A pair of evolutionary biomechanics specialists at the University of London's, Royal Veterinary College, has found that when hippos run at full speed, all four of their feet are regularly in the air. In their paper published in the journal Peer J, John Hutchinson, and Emily Pringle, describe how they...

High speed video shows hippos get airborne when running

Oregon State

Gearhart, OR

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A monster fish which looks more like a beached UFO than a worldly creature has washed up on a beach in the US state of Oregon.The 7.3-foot (2.2-metre) creature appeared on the shores of the city of Gearhart last Monday (3 June), leaving onlookers both fascinated and bewildered.“Initially, this large, strange-looking fish was creating quite a stir on social media and though it was stormy, folks were flocking to the beach to see this unusual fish,” Gearhart’s Seaside Aquarium wrote in a Facebook post.News of the extraordinary find soon travelled across the world, reaching New Zealand where researcher Marianne Nyegaard...

Monster found on Oregon beach identified as newly discovered species

Minnesota State

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

Trail-cam footage captured recently in Minnesota shows a wolf pup discovering that capturing squirrels can involve painful consequences. “This wolf pup learned that squirrel bites on the nose don’t feel so good,” the Voyageurs Wolf Project stated via X. The footage opens with a slow-motion sequence in which...

Watch: Wolf pup learns hard way that squirrels will fight back

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What’s The Fastest Bird In The World?

Colorado State

Bellvue, CO

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The owner of a dairy farm in Colorado has no idea how a giant reflective monolith ended up on her property. It's just the latest in a spattering of sightings of the strange structures.

Mysterious monolith reportedly pops up on Colorado dairy farm

Irish Star

Eoin O'Faodhagain was watching the waters of the famous Loch Ness via a webcam when he noticed mysterious dark figure emerging from beneath the surface near its northern end

'Dumbfounded' Nessie hunter captures 'nine-foot hump of creature' breaking water surface

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Can you imagine seeing something like that?

Killer whales are nothing short of amazing. These creatures are massive reaching over 32 feet and weighting as much as 22,000 pounds. These massive apex predators eat everything they can from fish to sea lions and sharks. Beyond that, they are even known to live in groups called pods where they team up and hunt together to ensure they all get a meal... the wolves of the sea.

Alone they are amazing and dangerous, together they can do anything thy want as they use different techniques to get their meals.

These folks caught something amazing in...

Nearly 80 Killer Whales Hunt Down Blue Whale In Wild Video

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Cripple Creek, CO

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(Colorado) Colorado has many gems - Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Maroon Bells, and two of Thomas Dambo's wooden trolls. Dambo is a Danish artist, and his trolls are worldwide. Each troll serves as a unique tribute to the place they inhabit, honoring the history and culture of the location.

"Rita the Rock Planter" should be on your Colorado summer bucket list

In a shocking and tragic incident, a woman in Indonesia was killed and eaten by a 30-foot python. The victim, Siriati, 30, went missing on the morning of July 2, after leaving her home in Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi, to buy medicine for her sick child. Disappearance and search. When...

Indonesia: Mother of five, killed and eaten by 30-foot python

High up on the Tibetan Plateau, inside the Baishiya Karst Cave, unfolds a fascinating ancient human survival story. A recent study reveals that the Denisovans, an extinct human species, called this place home for countless millennia. Other than their notable genetic contributions to modern humans, very little is known about...

Mysterious Denisovan species of humans lived undisturbed in the mountains for 160,000 years

Hawaii State

A-Z-Animals

Coyotes are intelligent animals that have adapted to their environment by hunting and consuming a wide range of animals and food in human-inhabited areas. But while they may be fierce predators and can run up to 40 miles per hour, that doesn’t make them immune to being on the menu for other predators. Read on to […]

Coyote Predators: What Eats Coyotes?

Buddy, the gate was wide open…

Sometimes you have to wonder what an animal is thinking.

