Because this topic is so taboo, it makes it almost interesting to know that people would actually eat living animals. Most of the time, people just tend to do it for the thrill of doing something so awkward that others would cringe. Maybe they have done everything else, and bizarre foods are all that is
Wildlife is all the non-domesticated plants, animals and other organisms, and is found in all kinds of ecosystems among which are deserts, rainforests, plains and other areas like the urban towns. The pressure of growing human populations around the world has led to the increasing need to use land initially intended for Wildlife, for human
Nestled in all corners of the world are beautiful places to go diving. Many areas provide views of historic wreckage from naval battles, showing the brutal history and commemorating it all at once. Others allow you to have close encounters with marine life, offering an experience that cannot be recreated anywhere else. The beauty is
Jellyfish are in the animal group of Cnidaria and among the most beautiful and unusual creatures of water life. Listed below are the ten most beautiful jellyfish you can find in the worlds oceans. 1. Aequorea Victoria Also known as the crystal jellyfish, this species is colorless and transparent in appearance and inhabits the west
Escaping to an island getaway is frequently one of the top vacation desires of many people. With so many to choose from, it’s often difficult to run to the most beautiful. What makes a dream island paradise? Is it tons of sun, white sand beaches, crystal clear water, and located in the tropics? Or is
Hefty thighbones and a sharp hip are descriptions of another new species of dinosaur that has recently been identified. The science world has nicknamed this dinosaur, “Thunder Thighs” because of its massive hind legs that would have been used to ward off predators. The new species’ bones were actually found in 1994 in a Utah
The Annales Botanici Fennici journal published a study which states that Taraxacum lacianense and Taraxacum decastroi are the two species of dandelion that have been newly discovered in Spain. The plants were found in the Cordillera Cantábrica Mountains and the Pyrenees. The beautiful Cordillera Cantábrica Mountains in Spain These recently found species are characterized by
As far as the Great White Shark is concerned, humans are not a bit tasty. It’s sea lions they prefer. North Americans may not be seeing the Great White Shark much anymore because they are endangered with only 219 sharks left off the coast of central California. Not even the large Polar Bears or Killer
A team of U.S. researchers came up with a study which states that every 27 million years the Earth experiences a mass extinction. It means that a new mass extinction will happen in 16 million years, more or less. The cause of the extinction of dinosaurs durng the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event is of much debate
Molecular Ecology published a study which states that due to molecular technology, researchers know the diet of bats, although these night mammals feed on the wing and in the dark. Could the diet of this bat aid conservation efforts? Dr. Elizabeth Clare at the Bristol University, U.K., the main author, underlined the importance of understanding
England’s Lake Windermere surprised two people who had set out on a kayaking trip last Friday. Someone took a photo with the mobile phone, a photo displaying something that looked like the mysterious Loch Ness monster. Was this mysterious monster really spotted? The Daily Telegraph informs us that Tom Pickles, an IT consultant went out
Nature is indeed capable to undergo the most amazing transformations, some of them simply unbelievable. Such amazing transformations also take place in the animal world. Recent researches have unveiled the fact that prolonged chemical exposure does not seem to affect all animals. A coastal fish proves to be genetically resistant to chemicals. Numerous species in
Geology published a study according to which a dinosaur bone from 64.8 million years ago has been discovered by scientists. The femur bone belonged to Alamosaurus sanjuanensis, a 20 meter long herbivore. Were these one of the last dinosaurs to roam the earth? The age of the bone was established utilizing uranium-lead dating that was
Most people would assert in a heartbeat that hens are stupid. This is however untrue. Quite the opposite! It seems that hens are capable of empathy and even more than that if we were to listen to Carla Carlisle. Perhaps its time to start counting on your chickens? Most of us are by now familiar
There is a new study (published on February 23rd in Nature) stating that the fossils belonging to an ancient creature resembling a “walking cactus” came out to light in China. This “walking cactus” seems to have lived on the planet five hundred million years ago. Its name was inspired by the spiny appearance of the
