You might want to hold off on being too harsh on these hikers even if at first look you might think they are completely insane for following a mountain lion. When confronted with a mountain lion, the best course of action is to appear rebellious, make noise, appear as loud as you can, and slowly build distance. This entails maintaining eye contact and not scurrying away from or … [Read more...] about These Hikers Quickly Regretted Their Choice To Follow A Mountain Lion
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You Do These Eight Things That Your Dog Secretly Hates
Ogs aren't very good at keeping things a secret. They love something if they like it. If they dislike something, they do so. They are somewhat transparent in their actions and mood. Are you aware of anything that you do that dogs genuinely dislike? It's hard to tell since each dog has a unique personality, complete with peculiar quirks, pet peeves, and objects of … [Read more...] about You Do These Eight Things That Your Dog Secretly Hates
These Demogorgon-Like Lizards Raise Their Cheek Flaps Not to Impress, But to Intimidate
Have you ever seen British people dancing abroad? Animals can twist their bodies into all kinds of strange configurations in an effort to attract a partner, and in certain species there is a small line between what is deemed seductive and what is just scary. One such species is the toad-headed agama (Phrynocephalus mystaceus), a lizard that rivals the Demogorgons from Stranger … [Read more...] about These Demogorgon-Like Lizards Raise Their Cheek Flaps Not to Impress, But to Intimidate
These Incredible Antarctica Striped Icebergs Look Like Candy
They might look like candy, but the stripes are actually salty. When large blocks of ice break off a glacier or an ice shelf and float freely in open water, they form icebergs. This ice is made up of pure fresh water that has accumulated over millennia from snow falling on the Antarctic continent. The floating ice chunks then interact with the salty seawater beneath … [Read more...] about These Incredible Antarctica Striped Icebergs Look Like Candy
These Eerie Little Creatures Live Within Fish’s Mouths, Replacing Their Tongues
This dreadful parasitic isopod lives in the mouths of fish, eating their blood and replacing their tongues. While we've already featured some really terrifying aquatic species, such as the Atlantic wolffish and the sardonic fringehead, the tongue-eating louse may be the creepiest of them ever. The tongue-eating louse, Cymothoa exigua, is an isopod (a kind of animal that … [Read more...] about These Eerie Little Creatures Live Within Fish’s Mouths, Replacing Their Tongues