Interesting Animals: Facts And Photos From Mother Nature's Weird Side

The Mysterious Footballfish, The Nightmarish Deep-Sea Creature That’s Never Even Been Seen Alive

A number of extremely rare Pacific footballfish have washed up in California in 2021, both puzzling and delighting curious scientists.

By Kaleena Fraga Dec 22, 2021

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The Mysterious Footballfish, The Nightmarish Deep-Sea Creature That’s Never Even Been Seen Alive

A number of extremely rare Pacific footballfish have washed up in California in 2021, both puzzling and delighting curious scientists.

By Kaleena Fraga December 22, 2021

Meet Marina Chapman, The Woman Who Claims She Was Raised By Monkeys

Marina Chapman says she was four years old when she was abandoned in the Colombian rainforest, where a family of capuchin monkeys adopted her and taught her how to survive.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo Dec 21, 2021

Meet Marina Chapman, The Woman Who Claims She Was Raised By Monkeys

Marina Chapman says she was four years old when she was abandoned in the Colombian rainforest, where a family of capuchin monkeys adopted her and taught her how to survive.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo December 21, 2021

Enraged Monkeys In India Have Thrown Hundreds Of Dogs From Tall Buildings And Trees In Terrifying ‘Revenge’ Killings

After a pack of wild dogs in the Indian state of Maharashtra allegedly killed a baby monkey in November, the primates have taken revenge by purging an entire town of its dogs.

By Marco Margaritoff Dec 20, 2021

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Enraged Monkeys In India Have Thrown Hundreds Of Dogs From Tall Buildings And Trees In Terrifying ‘Revenge’ Killings

After a pack of wild dogs in the Indian state of Maharashtra allegedly killed a baby monkey in November, the primates have taken revenge by purging an entire town of its dogs.

By Marco Margaritoff December 20, 2021

The Story Of Hachikō, The Japanese Dog Who Waited For His Owner For Ten Years

Every day between 1925 and 1935, Hachikō the dog waited at Tokyo's Shibuya train station in hopes that his dead master would return.

By Gina Dimuro Dec 19, 2021

The Story Of Hachikō, The Japanese Dog Who Waited For His Owner For Ten Years

Every day between 1925 and 1935, Hachikō the dog waited at Tokyo's Shibuya train station in hopes that his dead master would return.

By Gina Dimuro December 19, 2021

Rediscovering The Coelacanth, The 400 Million-Year-Old Prehistoric Fish We Thought Went Extinct

The massive coelacanth was thought to have died off over 60-million-years ago, but its 1938 discovery in South Africa shocked the scientific world.

By Gina Dimuro Dec 18, 2021

Rediscovering The Coelacanth, The 400 Million-Year-Old Prehistoric Fish We Thought Went Extinct

The massive coelacanth was thought to have died off over 60-million-years ago, but its 1938 discovery in South Africa shocked the scientific world.

By Gina Dimuro December 18, 2021

This Week In History News, Dec. 12 – 18

Medieval cross with strange runes uncovered, woolly mammoth's extinction timeline upended, secrets of the largest flying dinosaur unlocked.

By All That's Interesting Dec 17, 2021

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This Week In History News, Dec. 12 – 18

Medieval cross with strange runes uncovered, woolly mammoth's extinction timeline upended, secrets of the largest flying dinosaur unlocked.

By All That's Interesting December 17, 2021

Meet The Yowie, The Bigfoot-Like Cryptid That’s Terrified Australia For Centuries

A 2021 report of a Yowie in Queensland is just another in a long series of alleged encounters with this terrifying creature of Aboriginal myth.

By Kaleena Fraga Dec 17, 2021

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Meet The Yowie, The Bigfoot-Like Cryptid That’s Terrified Australia For Centuries

A 2021 report of a Yowie in Queensland is just another in a long series of alleged encounters with this terrifying creature of Aboriginal myth.

By Kaleena Fraga December 17, 2021

The Notorious ‘Croydon Cat Killer’ That Killed Hundreds Of Cats Across London Has Just Been Identified

More than 400 cats were found mutilated in London between 2014 and 2018 causing panic about a mysterious cat serial killer, but a new analysis shows it was foxes all along.

By Marco Margaritoff Dec 16, 2021

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The Notorious ‘Croydon Cat Killer’ That Killed Hundreds Of Cats Across London Has Just Been Identified

More than 400 cats were found mutilated in London between 2014 and 2018 causing panic about a mysterious cat serial killer, but a new analysis shows it was foxes all along.

By Marco Margaritoff December 16, 2021

When Did The Woolly Mammoth Go Extinct? New Research Upends Previous Theories

By analyzing DNA found in Canadian soil samples from thousands of years ago, scientists have adjusted the timeline of the woolly mammoths’ extinction by 8,000 years.

By Kaleena Fraga Dec 13, 2021

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When Did The Woolly Mammoth Go Extinct? New Research Upends Previous Theories

By analyzing DNA found in Canadian soil samples from thousands of years ago, scientists have adjusted the timeline of the woolly mammoths’ extinction by 8,000 years.

By Kaleena Fraga December 13, 2021