If you haven’t already guessed, corpse flowers didn’t get their name by accident. On the rare occasion that they bloom–about once every six years–these pungent flowers actually do smell like decaying, rotting flesh. And, because of their extremely large size (some up to 6 feet tall!), that less-than-lovely aroma travels …
Bees are in incredibly important part of virtually every aspect of nature. In addition to pollinating flowers, Bees also are largely responsible for the pollination of nearly one-third of all the food that we eat, including apples, broccoli, pumpkins and much more. In fact, “their role in producing better quality …
It looks like ladies don’t need a man, after all. Well, lady snakes, that is. To their surprise, the staff at the Louisville Zoo welcomed 6 new reticulated python babies in 2012 from a mother snake, which actually wasn’t the weird part. What was more surprising was that the mother snake, …
Let’s start off by saying that Japanese Spider Crabs can have a leg span of up to 12 feet from claw to claw. We repeat: a spider-looking animal that can cover TWELVE FEET of space at once. Though it may be delicious, the Japanese Spider Crab is no doubt unnervingly …
In Japan, there’s a place where authorities find 100 bodies a year, on average. At the base of the beautiful Mt. Fuji lies a dense forest area, formally named Aokigahara, but also referred to as the “Sea of Trees” or as the demon infested “Suicide Forest.” The thick trees block out …
“Plants can sense when they are being eaten and send out defense mechanisms to try to stop it from happening,” claims a study by the University of Missouri. …What? Yes, you read that right. One of the main findings was that plants, who have long been known to respond to …
Captured by Animal Planet’s live cameras, mother giraffe Katie of the Dallas Zoo gives birth to her second calf. During a typical giraffe birth, the mother is standing the entire time and the hooves of the calf will be the first part of the body to come out. Next comes …
Soviet authorities determined that an “unknown compelling force” had caused the deaths of nine experienced hikers in the Ural Mountains. In 1959, Russian hikers from the Ural Polytechnic Institute embarked on a trip to Otorten Mountain in the northern Urals. The group was expected to reach their destination in early February, …
We all remember when the video of Christian the lion and his reunion with the man who raised him went viral; get ready for version 2.0! It looks as if lions aren’t the only ones who can remember humans who have made an impact on their lives. In this heartwarming video, …
We’re all getting a little sick and tired of winter. With the snow and cold that just won’t quit (for the less-than-lucky northern folks who have to get through it), the sand, sun and carefree days of summer seem a long way off. Not to worry–we’ve got a whole slew …
