A less than fantastic Mr Fox was found dead, apparently from several head wounds.The suspects: Dude, Izzy, Pongo and Pecky, four birds who played chicken with the fox and, it […] full story
Tag: Wild Life
67 Million-Year-Old Snake Caught Eating Dinosaurs
Scientists have found a 67 million-year-old fossil of a snake coiled around dinosaur eggs and a hatchling. This is the first evidence of snakes eating dinosaurs. Geologist Dhanajay Mohabey of […] full story
hen has laid an egg four times the size of a normal egg
Matilda the hen has only ever produced four eggs in her life, according to her owner, so it must have been a shock when she laid one which was approximately […] full story
Math Shows Some Crime Hot Spots Can Be Cooled, Others Only Relocated
Not all crime hot spots are created equal, a new mathematical model suggests. For some areas repeatedly hit hard with crime, police intervention can shut down lawlessness and keep it […] full story
Fear of Spiders Can Develop Before Birth
Scientists figure humans may be born with a fear of spiders and snakes, healthy phobias that up the odds of survival in the wild. It’s not known how such an […] full story
Thousands of dinosaur footprints uncovered in China
Archaeologists in China have uncovered more than 3,000 dinosaur footprints, state media reported, in an area said to be the world’s largest grouping of fossilised bones belonging to the ancient […] full story
Tourist killed by ‘dinosaur-sized’ shark off South African beach
Witnesses have described their horror at seeing a tourist being eaten by a “gigantic” shark in South Africa’s most popular holiday destination. Lloyd Skinner was pulled under the surf and […] full story
Famous San Francisco Sea Lions Abandon Their Pier 39 Post
The blubbery sea lions at Pier 39, one of San Francisco’s smelliest and most famous tourist attractions, are gone. During the last week of November, they left the wooden docks […] full story
Human Shaped root discovered
ZHENG Dexun shows off a human-shaped heshouwu, or Chinese knotweed, yesterday in Langzhong in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The herb, weighing 5.8 kilograms and standing 62 centimeters high, resembles a […] full story
Even-More-Gigantic Giant Orb Spider Discovered
Scientists have found the world’s largest species of golden orb-weaver spider in the tropics of Africa and Madagascar. The discovery marks the first identification of a new Nephila spider since […] full story