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Why didn’t anyone tell me there’s an animal that smells exactly like hot, buttered popcorn?
Ask anyone who’s stood near a binturong enclosure what they noticed first, and the answer is rarely “the animal.” It’s the smell — and it is, unmistakably, buttered popcorn. A Bear? A Cat? Neither The binturong (Arctictis binturong) goes by the nickname “bearcat,” which turns out to be wrong on both counts. It isn’t a…
I Never Liked the Caribbean—But This Island With Waterfalls, Hot Springs, and Rainforests Won Me Over
Dominica doesn’t have the postcard beaches that define most of the Caribbean’s tourism marketing, and that’s largely the point. What it has instead — waterfalls, volcanic hot springs, rainforest rivers, and a coastline of black and white sand — has made it a magnet for a different kind of traveler: the kind who’d rather hike…
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Man Rescues Lone Wolf Caught In A Trap — And What He Did Next Left The Internet In Awe
Trapping is a routine part of wildlife management in many parts of the United States, especially when it comes to coyotes. But every so often, a trap set…
Why Lotus Seed Pods End Up Looking Like They’re Pulling Faces
Empty a lotus seed pod of its seeds and, more often than seems reasonable, what’s left behind looks like it’s mid-scream — two wide “eyes,” a gaping “mouth,”…
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Drilling Has Begun at Turkey’s ‘Noah’s Ark’ Formation. Here’s What’s Actually Been Found
For the first time since the 1980s, drill bits are going into the ground at one of the world’s most debated “biblical”…
A Family Reeled In a Shark by Accident. One Woman Pinned It Down to Set It Free
A day of surf fishing at Cape Hatteras took an unplanned turn when a family’s line hooked something much bigger than they…
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