It’s always a bad day whenever an animal dies before their time. When they die at the hands of a human, we’re naturally outraged. But when death is the result of a freak accident, we’re just plain depressed. And now you get to be depressed too, as we visit ten stories of animals who suffered the most unfortunate twist of fate imaginable.
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Goldfish are the earliest fish to be domesticated by humans, approximately 1700 years ago in…
Some animals are so popular and ubiquitous that it’s just assumed they’ve been part of our lives forever. However, it turns out some of these creatures were in hiding longer than we think, and our knowledge of them is restricted to the past 200 years or less. Who knows what else is out there?
Some of the most common characteristics of a bear include a large body, stocky legs,…
Dogs can’t eat candy, but that doesn’t mean they can’t go trick-or-treating! Actually no, wait. We’re wrong. They can’t trick or treat. They’re DOGS. But this hasn’t stopped a bunch of companies from designing elaborate costumes for your pooch to contemplate murder in. And yes, several of them are sexy. It IS Halloween, after all.
Most species have a shelf life and, once that expires, so does the animal. Others, however, take the Twinkie approach to life, in that they never, ever go away. Like the great-great grandmother who’s survived dozens of family members over the years, here are ten species that clearly intend to hang around until the planet’s inevitable heat death.
From the Paleolithic paintings of the Chauvet Cave to Tolkien’s Shadowfax, horses have played a…
For most, ants are just harmless insects (unless you find a red one; then run away to another country IMMEDIATELY.) We know they can lift extremely heavy stuff but, other than that, they’re pretty insignificant, right? WRONG. Ants are basically little humans in buggy form, who can do just about anything we can, for better or for worse.
Oil spills are tragic events, not only is the damage to the environment and nature…
Cannibalism is a fairly normal part of nature. After all, why let perfectly good food…
Most animals are either anonymous wildlife, or regular old house pets. However, some manage to break through and become famous in their own rights. Here are ten famous animals from ten different species, none of whom are aware they’re more popular than any of us could ever hope to be.
Elephants were the tanks of the ancient world, lumbering, arrow-proof monstrosities that barreled through entire…
Remember when you were young, and your mother told you to chew your food at least 25 times before swallowing? Yeah, many animals do not give one single rip about what your dear Mommy thinks. They prefer to save time and eat their meals in one bite. Their food is still alive too, because killing takes time, and time is money.
Dogs as they say, are man’s best friend. A title they have apparently earned by…
When Steve Irwin died the world collectively got a tiny bit less awesome. Because when…
With around 8.7 million animal species gracing our planet, it’s no wonder that we have…
Everyone’s seen a bat before. They’re basically the slightly less feathery and way more furry…
Pet ownership is a gigantic responsibility that requires a lot of hard work and dedication…
If you were asked to say which shark is the most terrifying, the answer would…
The world is filled with dangerous animals, capable of easily inflicting any number of horrible…
So you’ve probably heard that birds are distant relatives of dinosaurs like the Tyrannosaurus rex…
Curious about what the freaking hell that thing pictured is? Well it’ s a spunky…
Americans love their meat, like a whole hell of a lot. But only certain kinds…
The fear of spiders is one of the most common fears amongst humans. Some say…