“I swear I thought I was going to be breakfast.” Tara Bray couldn't help but notice someone else on the trail as she made her way back down the mountain after a beautiful sunrise hike through Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Chile. When the lone hiker turned to look, there he was - a massive puma gazing directly at her. In an Instagram post, Bray said, "I … [Read more...] about While Hiking Alone, a Woman Comes Face to Face With Someone Enormous
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We may have discovered the cause of Australia’s enormous extinct “Demon Ducks of Doom”
Despite being possibly the largest birds of all time, the time it took them to reach maturity made them ill-equipped to handle human arrival. The Dromornis stirtoni, possibly the largest bird to have ever existed, went extinct 7 million years ago, but its bones have revealed the fatal flaw that doomed its descendants: they took too long to mate. Australia used to be home … [Read more...] about We may have discovered the cause of Australia’s enormous extinct “Demon Ducks of Doom”
Dogs are Being Used to Collect Enormous African Snails in Florida
The Florida Agriculture Department is catching enormous African snails with the aid of sniffer dogs to prevent damage to crops and other plants as well as meningitis in people. The snails were referred to be "one of the most harmful" mollusk subtypes worldwide by the agricultural department. Due to its exceptionally huge size and prodigious reproduction, the creature may … [Read more...] about Dogs are Being Used to Collect Enormous African Snails in Florida
Over The Tropics, A Brand-New Ozone Hole Has Been Found, and it’s Enormous
It's thought to have been around since the 1980s. A brand-new year-round ozone hole has been found over the tropics of the Earth, which, according to the study's authors, is "of significant worldwide concern." The hole is believed to have existed since the 1980s and eluded climate scientists' models, which are often able to foresee such events. By combining observational … [Read more...] about Over The Tropics, A Brand-New Ozone Hole Has Been Found, and it’s Enormous