Life experiences are subjective, so a lot of this is guess work, but from the information available, owning a big cat sounds terrifying to the point of unscheduled trouser irrigation.
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You know how the best part of some video games are those first ten minutes, where you drag all of the sliders on the character creator to one side, or the other, and see what kind of genetic monstrosity you can make? Human beings have been doing that with dog breeds for millennia.
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Hygiene is your friend in the best of times. However, now that the COVID-19 pandemic has plunged the world into the blurst of times, sanitizing surfaces seems more paramount than ever. But what about the surfaces that go in your mouth?
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It's a frog-eat-frog world, and it's only getting hungrier. However, the award for the most WTF defense goes to the aptly named "horror" frog, which freaking breaks its own toes and turns them into weapons.
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Here's how one town avoided the initial onset of the pandemic.
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On March 31, Deutsche Welle reported that scientists recorded the first known heat wave in Antarctica's history.
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The fiery disintegration of Columbia ultimately led to the loss of lives and the retirement of NASA's shuttle fleet. But as it turns out, there's more to the story that makes it so much worse. As you'll find out, the worst part of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster might not be what you think.
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You like cats, but don't necessarily want one glued to you -- one that doesn't require your constant loving attention and affection; what some might call an "independent" cat. So which breed is right for you?
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Have you ever dreamed one of those dreams where you're flying? The liberating feeling of being able to take it to the skies. The wonderful experience of actually feeling in control of the dream. You can handily escape whatever ogres or bloodthirsty were-kittens your subconscious throws at you ...
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Is there a cat which, compared with the all-day-sucker mortal staying power of its cousins, is more like an impermanent Pop Rock? What's the best cat for people who don't really want to own a cat for a long time?
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While everybody knows that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, optical illusions prove that the species of some creatures also fits that bill.
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Imagine that you're a cat. You're going about your day, lounging about in a feline manner, when suddenly, disaster strikes and you find yourself face to face with your worst enemy. Is it a dog? Another cat, perhaps? No, it's something much worse — water.
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Millions of Americans — including many schoolchildren — watched the Challenger explode on live TV. That's horrible enough, but as with many tragedies, there are further layers to the story, and the worst part of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster may not be what you think.
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For men, shaving the head isn't exactly news. But men might not have known the scientifically proven side effects you get from embracing the cueball look.
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ven people who don't particularly like dogs will admit that, yes, puppies are cute. Part of that appeal -- not unlike human babies -- is the disproportionate body parts. Especially those paws. But which breeds have the biggest?
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So, it turns out researchers recently uncovered a lost continent. What's more, said discovery appears to include diamonds. If you think that sounds like the beginning of a 1930s pulp novel, you're not wrong.
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The NGO Reporters Without Borders, first formed in 1985 to protect hard-hitting journalism and journalists across the world, is now promoting an open Minecraft server which preserves, protects, and displays censored articles from across the (real) globe.
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Nobody seems to agree how many breeds of cat exist these days -- depending on the organization, anywhere from 40-ish to 70-ish, says Hill's Pet. Within that range, which came first?
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It might be hard to imagine legendary Jurassic dinosaurs lording over Earth alongside dinosaurs the size of small hummingbirds. Luckily, you don't have to imagine because scientists have unearthed physical proof of a super tiny flying dino.
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Mankind has spent centuries selectively breeding dogs to be the fastest, the smartest, the largest, and the dumbest. But what about the healthiest? Have humans, in their eternal hubris, bothered to create a special breed of dog designed not to have such a short lifespan?
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Located at the lowest point on Earth's surface, per Britannica, the Dead Sea -- or "Sea of Death" (Al-Baḥr Al-Mayyit) as it's called in Arabic -- isn't a lake of fire, but it burns like hell. And it's not doing too well. In fact, it's dying... so to speak.
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The coronavirus, or COVID-19, is scary. The pandemic is definitely spreading sickness, fear, and even death. It's bringing out the worst in some people, but in others? It's bringing out the best. And that's what we want to talk about. Here are positive things that have come out of the coronavirus.
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Does your heart have a roving eye for dogs, or rather, a rover eye that compels you to obsess over every speck of every inch of a canine? Maybe you study dog drool, or you swoon over the pitter-patter of their paws, but the best part of man's best friend is the tail, that butt appendage of the gods.
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The coronavirus is in full bloom around the world, but meanwhile, Russia reports 840 confirmed infections. According to CNN, the country of 146 million has experienced unparalleled success in stemming the flow of this international pandemic. What's their secret? Is it paleo?
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It's almost inevitable that most kids grow up wanting a Dog, capital "D." Children idolize mutts, having been told by movies and picture books that they are the ultimate companions. They are loving, they are loyal, and most importantly, they are courageous.
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When it comes to grooming, cats beat dogs hands down. Up to 50 percent of a cat's waking time is devoted to grooming its lustrous coat, or some other part of its body ... But which cat coats are the longest?
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Cats kill up to 2.4 billion birds and 12.3 billion small mammals annually. In that sense, they are aggressively lethal creatures.
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