... LONDON (Reuters) A giant asteroid smashing into Earth is the only plausible explanation for the extinction of the dinosaurs, a global scientific team said on Thursday, hoping to settle a row that has divided ...
I've long thought that if I died and came back as an animal, I'd want to be a crocodile. Not only have they survived several mass extinctions as a species, but they've also managed to survive humans, even becoming menaces
I thought it high time I posted some photos from the magnificent Igor Siwanowicz. I always hesitate to post anything of his here, seeing as he can make something ugly and turn it into something you enjoy staring at. ... ... Nevertheless, here are so...
Albino alligators are rare in the wild. In fact, they've only been spotted in Louisiana, and an adult one has never been seen in the wild (the lack of pigment makes them easy prey for both predators and the sun). But there are about 50 albino alligat...
Geckos are supposed to be comical and endearing. They adorn t-shirts and are they're mascots. There's something wrong with having a gecko look so sinister. ... ... Photo source: Dorthe Arve Olsen ......
When an elderly woman in China awoke to the sound of something scratching in her room, she turned on the lights, fearing thieves. Instead, she was greeted with the freakish sight of a seemingly one-footed (completely developed, with all four claws) s...
yep godzillas children .... you have to see the similaritys :DKomodo dragons have thrived in the harsh climate of Indonesia's Lesser Sunda Islands for millions of years, although amazingly, their existence was ...
Forget the old folk tales about snakes hypnotizing their prey. The tentacled snake from South East Asia has developed a more effective technique. ... The small water snake has found a way to startle its prey so that the fish turn toward the snake's ...
California ground squirrels and rock squirrels chew up rattlesnake skin and smear it on their fur to mask their scent from predators, according to a new study by researchers at UC Davis. ... ... Barbara Clucas, a graduate student in animal behavior ...
Most snakes are born with poisonous bites they use for defense. But what can non-poisonous snakes do to ward off predators? ... What if they could borrow a dose of poison by eating toxic toads, then recycling the toxins? ... That's exactly what happ...
In the wake of a human death, Florida wildlife officials last week began commissioning "snake hunters" to track down and kill as many as 100,000 invasive Burmese pythons that have been feasting on Everglades wildlife for years. The huge con...
... Hundreds of large lizards have invaded a city park in Thailands capital city. ... Up to 200 Water Monitors are now calling Bangkoks Lumpini Park home. ... The Water Monitors are a cousin of the Komodo Dragon, and...
This little leaf tailed gecko is unique to Madagascar. It's known sometimes as the fantastic leaf tailed gecko or the eyelash leaf tailed gecko. 'Fantastic' because it's almost too hard to believe such a creature could exist, 'eyelash' because it spo...
August 5, 2009-Just as Hercules had the multi-headed hydra to contend with, ocean predators tussle with two-headed sea snakes-or so it appears. Some sea snak...
Everyone has heard the phrase "crying crocodile tears". It means that the person doing the crying is expressing insincere remorse - either their sadness is not genuine, or they're...
Well i haven't posted anything in like forever so i think I'm about due lol, not mind numbing or other worldly as some would want its just a little information about an animal i saw :D (on TV) they stay under water long though =| ... ... ... ... ...
Turtle pancake. ... ... The curious child in me wants to take a spatula (or snow shovel) to it. The eater in me wants to drizzle some syrup on it and see what it tastes like. The couch potato in me wants to see a documentary of one, showing how this...
... ... ... ... I was browsing YouTube and came across these videos. Majority of the comments are saying this is evil and the uploader is sick and he/she shoul...
... A 10-foot crocodile is recuperating in a Florida zoo after undergoing reconstructive surgery. ... The ground breaking four-hour operation took place at Miami's Metrozoo facility yesterday. ... The giant male predator, affectionately named Robo-C...
