“It seems like they just get pushed aside …” The Meshoppen Cat Rescue received a call around three months ago informing them that there were roughly 19 abandoned cats in the area in need of a home. However, when staff workers got there, they discovered a whooping 40 kittens and cats, virtually all of them were black-coated. Paula Christine Foux, a spokesperson for … [Read more...] about Shelter Overflowing With 40 Black Cats Develops Special Strategy To Find Homes For Them
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Neanderthals Became Extinct 40,000 Years Ago, Yet Their DNA Keeps Them Alive
There has never been more of their DNA on Earth. Since their discovery in 1856, Neanderthals have acted as a mirror of our own humanity. What we believe we know about them has been fashioned and molded to conform to cultural trends, societal conventions, and scientific standards. From ill specimens to primordial sub-human lumbering relatives to sophisticated humans, they … [Read more...] about Neanderthals Became Extinct 40,000 Years Ago, Yet Their DNA Keeps Them Alive
An Artist Placed Goldfish in Blenders and Asked Visitors to Turn Them on – They Did
Throughout history, there have been cases of people doing heinous acts for no other reason than the fact that they can. The Stanford Prison experiment demonstrated that given a little power, a person would easily begin to mistreat peers of their own free will; a public art piece by Marina Abramovich demonstrated that simply handing a gun and instructing random bystanders to "do … [Read more...] about An Artist Placed Goldfish in Blenders and Asked Visitors to Turn Them on – They Did
Vile Falcons Hold Birds Captive Before Eating Them
Other birds have been seen being "imprisoned" by falcons in Morocco's Essaouira archipelago for several days before being fed to the young. Abdeljebbar Qninba from Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco, noticed the peculiar behavior in 2014 while performing a falcon census on the island of Mogador, and he published it in the most recent issue of the journal Alauda. … [Read more...] about Vile Falcons Hold Birds Captive Before Eating Them
Japan’s Cat Islands: Where Cats Outnumber Humans, Forcing The Majority of Them to Leave
Cats have taken over several of Japan's "Cat Islands" from humans. At least, that's how it appears. To offer you (two) examples, below are the most well-known ones (s). Japan is a country that appreciates charming "kawaii" items. What could be cuter than an island full with cats? The Japanese have coined the phrase Nekojima to describe these exceptional locales, which serve … [Read more...] about Japan’s Cat Islands: Where Cats Outnumber Humans, Forcing The Majority of Them to Leave