Tigers are the only cat species that are completely striped. The stripes are like fingerprints and no two tigers have the same pattern. Tigers have over 100 stripes. Of these, approximately 55 are black and the remainder are other colored such as orange and tan. A tigers stripes are as individual as human fingerprints making it easy to identify each tiger by it's … [Read more...] about Did You Know Tigers Have Striped Skin Not Just Striped Fur!?
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How Butt Gas, Drugs, and Incredible Memories Lead to This Odd Turtle Photo
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A 3,000-Year-Old Olive Tree on the Greek Island of Crete Still Produces Olives Today
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Never Seen Before: Deer Spotted Eating Human Bones
For the very first time, scientists have photographed a deer gnawing human remains. The deer was documented by a motion-sensitive camera at the Forensic Anthropology Research Facility at Texas State University, a 10-hectare (26 acres) "body farm" where forensic scientists study how human bodies decompose in the wild. Although a big part of this is seeing how wild animals … [Read more...] about Never Seen Before: Deer Spotted Eating Human Bones