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Summer is officially here, folks. With summer solstice having just passed at the weekend, the days are getting warmer, the nights are getting longer and the staycations can well and truly kick off in earnest. Naturally, travelling abroad this year is bound to be fraught with many more complexities than…
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A koala and a wombat have become the best of friends during the coronavirus lockdown when they shared an enclosure. Elsa the koala and Hope the wombat have spent the majority of the lockdown in each other's company after being raised by keepers at the Australian Reptile Park about an hour…
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Trophy hunters have been sharing pictures and Tripadvisor-style reviews on a website after killing game. The Discount African Hunts website offers would-be hunters the chance to kill a variety of animals, and it operates in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Namibia. Some of the animals which can be purchased to…
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Footage that appears to show a lonely cat 'crying' and searching for his owner with a lead in his mouth has gone viral on social media. Cat owner Ida Myrin said that after initially think the video was cute, the longer she watched clip the more distressing her cat Isola's…
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Sometimes when your stomach is rumbling, you feel like the moment you're presented with a tasty treat, you're quite literally going to turn into a hungry hippo from the popular board game. Now, in case your memory needs refreshing, Hungry, Hungry Hippos is a family game that involves playing the…
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Mother Nature is amazing, but every so often an animal comes along that takes people's breath away. Case in point, the harpy eagle, which is so huge that some people think it's actually a person in costume. These incredible animals are one of the largest and most powerful eagles in…
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Back in 2015, apparel giant Adidas teamed up with rapper Kanye West to bring the world Yeezys. And whether you love or hate these iconic sneakers, there's no denying their popularity. In fact, last year Forbes officially declared West's upstart as a "billion-dollar Yeezy empire". So, why would you want to…
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Given everything that's going on in the world, it only seems right that we'd want to see something downright adorable. Well, enter the frowning frog - AKA - the Black Rain Frog. This species of frog is only found on the southern slopes of the Cape Fold Belt in South…
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I don't admitting a certain trepidation when it comes to the dark blue depths of the ocean. Every time I venture into the sea for a quick swim on a hot summer's day, every slight brush of seaweed against my leg, every dark shadow in the water and every miniature…
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If there are two things the internet loves unconditionally, it is dogs and optical illusions - and fortunately, this adorable but mind-boggling video rolls them both into one. Pet owner Gina Creuz of Hazlet, New Jersey, recently shared a video of her beloved a one-year-old American Bulldog tackling the household…
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It's fair to say that, over the last couple of months, many of our previous hobbies and interests have had to take a backseat as we all adjust to the challenges and changes that the coronavirus pandemic has presented us with. Though some countries in Europe - and several states…
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Supermarket chain Iceland has adopted all of a zoo's penguins as part of an effort to support Chester Zoo's #SaveOurZoo campaign. Iceland Foods tweeted to raise awareness of the zoo's plight yesterday, writing; "SAVE THE ZOO @chesterzoo has over 35,000 threatened and critically endangered animals but may have to close…
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Michael B. Jordan has urged Hollywood to "commit to black hiring" in a speech at a Black Lives Matter protest in Century City, Los Angeles. Dressed entirely in black, the Black Panther star used his time in the spotlight to draw attention to the lack of "black executives" in the…
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A video has shown a news reporter narrowly escaping a crocodile attack. The incident took place today when 9 News Darwin reporter Zarisha Bradley was filming a segment posing by the reptile, only for it to jump out of the water and attempt to attack her. "Can confirm it's true what…
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A humpback whale has been spotted in the Montreal river for the first time ever after swimming up the St. Lawrence River in Canada. According to reports, the whale traveled to the river from the saltwater of Tadoussac, a village in Quebec that is located at the confluence of the…
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been forced to issue a warning to the public about an increased aggression in wild rodents. This follows reports of rats in urban areas turning to cannibalism and infanticide in an effort to survive. Writing on the official CDC website,…
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It seems like you've got to keep an eye out for more than just foul balls on the golf course! A group of golfers in South Carolina has opened up about the "nerve-wracking" moment they stumbled upon two giant alligators brawling against each other as they prepared to tee off…
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Nature can be terrifying, and it is not until we're out in the wilderness that we truly understand just how little us humans matchup when it comes to the real behemoths of the animal kingdom. However, this brave 12-year-old boy proved it was brains over brawn when he managed to…
