7 Animals That You Won’t Believe Come From This Planet

Have you ever wondered what life on other planets might look like?While images from Men in Black are probably running around in your head, there’s plenty of life already on earth that’s a little extra-terrestrial.1. Matilda the alien cat.   The kitty-cat world’s answer to E.T.But Matilda isn’t the only creature suited to life in a sci-fi...

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4 Animals We Ate To Extinction

4 Delicious Animals We Charbroiled Into Extinction - and 1 That Tasted Nasty But We Killed It Anyway"Good to the last drop" proved to be a great slogan for Maxwell House coffee. But the "Good to the last existing representation of the species" tagline hasn't worked so well for these delectable creatures. Here are four animals that prove...

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5 remarkable animal moms

It’s important to remember humans aren’t the only ones who take extraordinary steps to protect, nurture and raise their young. The animal kingdom is flush with moms that take the time to teach their babies how to find food and protect themselves against the elements. Here’s a look at five outstanding animal mothers going the extra mile for...

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5 Animals you won’t expect to see in Cumbria

1. African Spurred Tortoises African Spurred Tortoises are the largest tortoises of the African mainland, beaten in size only by Galapagos and Aldabra (an african island) giant tortoises. Some are captured for the pet trade, but they grow rapidly when young and are soon too large for most keepers. They are vulnerable and are threatened...

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5 Cats That Cost A Fortune

People have been spending money on cats since the dawn of time. Egyptian Pharaohs and rulers would spoil their feline friends with gold and luxury goods. And modern pet owners are known to let their cats live lavishly too.While many people may have pampered pets, there are a few cats that cost a small fortune just to own. Buying one of these...

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Scientists Discover Creatures That Haven’t Been Exposed to Sunlight for More Than 5.5 Million Years in a Romanian Cave

Throughout history, great explorers and scientists have worked hard to uncovered so many things on the planet over the last thousand years, so it looks like there are no great discoveries anymore. Is our planet still a mystery, or do we know everything about it? Has everything been discovered?Lucky for us, that's not true, and when you see...

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10 Animals With Amazing Hearing

Humans may be king of the animal world when it comes to evolution, but we are flailing down the hearing ranks. Although our hearing isn't as sensitive as some of these guys below (ours is a limited 2 to 5 kiloherz) - the way our brain processes vibrations into sound that then does amazing things to our memory and processing banks, evoking...

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8 Animals That Get Their Color From Food

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory gives new meaning to “you are what you eat.” In the classic kids’ book, a girl named Violet Beauregarde chews some experimental blueberry-flavored gum—and it turns her blueberry-blue. But for some animals, that’s not too far from the truth: they get their colors from the food they eat. Here are eight critters...

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