For the first time, an uncontacted tribe was captured on camera from the air in a section of the Brazilian Amazon currently being overrun by unauthorized gold miners. Without protection from encroaching outsiders, this tribe — which has preserved its way of life for thousands of years — faces a real risk of extinction. What the Images Show The photographs, taken from a … [Read more...] about Amazing Images Display an Uncontacted Amazonian Tribe Living Dangerously Close to Illegal Miners
Wildlife & Nature
A Thriving Garden In a Sealed Bottle That Hasn’t Been Watered In Over 40 Years
Imagine a garden that has been sealed inside a glass bottle since 1972 — no new water, no fresh air, no outside intervention — and is still alive today. It sounds like something out of science fiction, but it's a real, well-documented ecosystem belonging to David Latimer, a retired electrical engineer from Surrey, England. Latimer first planted the garden on Easter Sunday in … [Read more...] about A Thriving Garden In a Sealed Bottle That Hasn’t Been Watered In Over 40 Years
The 15,000-Year-Old Bison Sculptures Hidden in a French Cave Since the Ice Age
Deep inside a cave system in the Ariège region of southwestern France, two bison stand exactly where they were left roughly 14,000 to 15,000 years ago — sculpted from clay by hands that lived at the tail end of the last Ice Age. Found by Three Teenagers, Not a Research Team The cave, known as Tuc d'Audoubert, was discovered on July 20, 1912, by the three teenage sons of … [Read more...] about The 15,000-Year-Old Bison Sculptures Hidden in a French Cave Since the Ice Age
Trophy hunter who targeted elephants and lions gets eaten by crocodiles
Scott Van Zyl, a South African trophy hunter and safari operator, disappeared in 2017 while hunting crocodiles along a riverbank in Zimbabwe. What authorities eventually found closed one of the more grimly ironic stories in recent trophy hunting history. What Happened Van Zyl ran a safari company that took paying clients on big game hunts targeting lions, cheetahs, … [Read more...] about Trophy hunter who targeted elephants and lions gets eaten by crocodiles
A Woman Found Hundreds of Baby Huntsman Spiders in Her House — Her Reaction Wasn’t What You’d Expect
Huntsman spiders are famous for two things: being one of the largest spider species in the world, and being surprisingly harmless despite their size. When one of these giant arachnids moves indoors, it's hard to miss — but for one Sydney family, a huntsman in the house turned into something bigger than a single spider sighting. An Unexpected Nursery According to The Dodo, … [Read more...] about A Woman Found Hundreds of Baby Huntsman Spiders in Her House — Her Reaction Wasn’t What You’d Expect