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Earth’s Largest Freshwater Turtle Species On The Brink Of Extinction After The Last Known Female Turns Up Dead

The female Yangtze giant softshell turtle could have "laid a hundred eggs or more a year," experts said. Now, the known population of this turtle species is only two males.

By Austin Harvey • May 5, 2023

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Earth’s Largest Freshwater Turtle Species On The Brink Of Extinction After The Last Known Female Turns Up Dead

The female Yangtze giant softshell turtle could have "laid a hundred eggs or more a year," experts said. Now, the known population of this turtle species is only two males.

By Austin Harvey • May 5, 2023

Pug Deemed ‘Too Hyper’ Hikes All 48 Of The 4,000+ Foot Mountains In New Hampshire

Since 2019, Woof and his owner have worked through the famous "NH 48," a series of 4,000-foot-high mountains in New Hampshire.

By Austin Harvey • May 2, 2023

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Pug Deemed ‘Too Hyper’ Hikes All 48 Of The 4,000+ Foot Mountains In New Hampshire

Since 2019, Woof and his owner have worked through the famous "NH 48," a series of 4,000-foot-high mountains in New Hampshire.

By Austin Harvey • May 2, 2023

The Story Of Oregon’s Exploding Whale And The Wild Footage Left Behind

See the outrageous footage from November 12, 1970, when the town of Florence, Oregon tried to dispose of a beached whale carcass by blowing it up.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 2, 2023

The Story Of Oregon’s Exploding Whale And The Wild Footage Left Behind

See the outrageous footage from November 12, 1970, when the town of Florence, Oregon tried to dispose of a beached whale carcass by blowing it up.

By Marco Margaritoff • May 2, 2023

This Newly Discovered Jellyfish Has 24 Eyes And Is Related To The World’s Most Venomous Creature

The new box jellyfish species was found in shrimp pools within the Mai Po Nature Reserve in Hong Kong.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 25, 2023

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This Newly Discovered Jellyfish Has 24 Eyes And Is Related To The World’s Most Venomous Creature

The new box jellyfish species was found in shrimp pools within the Mai Po Nature Reserve in Hong Kong.

By Austin Harvey • April 25, 2023

Parrots Trained To Make Video Calls With Their Feathered Friends Are Less Lonely, Study Finds

The calls helped otherwise-isolated parrots create social bonds, boosting their confidence and making them calmer.

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 24, 2023

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Parrots Trained To Make Video Calls With Their Feathered Friends Are Less Lonely, Study Finds

The calls helped otherwise-isolated parrots create social bonds, boosting their confidence and making them calmer.

By Kaleena Fraga • April 24, 2023

The Gruesome History Of Rat Torture, From Medieval London To 20th-Century South America

Rats have been used to torture prisoners and political enemies in many ways over the centuries — but some methods are more horrific than others.

By Wyatt Redd • Apr 23, 2023

The Gruesome History Of Rat Torture, From Medieval London To 20th-Century South America

Rats have been used to torture prisoners and political enemies in many ways over the centuries — but some methods are more horrific than others.

By Wyatt Redd • April 23, 2023

A Children’s Cat-Killing Contest Was Just Canceled In New Zealand After Public Outcry

The competition, meant to raise money for a local New Zealand community and control the growing feral cat population, faced enormous public backlash that forced it to cancel after only four days.

By Amber Morgan • Apr 19, 2023

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A Children’s Cat-Killing Contest Was Just Canceled In New Zealand After Public Outcry

The competition, meant to raise money for a local New Zealand community and control the growing feral cat population, faced enormous public backlash that forced it to cancel after only four days.

By Amber Morgan • April 19, 2023

Ancient People Cooked And Ate Giant Snails As Big As An Adult Human Hand 170,000 Years Ago, New Study Reveals

Previous research suggested humans began regularly eating snails at the end of the last Ice Age, but new evidence shows the practice may have been put in place much earlier.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 6, 2023

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Ancient People Cooked And Ate Giant Snails As Big As An Adult Human Hand 170,000 Years Ago, New Study Reveals

Previous research suggested humans began regularly eating snails at the end of the last Ice Age, but new evidence shows the practice may have been put in place much earlier.

By Austin Harvey • April 6, 2023

The Sinister Legend Of La Lechuza, The Witch-Owl Monster Of The Rio Grande Valley And Northern Mexico

According to centuries-old folklore, La Lechuza has the face of an old woman atop the body of an owl and she preys on drunk men and children in the dead of night.

By Austin Harvey • Apr 5, 2023

The Sinister Legend Of La Lechuza, The Witch-Owl Monster Of The Rio Grande Valley And Northern Mexico

According to centuries-old folklore, La Lechuza has the face of an old woman atop the body of an owl and she preys on drunk men and children in the dead of night.

By Austin Harvey • April 5, 2023

Scientists Just Discovered Prehistoric Footprints Made By A Gigantic Amphibian Older Than The Dinosaurs

Using modern technology like drones and 3D scanners, researchers were able to detect footprints left by the crocodile-like rhinesuchid temnospondyl roughly 255 million years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 5, 2023

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Scientists Just Discovered Prehistoric Footprints Made By A Gigantic Amphibian Older Than The Dinosaurs

Using modern technology like drones and 3D scanners, researchers were able to detect footprints left by the crocodile-like rhinesuchid temnospondyl roughly 255 million years ago.

By Kaleena Fraga • April 5, 2023