Hundreds of costumed dogs descended on a New York City park Saturday for what was billed as the nation’s largest Halloween dog parade. Thousands of spectators mingled with about 300 four-legged contestants in Manhattan’s Tompkins Square Park. (Oct. 25) Via Associated Press.
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Animals, Nature
The Halloween Crab
by JOHN ADAMS •
Lauren Goode of the Verge writes about an encounter in Costa Rica with a crustacean called the Halloween Crab: Only later, once I was able to connect to WiFi, did I learn that we had just had our first encounter with Gecarcinus quadratus de Saussure, otherwise known as the Halloween crab. And only later, in…
Animals, Science/Nature
Human v. Horse Marathon
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Caffeinated Bees
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Animals, Nature
A Really Big Fish
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Animals, Cats
The Amazing Acro-Cats
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Animals, Science/Nature
Farmer Finds a Woolly Mammoth
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Speedy Pups Running on Two Legs
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Animals
French Bulldog v. Two Bears
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Adventure, Animals, Nature
Hypnotizing Sharks
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Animals, Poll, Weird Tales
Friday Poll: Rabbits v. Humans of Langley, Washington
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Rabbits v. Langley, Washington In Langley, Washington, people are complaining that rabbits are overrunning the town: Hundreds of bunnies are running wild around Langley, on Whidbey Island. They’re burrowing holes in school football fields, destroying the foundations of buildings and posing health risks to people and their pets, according to local officials. “There is feces…