One of the most feared animals on the planet are snakes. Gallup News reports that a staggering 51% of Americans fear the animal, so it only stands to reason that people were horrified by footage of a woman being attacked by one in her sleep. The incident took place in…
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Out of wasps, bees, and hornets, most of us are likely to choose wasps as our least favourite. Noticeable by their yellow and black rings and generally aggressive behaviour, they can cause even the bravest of us to flinch, especially knowing that they can get away with stinging multiple times…
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A Czech man has been mauled to death by a lion he was keeping caged in the back yard of his family home. 33-year-old Michael Prasek first bought the lion for breeding purposes back in 2016, and kept two of the big cats in the garden of his house in…
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A giant alligator has been discovered deep in the American South - so big, it took people a long time to be convinced it was real. Pictured lying on a dirt road after being pulled from a ditch near Lake Blackshear in the state of Georgia, the alligator has been…
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A hunter has sparked outrage after posting gleeful pictures of herself posing with a dead mountain lion on social media. Franchesca Esplin picked up the deceased wild animal's carcass and flaunted its blood on her manicured fingers in images posted to Facebook, boasting the experience had put her on "cloud…
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In early February, Travis Kauffman was jogging along a trail at the Horsetooth Mountain Open Space near Fort Collins, Colorado, when he was attacked. The runner has previously spoken about the experience, in which he escaped by the skin of his teeth. It just so happened that Kauffman had chosen…
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When most people choose a pet, they tend to pick something cute and fluffy to share their house with. But 31-year-old nursing assistant Keira Jarvis is different: she and her girlfriend Cathrine share their abode with all manner of creepy-crawlies. Keira has now amassed a veritable menagerie of seven tarantulas…
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A dead humpback whale has washed up ashore in the Amazon rainforest, but it is unknown exactly how the mammal died or why it was so close to the mouth of the river. Estimates put the carcass at roughly 10 tonnes - 36 feet long. It was discovered far from…
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A zoo in England has come under fire for its decision to charge visitors $20 to play tug of war with a lion. The "game" involves placing a large chunk of meat attached to a rope inside the animal's enclosure. Visitors, headed by a keeper, then hold onto the other end…
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In his neighbourhood in Lake County, Florida, Ben Pool says he's often heard coyotes - but he rarely sees them in the flesh. This all changed on Friday, when he came face-to-face with one, and ended up defending himself with - of all things - a coffee cup. According to…
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A group of workers plucked what they thought was a frozen wild dog from the ice, heroically carrying it to a nearby vets for treatment - before realising all too late they had actually inadvertently rescued a wolf. Workers in the Eastern European country of Estonia were working on the…
