The remarkable functionality of the opposable thumb has greatly contributed to the evolutionary success of primates. If we hadn’t kept our hands away from certain areas, we might have ended up with…
Tag: Animals
North Carolina Zoo Welcomes Arrival of Three Sand Cat Kittens
A first-time mother at the North Carolina Zoo gave birth to a litter of three sand cat kittens, as announced by the zoo. At the Asheboro zoo, the arrival of three kittens…
Squirrels Gone Wild: How They Are Damaging Scottish Properties
Squirrels seemed harmless until they became a nightmare for us. Michelle Collins has been living in terror for the last three years. She dreads entering her kitchen because her home is infested…
Fun Facts About The Smelly Skunk
The odor of skunk oil is disliked by skunks. Nothing else makes the skunk famous except its stinky smell. Have you learned these fascinating facts about the skunk? Skunks don’t usually suffer…
South Carolina parking lot becomes home to protected bird’s nest
A migratory bird made a nest in a parking lot in South Carolina – and a utility company found out that it can’t relocate the bird because of a 1918 federal law….
Hawk trapped in stairwell of parking garage gets rescued
A young Cooper’s hawk was stuck in the stairwell of a parking garage in Michigan. The city of East Lansing said on Facebook that its workers discovered the trapped raptor at the…
Lost seal found and saved near BC road
A wandering elephant seal was found and saved by marine experts in Canada at the edge of a bustling BC highway. A report of an elephant seal in an embankment by the…
Barbed wire traps several alpacas in Tennessee, rescue ensues
The Smith County Rescue Squad was called to the scene Tuesday night when several alpacas got caught in barbed wire. The rescue team dubbed it “The Great Alpaca Rescue” and spent about…
Wild Serval Discovered in Ohio Tests Positive for Cocaine
Have you ever wondered why drug abuse and the possession of exotic animals appear to be linked so frequently? “Cocaine Bear” is currently being screened in cinemas, and while it may not…
News Anchor Struggles to Contain Laughter Over Footless Pig
Have you ever experienced that uncontrollable laughter and constant giggling? The news anchor reading an extraordinary story about a pot-bellied pig without legs sure did. At the start of the story, the…