A hiker in China's Wutai Mountain scenic area learned the hard way that cattle aren't the passive animals they're often assumed to be — and that lesson was caught on video. What Happened On July 16, in the Wutai Mountain scenic area of Xinzhou, Shanxi province, a tourist was trampled by a group of cows after reportedly provoking one of them. According to local management … [Read more...] about A Hiker Provoked a Cow With a Walking Stick — Then the Whole Herd Turned on Him
A Nurse Saved a Stray Pit Bull From Euthanasia — Then He Nearly Took Her Arm
Liz Shidler had fostered dogs for nearly five years without a single serious incident. That changed on July 8, when a dog she'd taken in to save from euthanasia left her fighting to keep her own arm. A Routine Foster, Until It Wasn't Shidler, a 41-year-old nurse from Tempe, Arizona, worked with the rescue Desert Dog Project and had fostered dogs regularly for years. When … [Read more...] about A Nurse Saved a Stray Pit Bull From Euthanasia — Then He Nearly Took Her Arm
Why People Eat the Flowering Shoots of Broadleaf Plantain (Plantago major)
Broadleaf plantain is one of those common "yard plants" that many people recognize as a skin-soother, but fewer people think of as food. The flowering shoots — the young, tender stalks that rise from the center of the plant — are a particularly practical edible part: they're easy to harvest in quantity, they cook quickly, and they contain many of the same plant compounds that … [Read more...] about Why People Eat the Flowering Shoots of Broadleaf Plantain (Plantago major)
Woman Checks Shelter Adoption Site and Finds Her Dog Who Disappeared Two Years Ago
A Pennsylvania woman has been reunited with her dog more than two years after he disappeared, following a chance discovery on a local animal shelter's adoption website. Aisha Nieves, from Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, had a close bond with her pitbull-rottweiler mix, Kovu. "He was my baby. He would go with me everywhere. He would sleep in my bed," she told WFMZ. … [Read more...] about Woman Checks Shelter Adoption Site and Finds Her Dog Who Disappeared Two Years Ago
A £50 “Fox Head” Bought at a Market Just Sold for £60,000 — Because It’s an Extinct Tasmanian Tiger
Someone paid £50 for a taxidermy "fox head" at a West Country antiques fair because its slightly ridiculous googly eyes made them laugh. Weeks later, it sold at auction for £60,000 — after two sharp-eyed bidders independently realized it wasn't a fox at all, but the head of a thylacine: the extinct Tasmanian tiger. A Mislabeled Rarity The mount had been catalogued at … [Read more...] about A £50 “Fox Head” Bought at a Market Just Sold for £60,000 — Because It’s an Extinct Tasmanian Tiger