Death of a Snow Leopard in Afghanistan

A sad story, as written by Tim McGirk in the weekly Time magazine reports that a hunter caught the magnificent snow leopard in Afghanistan, took him to a town where he could have sold it for at least US$ 50,000,...

Pygmy Tarsiers - real-life furbys found

Pygmy Tarsiers, or real-life Furbys, have been found alive after 70 years in the highlands of an Indonesian island. Three of the little pygmys were trapped and tracked on Mount Rorekatimbo in Lore Lindu...

The unknown sightings mysteries

There are still many untold stories that needs an explanation. Just like for example the orbs, real mermaid and the UFO. There are sightings out there of the strange creature that needs for explanation that...

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...

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,...

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 own family.The man was thought to be afflicted with...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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