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  • This May Be Why ‘Man-Eating’ Lions Targeted Humans

    Humans typically aren’t a favorite menu item for lions, but occasionally, these big cats do prey on people. Perhaps the most infamous incident was in 1898, when a pair of lions went on a rampage, killing and eating dozens of people in Tsavo, Kenya before they were shot to death. For centuries, scientists have remained […] More

  • Hybrid “Super Snakes” Roam Florida Everglades

    Florida’s battle against invasive species may have just gotten a lot tougher, as a new type hybrid snake was recently found lurking in the Everglades. A recent US Geological Survey (USGS) study on the genetics of invasive pythons has revealed that a number of the snakes in the Everglades are actually a hybrid between two species […] More

  • Lion Rescued From Illegal Trap (VIDEO)

    Illegal wire snares contribute to wild animal extinctions on a large scale and serve as one of Africa’s most persistent conservation problems. Kariba, Zimbabwe is a small town situated on the edge of the Zambian border nearby the Kariba Dam. Its local community is fed by tourism provided by surrounding wildlife and animal preserves. Bushmeat poaching […] More

  • “Icy Fingers of Death” Can Kill Marine Creatures on Contact

    Imagine a giant column of ice that freezes everything it comes in contact with. Well, this isn’t the stuff of nightmares or doomsday films; this strange phenomenon is very real. Brinicles — also known as “ice stalactites,” or fittingly, “icy fingers of death” — are hollow tubes of ice that surround a plume of salt […] More

  • Bear-Dogs, Dog-Bears & Hyena-Dogs?! Amazing Ancient Dog-Like Carnivores

    Among modern-day carnivores, dogs, wolves, and their relatives (known as canids) are unique. Their snouts are long and narrow—in contrast to the short, compact faces of cats and weasels—and many of them are pack-hunting, high-endurance “pursuit predators” that run their prey to exhaustion. But millions of years ago, the world was full of other groups […] More

  • Venomous Snake Uses Spider-Shaped Tail to Lure Prey

    This snake with a spider-shaped tail is one of nature’s strangest creatures. The spider-tailed horned viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides) is endemic to western Iran and was only recently rediscovered in 2006. While its head resembles other species of its kind, its tail serves as a remarkable attribute, boasting a bulb-like end with a drape of scales […] More

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