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10 Unconfirmed Mysterious Australian Animals

By On February 23, 2018 In
Australia is home to some of the most terrifying animals in the world. Although it’s true that Australians are used to such hazards and mostly take them in stride, not all dangers can be extinguished by looking inside your shoes before you put them on.
Sometimes, our imaginations concoct more than venomous snakes and spiders when we see the Australian mountains, deserts, and blood-colored plains. And that’s during the day. When the night becomes pitch-black, even more legendary creatures may spring to life, ready to strike their unsuspecting human prey.
Although the existence of these Australian animals is unconfirmed, here are 10 mysterious critters that could be out there—waiting for you—just beyond the circle of firelight.
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10 Fascinating Uses For Jellyfish

By On January 20, 2018 In
Jellyfish are simple beings. They do not have brains, bones, lungs, or intestines. They do have organized tissues and a nervous system and are the oldest known multi-organism creature. These gelatinous swimmers have been around for more than 500 million years, making the existence of dinosaurs seem recent and short-lived. They are found in every ocean and have become invasive in some parts of the world.
Jellyfish are famous for their stings, which can be lethal within minutes from some species. They are also a popular food in China and Japan. But these ancient creatures are more than just stinging annoyances or Asian cuisine. They are incredibly versatile in ways that will surprise you.
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10 Amazing Ways Animals Are Superior To Man

By On January 15, 2018 In
Overall, humans may be the most intelligent, strongest, and most prosperous species on the planet. But we can’t keep up with every one of the millions of other species that exist. Various creatures around the globe have made astonishing adaptations that have allowed them to survive and thrive in their various environments.
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10 Incredible Facts That Prove Octopuses Are Amazing

By On January 15, 2018 In
Octopuses have blue blood, three hearts, and have been the object of maritime horror stories for centuries. Here, we’ve gathered together some of the more obscure, bizarre, and quite frankly mind-blowing facts that make these weird and wonderful creatures the most fascinating mollusks one could ever have the pleasure of interacting with.
Just for the sake of clarity, the correct plural of the word “octopus” is “octopuses,” or “octopodes” if you prefer to use the Greek plural, as “octopus” itself is a Greek word.[1] We will be using the English plural in this article.

10They Can Hunt On Dry Land


Octopuses have gills like fish, which means they depend on water to breathe. Despite this, many species of octopus leave the water for short periods of time to hunt for stranded crabs on land, and some have been known to escape their tanks in captivity and cross rooms to eat fish in tanks on the other side. Some have even left their tanks and made their way back to the ocean! A famous example of such an escape is when Inky, an octopus from New Zealand, escaped through a gap in his tank and slithered along the floor before locating a drainpipe that led back to the ocean. But how can octopuses survive on land if they can’t breathe air?

Octopuses use a process called passive diffusion, which means that as long as their skin is wet, they can absorb oxygen through the water on their skin instead of through their gills. This allows them to leave their watery abodes for short periods of time to hunt, or in the case of Inky, to escape from captivity.[2] On that note, Inky isn’t the only octopus to have made headlines with his daring escapades.
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10 Killer Creatures That Are Actually Helping Heal

By On January 15, 2018 In
In the animal kingdom, bright, dazzling colors usually mean danger—stay away! Some scientists, though, are willfully ignoring these clear signals for one important reason: Animal venoms and poisons have proven to be invaluable in the development of new medications for conditions like chronic pain, diabetes, and even cancer. This list takes a look at 10 deadly critters that science is using to help heal the masses.
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10 Fascinating New Things We Learned About Dinosaurs In 2017

By On January 14, 2018 In
2017 has been a busy year for paleontologists and dinosaur aficionados worldwide. They found some new species, invalidated some old ones, and even resurrected a forgotten species from the dead. They learned new things about dinosaur behavior and patched a few holes in our understanding of the evolution of these animals.
The year wasn’t free from controversy, however. Some of the new ideas put forward are still in their infancy stages and far from receiving universal acceptance. This is especially the case when some of them try to rewrite parts of history that were considered established.
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10 Places Where Dangerous Animals Live Alongside Humans

