Sloth may be a wrong (it is), but sloths aren’t wrong at all. They’re interesting, and admirable for their calm —
Animals
Animals
Rats (Yes, Rats) Helping Humans
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Animals
He Shouldn’t Have Insulted That Monkey
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Animals
There’s Only So Much a Chimpanzee Will Tolerate
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Animals, Science/Nature
Hyalinobatrachium dianae, a Kermit-like Glass Frog
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Animals
Looking Carefully Before Crossing the Street
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Animals, Poll, Weird Tales
Friday Poll: Ambulances for People or Pigeons?
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Ambulances for People or Pigeons? In England, a four people called for an ambulance for a sick pigeon. (It’s English slang to refer to women as birds, and so the dispatcher sent the ambulance, assuming the victim was a person, not an animal.) So, were the callers right to call the London Ambulance Service, or…
Animals, Sports
Sled Dog
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Animals, Cats, Weird Tales
Friday Catblogging: Bobcat v. Shark?
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Animals, Art
The Unchameleon
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Animals, Poll, Weird Tales
Friday Poll: The Stressed-Out Badger
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View image | gettyimages.com The Badger’s Ire In Stockholm’s Radisson Blu Hotel, a ‘stressed-out’ badger held guests at bay for about forty-minutes: A luxury hotel in central Stockholm has come under siege by an ill-tempered badger that refused to allow any guests in or out, forcing police to intervene. “A crazy or stressed-out badger is…
Animals, Nature
The Leaping Mantis
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Animals, Humor
Dog v. Shark Balloon
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Accidents, Animals, Poll
Friday Poll: The Owl-Chaser’s Accident
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In Tukwila, Washington, a driver told police that he crashed his car into a utility poll because he was chasing an owl. The driver hadn’t been drinking (and likely neither had the owl). The motorist wasn’t charged with an offense. What do you think of the motorist’s explanation: understandable or insufficient? Car Accident While Chasing…