Pallas’s cat (Otocolobus manul), also called the manul, is native to the grasslands and montane steppe of Central Asia. It almost goes without saying that it has been classified as ‘Near Threatened’ by The International Union for Conservation of...
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There’s been a spate of strange monster movies come out over the last few years. I guess with production and graphic costs dropping, there’s more scope for low budget B-Movie makers to get creative....
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In my experience cats are ambivalent at best. Cats aren’t the kind of creature to jump in and save your life, they’re not even the kind of creature that would care if you died....
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The leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) is an underwater murdering machine of the Southern Hempisphere. Its only predator is the killer whale, and even they attack them infrequently. The leopard seal can live for...
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Last night, during conversation I attempted to say “Theo Paphitis”. It’s a tricky name to say late at night and it came out more like “Feo Pathefis” or something. My lady friend asked me...
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The bumblebee bat or Kitti’s hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai) is arguably the smallest mammal known to man. The bumblebee bat only occurs in the limestone caves near rivers in western Thailand and southeast Burma. Of course, it’s endangered....
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A Ewe Overview The Valais blacknose is a domestic breed of sheep from the Valais region of southwest Switzerland. Before laying my eyes on these guys, I didn’t have a favourite sheep breed; now,...
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Most people will have seen that weird face animals make where they pull their top lip up and expose their teeth. Well, that’s called the flehmen response. When I started this article, I was just planning on...
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Chernobyl is generally considered a Russian tragedy; however, the country of Belarus was worst hit. As with the Russian town of Prypiat, much of Belarus is still off limits. Chernobyl was, and is,...
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Do you believe in the Loch Ness monster? If you’re anything like me you’ll say out loud “not really… but it might be possible I suppose” and inside your tiny brain your neurons will...
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