By On January 14, 2018 In
Snakes, sharks, polar bears, leopards—these are probably not animals you’d normally want to get close to. Yet, there are people in some parts of the world who think nothing of having some of the most feared animals in the world sitting on their porch.
Amazingly, simple interventions allow this to work out just fine most of the time. Perhaps humanity doesn’t need to be so nervous about its wild cousins after all.
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Top 10 Animals That Were Originally Called Other Names

By On January 14, 2018 In
In the past, penguins were called arse-feet because their legs were closer to their rear. The name “arse-feet” was used for any bird that had its feet close to its rear, although it originally applied to the little grebe, a type of water bird that is still known as the arsefoot.
The penguin was first described in the 16th century when Admiral Francis Fletcher referred to it as “fowle,” although he noted that the Welsh called it Pengwin. Pengwin is believed to have been from the Latin pinguis (“plump, dense, or fatty”) and referred to the animal’s plump stature. Otherwise, it may have been a variant spelling of the Welsh pen gwyn (“white head”), which originally referred to the now extinct great auk.
If this is so, then it means that the great auk (which resembled the penguin) lost its name to the penguin. The penguin and the great auk are not the only animals mired in a naming controversy. Here are 10 other animals that used to be called something else. Like the great auk, some lost their names to other animals.

10Guinea Fowl
Formerly Called Turkey

Which turkey came first—the country or the bird?
The country did. The bird was named after the country. However, the turkey we now call turkey is not the turkey named after Turkey. Rather, it is the lesser-known guinea fowl that was named after Turkey.
The guinea fowl is native to Africa and was introduced into Europe through the Ottoman Empire, a now-defunct empire that included today’s Turkey.
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10 Most Terrifying Insects In The World

By On January 11, 2018 In
Many insects are cute, cuddly, and harmless. We tend to ignore them unless they annoy us by buzzing about our heads or crawling close to us. But some insects are nightmarishly terrifying and downright dangerous.
They can cause intense pain on their enemies that will last for hours or even days. Some deliver bites or stings that can even result in death. Here is a list of 10 of the most terrifying insects in the world.
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10 Disgusting Facts You Never Wanted To Know About Animals

By On January 08, 2018 In
Nature, brimming with life in all of its vibrancy and wonders, can be pretty gross. It’s a fact that usually doesn’t make it into all those nature documentaries, but animals are alive—and being alive is pretty disgusting.
Animals have all the filthy habits we humans enjoy, but they work in a few more that we’d never even imagine. Some of your favorite animals are genetically built to do some absolutely retch-inducing things that we usually don’t talk about. Once you’ve read this article, you’ll never look at an animal the same way again.
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10 Times Animal Rights Activists Caused Animals To Suffer

By On January 06, 2018 In
The modern animal rights movement likely originated in Britain during the 1800s and gained sympathizers over time, including many abolitionists.[1]The movement was designed to prevent abuse and neglect as well as promote better standards of living for animals. The late 1800s gave way to a rise of animal shelters and organizations, many which still exist today. Over time, the movement has evolved in several ways, and while each organization is different, many of them oppose animals being used in the testing of cosmetics, rail against the use of fur in fashion, and promote the protection of endangered species.
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10 Fantastic And Bizarre Caterpillar Facts

By On January 06, 2018 In
While some people find caterpillars to be cute, adorable little creatures, others are utterly terrified of them. However, few people know how truly fascinating and bizarre the world of the humble caterpillar really is.
From toxic nicotine breath, to butt communication, to one of the most incredible transformation processes in the animal kingdom, there is a lot more to these squishy little creatures than meets the eye.
This fascinating list will reveal unbelievable displays of mind control, a previously unknown form of locomotion, ants drugged into submission, and even a Donald Trump look-alike.

10Portable Suit of Armor

The recently discovered hermit crab caterpillar from Peru exhibits a behavior that, as far as anyone can tell, has never been previously seen in caterpillars before. The caterpillar makes its own little suit of armor (kind of like a portable protective cage) out of leaves which it rolls into a small tube and glues together using its sticky spit. The caterpillar then lies inside this tube and drags itself around the forest floor using its mouth, pulling its leafy coverage along behind it.
As the caterpillar forages for food, its body remains protected, encased in its portable cocoon. The clever little fella even leaves a bulge in the center of its protective tube, which allows it room to turn around inside if it needs to make a quick getaway out the back entrance.[1]

