Stay informed with the latest headlines, breaking stories, and in depth coverage.
1 min(s) read
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…
2 min(s) read
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…
1 min(s) read
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…
1 min(s) read
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,…
1 min(s) read
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'…
1 min(s) read
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…
2 min(s) read
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…
3 min(s) read
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…
3 min(s) read
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…
1 min(s) read
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…
1 min(s) read
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…
1 min(s) read
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…
1 min(s) read
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…
2 min(s) read
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…
2 min(s) read
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…
3 min(s) read
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…
2 min(s) read
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…
2 min(s) read
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…
