Animals
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The six-foot long reptile was spotted lounging by an artificial dam on the Greek island of Crete – and the isle’s police have admitted they had no idea how it got there.The animal was spotted having a sun bathe at the Potami Dam, near Rethymno on the British tourist hotspot.Police, firefighters and government officials responded…
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Czech researcher Milan Rezac has discovered an unknown spider species from the Harpactea family, which he called the “Moravian six-eye spider” Harpactea Moravica, in the Macocha abyss, south Moravia, he told CTK today. read more Unknown spider species found in Moravian abyss – ČeskéNoviny.cz.
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When it comes to latest flying saucer “sightings” reported to Welsh police, it seems ewe couldn’t make it up.Because an alert about alien SHEEP abduction was among the calls about UFOs received by one force over the past four years.Newly released data shows that a caller to Dyfed-Powys Police claimed they had seen sheep being…
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There is a mystery unfolding along New Mexico’s roads and highways. A mystery many of you may have already noticed.Strange UFO symbols have appeared on dozens of cattle crossing signs. Where are they coming from? Some may want you to think it’s the work of aliens, but the explanation is probably a little more down…
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Persistent speculation that a colossal sea predator may have devoured a nine-foot white shark in waters off Western Australia’s south has been debunked.It all started when a CSIRO shark tracking device washed up on a beach near Esperance in 2004. read more WA super predator myth debunked – The West Australian.
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There’s something scary and yet mesmerising about the sight of thousands of Koi carp gliding soundlessly around this abandoned shopping mall.The astonishing sights were captured by blogger and photographer Jesse Rockwell during a visit to Bangkok, Thailand.Website Coconuts Bangkok explains the building fell into disrepair after the demolition of its upper floors and a subsequent…
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1981 was a heck of a year for werewolf movies. Of course, this would still be true had the only one to be released that year been John Landis’ genre-defining classic, An American Werewolf in London. But mere months earlier, another tale of lynanthropic terror hit screens, one which has sadly fallen into obscurity: Michael…
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Meet a parasite that can create its own mobile nursery for its young, a parasite that is thought to be the inspiration behind the chest-bursting xenomorph in the film Alien. Meet Phronima, the pram-pushing, barrel-riding parasite.These tiny creatures are found throughout the world’s oceans, except polar regions, swimming in open water. This sets them apart…
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Scientists have discovered the secrets behind electric fish, using genetic studies that revealed how these exotic creatures developed an organ that can unleash a wicked jolt.Researchers unveiled a genetic blueprint of the electric eel – a fearsome denizen of South America that can zap you with an electric field of up to 600 volts –…
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A mysterious long-haired critter that’s been sighted on the streets of a Bronx neighborhood for several months has a name.It’s a member of the weasel family called a fisher or fisher cat. read more ‘Mystery Creature’ Roaming The Bronx Turns Out To Be Really, Really Cute.
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Marine awareness officer Matt Slater and his dog Mango decided to swim out for a closer look of the barrel jellyfish and captured this footage of it swimming.Described as a gentle giant of the jellyfish world, the alien looking creature weighs 20 kilos and is said to measure up to one metre in diameter. read…
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Mass migrations have puzzled scientists for decades, and perhaps none more so than the North American monarch butterfly. Each fall, millions of the beautiful orange and black winged insects begin their journey from the eastern US and Canada. They travel over 2,000 miles to winter in specific groves of fir trees in the Michoacan Mountains…
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Bristol’s most exotic and elusive resident has been spotted again – and this time he’s been photographed too.A series of somewhat unlikely sightings of a six-foot-long crocodile have been reported in the area since February. read more #TheBristolCroc: Has A 6ft Crocodile Been Photographed In Bristol’s River Avon? PICTURE.
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Do psychic cephalopods go to heaven? Google seems to think so.For Day 7 of the World Cup, the search company has paid tribute to Paul the “psychic” octopus who became a global superstar for his successful predictions in the 2010 tournament, putting him in an animated “doodle” on the homepage Tuesday. It shows a befuddled…
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The Scots have their Nessie, the Tibetans have their Yeti, but North America is also crawling with cryptids creatures whose existence has been rumored but not yet proven. Here are five must-see destinations for the budding cryptozoologist. But Cryptids are only half the fun: even if you don’t score a sighting on your first visit,…
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In mid-1984, Kevin Chippendale, while walking along Braemar Road, spotted a creature flying near the roof of the Green Dragon apartment building. “He described it as resembling a dog with wings, having a long muzzle [beak?] and four legs with what looked like paws. ”He saw the thing again in February 1985, on the same…
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A TELEVISION presenter told radio listeners that she saw a “big cat” while walking along the Wye Valley near Ross-on-Wye. Clare Balding said that she spotted “the most enormous black cat” while hosting her BBC Radio 4 series The Ramblings at the Doward earlier this month. “Gosh. We’ve walked out on to the road and…
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Twenty years ago this year, one of the most bizarre winged entities ever reported made its first – and seemingly only – appearance, at least as far as the media headlines were concerned, but do any ShukerNature readers have additional information? As revealed, here, moreover, it may not have been entirely unprecedented. read more –…
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Millions of spiders fleeing flooded farmland in Hikurangi, New Zealand, have swarmed a 75 meter stretch of Jordan Valley Road, decorating the ground and trees with ghost-like silky webs.According to Hikurangi Swamp farmer Ben Smith, this eye catching phenomenon occurs annually as the lands flood during late autumn and lasts around 2-3 weeks. “With 5600ha…
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In Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life, the Grim Reaper visits a lovely little dinner party to inform the guests that unfortunately they’re dead. After refusing wine and poking a man in the eye, he leads them to heaven, where there is, of course, a nice musical number.. read more The Surprising Truth Behind the…
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These Star Trek Into Darkness creature designs are a horse of a different color – literally. Hit the jump to see concept art for an alien horse that was supposed to appear on the M-class planet of Nibiru while Captain James T. Kirk was being chased by the natives… read more Unused Alien Horse &…
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A dead, stuffed crocodile has been found in a stream next to a golf course in Scotland.Animal welfare officers, who were alerted to the strange find near Biggar in South Lanarkshire by concerned passers-by, are baffled as to how it got there.Initially, the Scottish SPCA officers thought it was a joke but, on investigation, discovered…
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Kappas Gojin Ishihara, in Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters, 1972Not long ago, graphics artist Andy Paciorek alerted me to a truly extraordinary Japanese book on the subject of yokai – the traditional monsters of Japanese legend and folklore. Published in 1972, it was authored by Sato Arifumi, and its title, Nihon Youkai Zukan 日本妖怪図鑑, translates…
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They do like a laugh at Google. Well, very occasionally.There was joy, then, for British Google Mappers who suddenly found that some celebrated routes across the United Kingdom offered not merely travel times by driving, cycling, or walking, but by dragon. Or punt. Or Loch Ness monster. via Google Maps tells you travel time by…
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A lorry carrying a giant octopus has broken down near Oxford Circus.Yes you read that right.Transport for London tweeted the picture this morning.They warned motorists and possibly prawns, crabs and whelks to ‘approach with care’.The huge model sea creature caused chaos and traffic became squidlocked at the junction with Regent Street.We don’t have any inkling…