9Amazing Camouflage

Caterpillars employ all sorts of bizarre disguises to protect their soft, squishy bodies from all the animals and insects out there that have caterpillar on the menu. Some caterpillars resemble bird droppings, some have colorful splotches on their bodies that look like snake eyes, and some non-toxic caterpillars will mimic the patterns on their toxic counterparts, so predators will be too wary to make a meal of them.
However, there is one species which is unique among all its soft-bodied brethren. This amazing little caterpillar, named the camouflaged looper, disguises itself using bits of petals and other parts plucked from the variety of plants that it eats. The caterpillar decorates itself by sticking pieces of petals and leaves to its back using its silken spit. Then, when its colorful costume begins to wilt, the looper will cast off its old disguise and start the process all over again.[2]
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10 Incredible Animal Facts We Discovered In 2017

By On December 31, 2017 In
With another year almost gone, we have taken a look back at some of the biggest stories from archaeology and space science. Now it is time to see what kind of interesting discoveries we have made in the animal kingdom.
Our understanding of the natural world around us is continually evolving, as new ideas and developments supersede those of the past. There were many unbelievable discoveries made in 2017 that scientists are incredibly excited about. Including some that could lead to significant advances in the fields of medicine and robotics.

10Chimps Can Learn to Play Rock, Paper, Scissors

The gap between humans and our primate cousins got a little bit smaller this year after a Japanese study showed that chimpanzees have the ability to learn the rules of rock, paper, scissors and perform similarly to a four-year-old child.
The experiment was conducted at the Primate Research Institute at Kyoto University and involved seven chimpanzees of differing ages and sexes and 38 children aged three to six who acted as the control group. Just to be clear, the apes did not play the game against one another. Instead, they were shown two hand gestures on a touchscreen and had to choose the winning signal.
During the trials, the chimps took longer to learn the relationships between various combinations than children, who usually corrected their mistakes after one wrong choice. The chimps seemed to struggle particularly hard with the idea that scissors beat paper.[1] The research team’s next goal is to teach chimpanzees how to play against one another.

9Scientists Discover the Hidden City of Octlantis

Octopuses (or octopodes, if you prefer), are considered reclusive animals that usually live in solitude. During the day, they seek shelter inside dens which they typically block with rocks. At night, they go out hunting alone. However, Australian divers discovered a group of octopuses congregating at a site in Jervis Bay, south of Sydney, which puts into question what we thought we knew about this incredible animal.
The site, dubbed Octlantis,[2] consists roughly of two dozen dens made out of rocks and shells. The cephalopods have been observed assembling together, communicating, and even fighting with each other when one octopus got too close to another one’s den. While this is new information, it is not exactly surprising to scientists, as octopuses consistently rank among the most intelligent animals in the world. A bigger challenge is finding out the motivation for this behavior, although protection from predators and access to better food resources seem likely possibilities.
This is not the first discovery of its kind. Back in 2009, also in Jervis Bay, marine biologists found another cephalopod site dubbed Octopolis. However, that community formed around a large man-made metal structure left underwater. Seen as an “artificial reef,” that instance was considered an anomaly, but this new revelation shows that octopuses are, indeed, more social than we previously thought.
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10 Little-Known Facts About Reindeer

By On December 26, 2017 In
In North America, the word “reindeer” refers to one deer species used as livestock by humans (and Santa Claus). The word “caribou” is used for a kind of wild Arctic and subarctic deer. However, the two are actually the same species, Rangifer tarandus.
Those who live outside the natural range of reindeer may think of them only at Christmastime. In other cultures, however, reindeer are a way of life. Here are some little-known, odd, and even disgusting facts about reindeer.

10Domestic And Wild Differences

There are different estimates on when reindeer were domesticated. In Eurasia, they are believed to have been tamed about 7,000 years ago.
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10 Disgusting Facts You Never Wanted To Know About Animals

By On December 15, 2017 In
Nature, brimming with life in all of its vibrancy and wonders, can be pretty gross. It’s a fact that usually doesn’t make it into all those nature documentaries, but animals are alive—and being alive is pretty disgusting.
Animals have all the filthy habits we humans enjoy, but they work in a few more that we’d never even imagine. Some of your favorite animals are genetically built to do some absolutely retch-inducing things that we usually don’t talk about. Once you’ve read this article, you’ll never look at an animal the same way again.
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