Why snakes love kids’ bedrooms
A SNAKE catcher has revealed why so many Aussies are finding unwanted guests in their homes, after a Queensland dad found a red-belly curled among his daughter’s toys.
Animals
Pics will make you love dogs even more
TOUCHING photos of these unusual pets from a Perth woman have gone viral. It’s not difficult to see why.
Shocking contents of whale’s stomach
AFTER a sperm whale washed up dead on a Spanish beach, officials now say they have solved the shocking mystery of what killed it.
Basic quiz most people can’t pass
THIS quiz is full of questions we should probably know the answers to. But it turns out a chimpanzee can do even better than a human on it.
Giraffe smashes car window
AT THIS safari park visitors are permitted to feed some animals from their vehicles — but this couple got it horribly wrong.
Curious giraffe awkwardly smashes car window
VIDEO footage has emerged of the shocking moment that a hungry giraffe got his head stuck in a car window at a UK safari park, leaving visitors stunned as he smashed the window.
Should you make your pet a vegan?
IS GIVING our pets a vegan diet a recipe for disaster? Despite warnings of life threatening dangers, it’s become a growing trend.
Australia’s last flamingo dies at zoo
AUSTRALIA’S last Flamingo, ‘Chile’, has died at the Adelaide Zoo in South Australia. The sad news follows the death of her companion.
$2 million for bed bug nightmare
AFTER nearly being wiped out in the mid 20th century, bed bugs are causing more havoc than ever — leading to some big payouts.
Inside controversial school for macaques
IN THIS small Malaysian village, a revolving army of macaques are taught to pick coconuts — and it’s big business for the country.
‘Massive’ eagle mauls 1.9kg chihuahua
A TINY dog is recovering after it was savagely attacked by a wedge-tailed eagle on a Victorian property. The owner says the bird was “trying to rip it apart”.
Family shocked to find alligator in pool
A FAMILY in Florida received the fright of their lives after finding a 3m-long alligator swimming around in their backyard pool.
Bullied boy adopts cat with exact same rare condition
A LITTLE boy bullied mercilessly for his different coloured eyes and cleft lip has managed to find a pet with the exact same rare conditions he has.
Cat hurler’s bizarre apology
THE Queensland man caught on camera hurling a cat at a wall — before laughing hysterically — has tried to apologise for the animal cruelty.
Curious great white stalks boat
THEY might be the ones who usually do the tailing but these police officers — in their tiny, rubber boat — had to deal with a bit of a role change.
Scary moment cheetah jumps into safari car
THIS is the shocking moment a curious cheetah decided to get up close and personal with tourists on an African safari by jumping into their car.
Chef’s huge up yours to vegans
A RESTAURATEUR’S response to a vegan protest outside his eatery had the animal rights activists seething.
‘I looked over and saw my severed leg’
LIKE surfer Mick Fanning, Mike fought off a shark by hitting it in the face. Then, while paddling back to shore, he thought he spotted it coming back to finish the job.
Cheetah cub’s unlikely best friend
THEY’RE the odd couple of the National Zoo in Canberra. Solo, the ridiculously cute cheetah cub who was born without siblings, has formed an unusual alliance with a furry playmate.
Big question over lab grown meat
MEAT grown in a lab is heading to Australia and unless you’re extra vigilant you could soon be eating artificial meat without realising it.
Snake saved after swallowing shoe
A SILLY python, who thought it’d be a good idea to swallow a man’s slipper, has been given life saving surgery by a Queensland vet. WARNING: Graphic images.
Giant robot goes up in flames
Guests at a Colorado theme park were treated to an impromptu pyro show when a giant dinosaur went up in flames.
Kookaburra devours snake in freaky video
THERE’S been no shortage of freaky wildlife stories coming out of Queensland recently, but this one takes the ‘snake.’
Horror at mass whale stranding
A SHARK alert has been issued in Hamelin Bay WA after dozens of whale carcasses were washed up ashore.
Soviets’ most twisted science experiments
IT’S been decades since the Soviet Union collapsed, but the communist nation’s history of science lives on. WARNING: Graphic
Snake attacks teen using toilet
A SUNSHINE COAST teenager received a massive scare when a six-foot python wrapped around his leg while he was on the toilet.
‘A cruel symbol of human disregard’
THE the world’s last male northern white rhino has died in captivity, aged 45. A complicated scientific procedure is now the species only hope.
‘Loch Ness monster’ washes up on beach
SHOCKING pictures of an unidentified sea creature found on a US beach have sparked speculation that it may actually be the mysterious Loch Ness monster.
Dashcam of emus ‘deliberately run down’
SHOCKING footage has emerged of up to five emus apparently being deliberately mown down by a vehicle in the outback. WARNING: Confronting.
’Mother nature is a brutal bitch’
IT was traditionally a role carried out by men. But deer hunting is attracting an increasing number of women who aren’t afraid to hunt and kill.
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