The freaky sea life caught with goblin shark
TURNS out there was something even more freaky caught along with the now-famous goblin shark.
Animals
The animal ‘facts’ that are wrong
YOU’VE heard the one about the poisonous daddy-long-legs or how frogs give you warts but the fact is they’re all a load of nonsense. We uncover some other common animal myths.
Fisherman shocked by ‘alien’ shark
A VERY rare megamouth shark, so called because of its giant head and the enormous capacity of its mouth, has been hauled from the ocean off Japan.
Shark rips chunks out of boat
INCREDIBLE footage has emerged of a great white shark taking chunks out of a film crew’s inflatable rubber boat, leaving it to slowly sink.
Hunter kills biggest grizzly bear
AN Alaska hunter killed a grizzly bear which stood almost three metres tall, the largest ever bagged.
That’s a funny-looking shrimp
WHAT on Earth is this? A Florida shrimper got the shock of his life when this gruesome — and extremely rare — deep sea creature came up with his catch.
Stolen monkeys safely back in zoo
MONKEYS stolen from a British zoo in what police said appeared to be a “planned and pre-meditated” break-in have been found.
Beached whale gets frat graffiti tag
A DEAD Minke whale that washed ashore in New Jersey suffered some further indignity: someone tagged it with graffiti.
Beached whale gets frat graffiti tag
A DEAD Minke whale that washed ashore in New Jersey suffered some further indignity: someone tagged it with graffiti.
Lion vs warthog: what happens next?
THE first time this unsuspecting warthog walked into a lion’s den it had a lucky escape. But he foolishly walked back into the den… Check out the amazing pics.
Lion vs warthog: what happens next?
THE first time this unsuspecting warthog walked into a lion’s den it had a lucky escape. But he foolishly walked back into the den… Check out the amazing pics.
Fears whale is about to blow
DON’T stand too close. Residents fear a 60,000kg whale that washed up near the boardwalk on a small Canadian town will blow up at any moment.
World’s deadliest animals revealed
A NEW graphic reveals the world’s 15 deadliest animals. And while sharks might terrify us, the biggest killers lurk much closer to home.
Donkey’s beekeeper suit creates buzz
A BEEKEEPER says honey production has gone through the roof after he fitted out his trusted donkey with his own beekeeping suit.
China outlaws eating exotic animals
PEOPLE who eat rare wild animals like giant pandas and golden monkeys will now face jail time, under new laws in China.
Wife sues after hubby ‘killed by swan’
THE wife of a man who died after a vicious swan attack is suing his employer and the apartment complex where he looked after the birds.
Mystery creature behind bizarre ocean ‘quack’
SCIENTISTS have finally identified the source of strange “duck-like quacks” first heard in the Southern Ocean off Australia 50 years ago.
‘I’m too young to be croc bait’
A 3M CROC has lurked dangerously close to shore at a Darwin city beach – with one bloke playing chicken to keep it there until rangers arrived.
Man crowdfunds for tortoise’s penis
A PET-OWNER in England has tried crowdfunding to raise money for an operation to relieve his tortoise’s painful swollen penis.
The moth-er of all infestations
IT’S a battle for your biscuits — and your flour, pasta and breakfast cereal — and the enemy is lurking in your pantry right now.
Orang-utan relaxes during surgery
A HUGE orang-utan has undergone an operation in an Indonesian clinic to remove metal pellets — fired by a poacher — from the primate’s backside.
Prey ‘eats way out of snake’
A SNAKE has been found with a centipede’s head sticking out of its body in what seems to be a last-ditch attempt for survival by the little critter.
Killer virus goes missing from French lab
IS there a deadly virus on the loose? Over 2000 samples of SARS have mysteriously gone missing from a high-security laboratory in Paris.
Do you actually eat spiders when you sleep?
WE’VE always been told we swallow spiders while we sleep, right? But do we actually inadvertently invite those eight-legged freaks to dinner?
Swimmers beware: Great White near
MAKE no mistake, Jaws is out there. And we have a picture to prove it. Weighing a whopping 1600kg, this great white’s lurking in waters too close for comfort.
Woman attacked by five bears
A WOMAN was mauled by five black bears after she discovered them rooting through the rubbish bins in her garage.
Pet parrot foils sex attack
NOW that’s a wingman! A parrot has come to the rescue of its owner by bravely fighting off an attacker and making him take flight.
Why you can’t kill tiny Tom Cruise
STOP flapping your hands in frustration and find a better weapon — this is why you can’t swipe the insect world’s Top Gun.
Is this proof fairies are real?
HAS this man managed to capture a group of the mythical creatures with his camera or is he spinning us a tale?
The real reason the zebra got its stripes
THOUGHT they were for camouflage? It’s not as black and white as that with new research claiming to solve one of nature’s most beautiful riddles.
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