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How Conman Jeff Lowe Swindled Notorious Big Cat Wrangler Joe Exotic

Jeff Lowe used to work alongside "Tiger King" Joe Exotic at the G.W. Zoo, but then he took it over — and helped land Exotic in prison.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 16, 2021

How Conman Jeff Lowe Swindled Notorious Big Cat Wrangler Joe Exotic

Jeff Lowe used to work alongside "Tiger King" Joe Exotic at the G.W. Zoo, but then he took it over — and helped land Exotic in prison.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 16, 2021

Indian Man Who Used Deadly Snakes To Murder His Wife Sentenced To Life In Prison

Tired of caring for his disabled wife and plotting to find a new one, Sooraj Kumar found himself a snake handler and unleashed a deadly serpent on his slumbering wife — twice.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 14, 2021

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Indian Man Who Used Deadly Snakes To Murder His Wife Sentenced To Life In Prison

Tired of caring for his disabled wife and plotting to find a new one, Sooraj Kumar found himself a snake handler and unleashed a deadly serpent on his slumbering wife — twice.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 14, 2021

Colorado Bull Elk Finally Freed From Car Tire Stuck Around Its Neck After Two Whole Years

In July 2019, rangers in Colorado spotted a bull elk with a car tire stuck around its neck. After two long years of trying to relocate it, wildlife officials finally managed to liberate it.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 13, 2021

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Colorado Bull Elk Finally Freed From Car Tire Stuck Around Its Neck After Two Whole Years

In July 2019, rangers in Colorado spotted a bull elk with a car tire stuck around its neck. After two long years of trying to relocate it, wildlife officials finally managed to liberate it.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 13, 2021

The American Bumblebee Is About To Become An Endangered Species For The First Time In History

Over the last 20 years, the American bumblebee has seen a staggering decline in population due to habitat loss, disease, and pesticides.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 12, 2021

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The American Bumblebee Is About To Become An Endangered Species For The First Time In History

Over the last 20 years, the American bumblebee has seen a staggering decline in population due to habitat loss, disease, and pesticides.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 12, 2021

New Moth Species Discovered In Madagascar Has The Longest Tongue Of Any Insect

The moth, called "xanthopan praedicta," or "Wallace's sphinx moth," has a tongue that stretches nearly one foot long.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 11, 2021

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New Moth Species Discovered In Madagascar Has The Longest Tongue Of Any Insect

The moth, called "xanthopan praedicta," or "Wallace's sphinx moth," has a tongue that stretches nearly one foot long.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 11, 2021

12,000-Year-Old Mastodon Tooth Discovered By Six-Year-Old Boy In Michigan

The boy is probably the first to touch the tooth in thousands of years, according to a local paleontology museum collection manager.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 4, 2021

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12,000-Year-Old Mastodon Tooth Discovered By Six-Year-Old Boy In Michigan

The boy is probably the first to touch the tooth in thousands of years, according to a local paleontology museum collection manager.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 4, 2021

Inside Australia’s Hapless Campaign Against Emus, The Great Emu War Of 1932

In 1932, Australia went to war against an enemy like none it had ever faced before: the emu.

By Richard Stockton • Oct 3, 2021

Inside Australia’s Hapless Campaign Against Emus, The Great Emu War Of 1932

In 1932, Australia went to war against an enemy like none it had ever faced before: the emu.

By Richard Stockton • October 3, 2021

Cute But Challenged: The Difficult Life Of Albino Animals

Albino animals look cute, but the lack of melanin in their bodies causes a fair amount of hardship for these pigment-challenged creatures.

By Erin Kelly • Oct 3, 2021

Cute But Challenged: The Difficult Life Of Albino Animals

Albino animals look cute, but the lack of melanin in their bodies causes a fair amount of hardship for these pigment-challenged creatures.

By Erin Kelly • October 3, 2021

Haunting Photos Of The Mass Extermination That Almost Wiped Out The American Bison

Settlers in the Great Plains are estimated to have reduced the American bison population from 30 million to just 325 by the 1880s.

By Kaleena Fraga • Oct 2, 2021

Haunting Photos Of The Mass Extermination That Almost Wiped Out The American Bison

Settlers in the Great Plains are estimated to have reduced the American bison population from 30 million to just 325 by the 1880s.

By Kaleena Fraga • October 2, 2021

This Week In History News, Sept. 26 – Oct. 2

The unearthed gate to an ancient Greek Temple of Zeus, an 800-year-old mass grave in Peru, and early humans' attempts to domesticate the world's most dangerous bird.

By All That's Interesting • Oct 1, 2021

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This Week In History News, Sept. 26 – Oct. 2

The unearthed gate to an ancient Greek Temple of Zeus, an 800-year-old mass grave in Peru, and early humans' attempts to domesticate the world's most dangerous bird.

By All That's Interesting • October 1, 2021