Heartwarming tales, wild wonders, and cute companions.
Heartwarming tales, wild wonders, and cute companions.
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Your experience tends to depend on where you are in the country, but regardless of whether you're in Birmingham or if you're in Bath, one of the things I love most about living in the UK is that there's a very little chance of walking across the street and getting…
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For decades, whaling has been a controversial practice that is banned in many countries on account of it putting entire species at the risk of extinction. Despite this, many places still permit the activity - partly for research purposes, but also because whale meat tends to be a huge moneymaker…
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As you get older, your sense of justice and morality will be questioned far more than it ever was as a child. As a child, you might want to keep things to yourself, but as a grown-up, that's pretty selfish. Eventually, no matter how hard it is, you've got to…
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These days, people will do some pretty stupid things in order to get themselves a slice of that sweet, sweet internet fame. YouTubers are constantly involving themselves in stunts or "pranks", Instagrammers are in a never-ending battle to try and one-up one another by creating the latest bizarre trend, and…
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All animals have human moments. Did you know that dolphins love to look at themselves in the mirror (much like those selfie fanatics out there)? Or have you heard that rats giggle when they're tickled (but only if they're in a good mood)? How about Marmosets? The South American monkeys…
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Our future president Oprah Winfrey once said this inspiring quote: "Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire." Well, sorry, Oprah, but there are many…
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When you live in an apartment complex, you don't always meet your neighbors. You see them in the elevator and nod hello, but you're still strangers. They might be total jerks, like these people who called the police on a 12-year-old black kid for mowing their lawn. Or they might…
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A few weeks ago, news of a rare black giraffe that was shot and killed by a trophy hunter went viral after images of the slain animal were posted on social media. The hunter was identified as Tess Thompson Talley, a 37-year-old American woman who has achieved a level of…
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It's the kind of scenario that most of us will only experience in our worst nightmares: being circled by a great white shark while trapped in a tiny vessel in the open ocean. For two men, however, this exact thing happened while kayaking off the Australian coast last week. Ken…
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Australia's one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Sure, you could spend your whole vacation getting drunk in Sydney and Melbourne with the laid-back locals (and maybe a few bogans). But you'd be cheating yourself if you didn't take the chance to experience nature: a hot air balloon…
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All year round, dog owners are warned of the dangers of leaving their pets locked in their vehicles - but the danger of doing so is especially increased during the summer months. In order to draw attention to this, Zephanie Woodward, a vet for Shepherds Veterinary Hospital in Wales, locked herself in a…
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If you're one of those people who spends a fair amount of time on the internet, then you'll know that there are two things people always love to talk about: dogs and food. From the various viral videos to the Twitter account We Rate Dogs, both of these awesome things…
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Dogs are great, aren't they? They have the ability to make everything better. If you're feeling bad, just look at pictures of dogs or watch funny dog videos on YouTube, your mood will be instantly cured. However, while we would all unanimously say that "all dogs are beautiful," this dog…
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For many of us, seeing a rare or unusual animal in the wild is one of the fascinating and exciting experiences we could hope for. Unfortunately, there are some people out there who apparently do not feel this way, and who - instead - view such creatures as something to…
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In the USA, about six per cent of the population (just over one in 20 people) goes hunting every year. Most of these people kill domestic wild game such as boar or deer, but others will venture further afield in order to satisfy their apparent need to take a life. In…
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If you give out a lot of sass, you better be able to take it. If the time ever comes when you mess up and you have to face the world after all the trash you've been talking, you better be ready. Today, a little red-haired, social media savvy, fast…
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This weekend, a 54-year-old woman was tragically killed after encountering a 23-foot-long python in her native Indonesia. Wa Tiba, who lived on Muna Island, Southeast Sulawesi, went missing on Thursday last week after apparently leaving to tend to her vegetable garden. At first, nobody could have guessed what had happened to her, but…
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Animal rights has always been a subject of controversy in Turkey. With increasing reports of cruelty hitting the news, and animal rights groups insisting that the country's punishments for animal cruelty are too lenient, it seems like a problem that's destined to be debated for a long time. However, the…
