Explorers to search Himalayas for yeti

A group of explorers in Japan are combing the Himalayas in a directed effort to find the Yeti. The expedition launched mid-August, 2008. "Over the next two months, a team of Japanese explorers hopes to obtain indisputable video evidence confirming the existence of the...

Greyhound Bus Beheader Vince Li May Have Been Influenced by WINDIGO Article

Ethno-Historian Nathan Carlson has expressed a view to the EDMONTON SUN that crazed Bus Beheader Vince Li, 40, may have been influenced by an article in which Nathan Carlson was...

Montauk Monster: Mystery animal corpse becomes web sensation

"The identity of this creature, which reportedly washed up on a New York beach last month, has captivated the blogosphere and is dividing animal experts. Have your say: What is the 'Montauk Monster'? ...

Meet the tiny creature that could be the biggest binge drinker of all

" It weighs no more than a golf ball and could curl up in the palm of your hand. But the pen-tailed tree shrew can drink most humans under the table. The tiny creature has a formidable capacity for alcohol,...

Lobster caught by Devon fishermen believed to be 100 years old

"The crustacean was so heavy that it broke the winch on board Jack Baker and Mark Tennyson's fishing boat.Weighing in at 5.88kg (12.9lbs) and measuring 32in (81cm) long, the huge creature is the largest of its kind...

1879: Man hanged for eating family

Shockingly, "man hanged for eating family" would have been an accurate headline in 1879 Alberta. A man was executed that year in Fort Saskatchewan after being convicted of murdering and eating eight members of his...

Man saved bear from drowning

I don't think people have the same reaction when  saw a 375-pound male bear were drowning. This man swam into the water to rescue it. What a real hero!! " WILDLIFE officer Adam Warwick stripped off and...

Park Inn, Berlin has a Random Raccoon Guest

"AP For North Americans, having a raccoon in your garage is hardly a big deal. In Germany, however -- where the animals are something of a rarity -- the same can't be said. For the past few weeks, a raccoon has...

Single-horned 'Unicorn' deer found in Italy

A deer with a single horn in the center of its head - reminiscent of a mythical unicorn, has been spotten in a nature preserve in Italy.I always wanted a unicorn when I was younger - I think this would be great if it...

Large Cat dubbed 'Beast of Bretton' spotted again

"Published Date: 07 June 2008 By Tara...

Railway turns to feline 'stationmaster' for help

" KINOKAWA, Japan -- In times of need, Japanese say they can even ask the cat for help. In this town in western Japan, people look to Tama, a nine-year-old cat working as master of an unmanned train station.The...

World's Strangest Creature? Part Mammal, Part Reptile

The platypus is really considered the strangest creature on the Earth........""The platypus is a very ancient offshoot of the mammal tree, so it was 166 million years ago that we last shared a common ancestor with...

Raise your hands and step away from the hedgehog

"A 27-year-old has been charged with assaulting a teenage boy - with a hedgehog.Police allege that Whakatane resident William Singalargh picked up the creature and threw it about 5m at a 15-year-old"

BC Scientists solve mystery of origins of Burgess Shale

Certainly a major importance how British Columbia and vertabrates evolved over 530 million years ago." Scientists solve mystery of origins of Burgess ShaleRandy Boswell, Canwest News...

Hamsters' popularity on the rise

Some people don't like to have rats as pets, but in order to celebrate the Chinese new year, many in China are turning to the next best thing - a hamster. Though some might say a hamster is just a rat with a cuter...

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