Heartwarming tales, wild wonders, and cute companions.
Heartwarming tales, wild wonders, and cute companions.
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If you spend enough time looking at the behaviour of the great apes, it's easy to see how similar they are to us humans. They play, they fight, they sulk; they even tell lies sometimes. And they're fascinating to watch. Chimpanzees, in particular, often perform incredibly human-like actions - which…
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Dogs, when treated right, tend to love pretty much everyone they come into contact with. But it's the family that looks after them that they form a strong bond with, with the canine companion doing all that they can to love and defend their newly-found pack. However, while dogs are…
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Although I agree that bacon, sausages and all that are delicious, I'm not so sure I'm going to eat much pork in the future. While we'll (rightly) recoil in disgust at the notion of eating dog or cat meat, pigs are just as lovely, not to mention a bit smarter…
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I've achieved a lot in my short life so far, but never getting to have a dog is one thing that burns hot in the kiln of regret, deep in my soul. I've been to many countries, learned new things and met many incredible people along the way, but I've…
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Summer days always have the potential to be perfect - but often tend to have one hitch. You'll be sitting in a pub garden, tanning up a storm and chatting with your friends and then an imposter (by this I, of course, mean a wasp) soars this close to your…
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The Great Bear Lodge, located at Port Hardy, British Columbia in Canada, looks like a great place to get away. It's isolated from the rat race of big cities, with the opportunity to go on wildlife viewing excursions in the rainforest, spotting grizzly bears, and eating some gourmet cuisine. There's…
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Graduation is a special time for students who have just finished toiling their way through a college/university degree, and so it's only fitting that it's marked with a commemorative photo shoot. Some graduates like to get dressed up for the occasion, others like to go for a more comedic setup.…
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Seeing animals in the wild is a great experience. Seeing nature in all its glory is beautiful enough in itself, but knowing that there's no exploitation or harm coming to the animal definitely helps. If you were catching a glimpse of penguins in an enclosure, odds are they're not comfortable…
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Part of the fun of going to wildlife reserves is not just seeing nature in all its glory, but having the chance to encounter animals in their natural habitat - free (mostly) of human interference or the confined spaces of zoos. That way you can get to see some of…
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Dogs pretty much eat everything, don't they? Having visited my parents recently, who have brought a new puppy into their home, I can vouch for this. That particular doggo will knaw on every piece of furniture and bite anything that goes near her surprisingly sharp baby teeth - but luckily…
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Folks, a quick biology lesson for you here: a lot of animals are totally gay. Ducks are gay. Lions are gay. Elephants are gay. Even some fish are gay. Not all of them, obviously (otherwise there wouldn't be any of them left), but enough of them exhibit homosexual behaviour to be considered…
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While there are poachers out in the world killing elephants to remove their tusks and sell the ivory, the animals show much more empathy towards our species. Trainer Darrick Thomson, originally from Toronto, works at Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It was there that he formed an unbreakable…
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In order to make your mark these days, you really have to be quite "out there". It's not enough just to have a slightly artsy hairstyle or to drive one of those fancy-looking classic cars; instead, you need a sleeve full of obscure tattoos, some kind of unnecessarily exotic pet,…
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Sharks are threatening enough as it is, but a Great White? That's even more intense. So, you can only imagine how terrifying it would have been to confront what is potentially the largest Great White shark, like this diver did. At nearly 20 feet long, the shark nicknamed 'Deep Blue'…
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There's a good reason why so many people lose it when spotting a darling little dachshund in the park, or well up when watching videos about dogs making friends with other dogs. Simply put: dogs are awesome. All dogs. No exceptions. Though this pooch certainly stands out. Riley, a full-blooded…
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We all know someone who's just totally addicted to taking selfies. Seriously, it can be quite aggravating to spend time with someone that wants to take a selfie everywhere they go: at lunch, on the bus, in church, and even on the toilet. There's no situation where they'll even consider…
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There are certain phobias that are fairly common amongst us all, even if they are irrational. Spiders, for instance, freak out most of us - even when they're small and harmless to come in contact with. I'd like to think that I'm pretty good with them, but once I spot…
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The World Cup came to a dramatic end with France beating Croatia 4-2 in one of the most exciting 90 minutes a world cup has ever seen. Croatia didn't lose for a lack of trying: they gave it their all, and were in the game for a large portion of…
