A fisherman in the Philippines found a giant pearl worth an estimated $100 million nearly a decade ago… and he’s been keeping it under his bed for good luck. In perhaps the luckiest find of all time, the fisherman reported that he located the rare find when his ship’s anchor got stuck on a giant […] More
Image: Ianaré Sévi Endangered key deer have a gruesome new problem: They’re infested with invasive screwworms, a species that hasn’t been seen in the United States for over 50 years. Staff at National Key Deer Refuge recently found deer infested with maggots of New World screwworm larvae that had previously been eradicated from the US in […] More
Image: Marine Mammals of Maine Picking up discarded fishing line (or any trash for that matter) could save a life! This young harbor seal was found on the coast of Maine with monofilament fishing line cutting deep into his neck. As he was just one year of age, the line would have continued to slice into his skin […] More
The first ever sloth cesarean section was performed in Costa Rica in an effort to save a mother and baby after the mother fell out of a tree. Sam Trull, co-founder of Sloth Institute Costa Rica, received a call from a local hotel worker who reported that a sloth appeared to be injured after falling […] More
Image: Brian Gratwicke The last known Rabbs’ fringe-limbed tree frog has died. The species, not even discovered until 2005, is now extinct. The last of its kind, the male frog named “Toughie”, was collected in Panama when a team of herpetologists were on an expedition to study a deadly chytrid fungus that is currently decimating amphibian populations […] More
This is one tenacious dolphin. Despite the fact that dolphin digestive and respiratory tracts are not connected, this dolphin, identified as a Hector’s dolphin, has somehow found a way to move its larynx so it can breathe in this way. Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) explained on their website, “Dolphins do not breathe through their […] More
Over 300 wild reindeer were found dead following a lightning storm in Norway. The Norwegian Environment Agency released images to the public and reported that a total of 323 of the animals were killed during the storm, including 70 calves. A spokesperson for the agency, Kjartan Knutsen, told The Associated Press that reindeer tend to […] More
One of nature’s rarest events has been caught on film: lightning in a volcano’s plume. Termed a “dirty thunderstorm,” this is a rare weather phenomenon that only occurs in very large volcanic eruptions. Though these “thunderstorms” are not fully understood, scientists suspect that electrical charges are generated when rock fragments and ash particles collide with one […] More
An amazing escape! A surprise visitor literally jumped into the boat of a family out of the coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. In an amazing video recently uploaded to YouTube we see a seal jump into the boat to escape a pod of orcas pursuing close behind. The video shows two large […] More
There’s a collection of trash extending from the west coast of North America all the way to Japan. It’s become known as “The Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” This “patch” of trash is a result of garbage being collected and trapped in various currents and gyres across the Pacific. This colossal patch is identified by its extremely high […] More
Who knew that the entrance to hell was in Turkmenistan? Known as the “Door to Hell”, this natural gas field in Derweze, Turkmenistan has been burning for over four decades. This surreal spot is located roughly 160 miles from Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan. It was originally discovered by Soviet Engineers seeking oil in 1971. Thinking it was an […] More
You’ve been scared of all the wrong things, guys. Here is the completely surprising order of the top 10 most dangerous animals in the United States, listed by the least number of human kills to the most. Alligators – 1 person per year As ferocious as you probably think alligators are, these shy reptiles only […] More