Deer aren’t known as one of the most intelligent species, but given they need to avoid all sorts of natural predators, cars, and hunters, you think they’d at least have some semblance of common sense to stay alive. While that may be true for many of them, there’s certainly a few that need to thank their lucky stars they’ve made it to this point.

Admittedly, it’s got to be tough for deer to comprehend all of the weird things humans build all over their homes and it...

Whitetail Buck Tries To Leap Fence, Breaks Its Back Crashing Into A Tree

When dogs find themselves in difficult and hopeless situations, they put all their faith in human compassion and help. An injured dog who was helplessly lying in a dry drain believed that good humans exist, and he hoped to receive their help, too. The pooch kept looking at the nearby...

A Good Soul Rescues An Injured Dog Who Desperately Wagged His Tail, Begging Drivers To Help Him

There’s a good escape. That’s what deer are best at though, getting away from things. This deer just happens to add a little flair to his escape.

Deer have it out for them from the moment they are born. Anything that can, wants to kill them. Deer are medium sized animals that average around 120 pounds in most places. They are a perfect meal for all sorts of predators from cougars to bear, or even birds or prey when they are young or dead roadside.

A deer’s only defense is really their running. If they can get away faster and run farther,...

Young Buck Surfs A Wave To Escape A Pack Of Wild Dogs In Mexico

A 45-year-old woman identified as Farida went missing in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province — then a search party found her body inside a 16-foot reticulated python. A mother of four recently went missing while walking in the woodlands of Indonesia’s Kalempang village. Her husband grew suspicious when she didn’t return home, so he and a handful of villagers searched the nearby area.

An Enormous Python Just Killed An Indonesian Mother Of Four And Swallowed Her Whole

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A saltwater crocodile which was targeting villagers and eating their pet dogs was killed and eaten by villagers in Australia’s Northern Territory, police said.The 3.63m “problem” reptile had been seen in the remote Baines river after severe flooding in the area, which lies around 700km southwest of Darwin, the NT police said.Police said they shot the crocodile “to ensure that it did not continue to pose a significant risk to the community” after consultation with traditional owners, elders, community members and Parks and Wildlife.It was then transported to the nearby Aboriginal community of Bulla, a township in Australia, “where the...

Australian villagers kill and eat giant crocodile which hunted their pets

“I don't know why people give him such a hard time, like, if there's anything that man genuinely cares about, it's being a good and present dad, and he makes it work,” Bre Tiesi said of her son Legendary Love’s father. Last month, Nick Cannon was brutally roasted...

After Nick Cannon Was Roasted For Saying He Was Giving His Kids The “Opportunity To Connect With Him” On Father’s Day, Bre Tiesi Has Insisted That He’s A “Good And Present” Father To Their Son

Montana State

A team of researchers led by paleontologists Joseph Sertich from Colorado State University and Mark Loewen from the University of Utah has recently described a newly discovered dinosaur species named Lokiceratops rangiformis. This dinosaur, whose name translates to “Loki’s horned face that looks like a caribou” was discovered in northern...

Dinosaur with huge, blade-like horns discovered in Montana

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Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

The love for animals generally brings with it a strong sense of compassion, companionship, and a need to care for all things natural. In your birth chart, caring for animals falls with your moon sign in the 6th house, ruled by Venus and Mercury.

3 Zodiac Signs That Most Love Animals

Scientists have captured incredible footage of a deep-sea mother squid clutching dozens of unusually huge eggs. The newly-released video was captured by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s (MBARI) advanced underwater robots, including remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) during an expedition to Mexico’s Gulf of California. The footage shows...

Scientists Capture Never-Before-Seen Footage of Deep-Sea Squid Cradling Huge Eggs

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Hippos can actually become airborne when they run at full speed

You’ve seen them in zoos, maybe read about them, or have even watched Nat Geo documentaries, but how much do you really know about hippopotamuses? They’re...

Hippos can actually become airborne when they run at full speed

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