As brood parasites, wood duck parents often place some of their eggs in other birds’ nests. It’s a strategy to have as many offsprings reach adulthood as possible, and it sometimes results in interesting situations. One day, wildlife artist and amateur photographer Laurie Wolf noticed a small fluffy bird bobbing up and down inside the nest box in her Jupiter, … [Read more...] about This Owl Hatched A Duckling As Its Own And Here’s How That’s Possible
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This Tree in Mexico Has the Thickest Trunk in the World, Supporting a Crown the Size of Almost Two Tennis Courts
The tree with the largest trunk girth on earth. El Árbol del Tule, located in the town of Santa María del Tule in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, is a magnificent cypress tree with an impressive circumference of over 42 meters (137.8 ft), equating to a diameter of 14.05 m (46.1 ft). The height is more difficult to measure due to the very broad crown, but it is reported to be … [Read more...] about This Tree in Mexico Has the Thickest Trunk in the World, Supporting a Crown the Size of Almost Two Tennis Courts
Was This House Really Saved From a Massive Wildfire Because the Owner Left the Sprinklers On?
Wildfires are terrifying events, and during these emergencies, social media can be flooded with stories and images, some more accurate than others. A now-famous photo circulated in 2017 depicted a house with a lush green lawn in the midst of a charred landscape, supposedly saved by the homeowner’s running sprinklers. But the photo doesn’t tell the whole story. The photo … [Read more...] about Was This House Really Saved From a Massive Wildfire Because the Owner Left the Sprinklers On?
If you spot this insect in your yard, you had better know what it is
If the rise of social media has given birth to one thing positive, it’s that people can now share information at an unprecedented pace. This also means that warnings over potential dangers can make their way around within a very short amount of time, making us all – in theory at least – a little safer. A few years ago, one such warning was issued by a mom … [Read more...] about If you spot this insect in your yard, you had better know what it is
This ‘Welcome to Cleveland’ Sign On a Rooftop in Milwaukee Has Been Confusing Airline Passengers for Decades
A rooftop sign that has been confusing Milwaukee-bound airline passengers for decades. Being bored in your studio on a Wednesday is probably just normal routine for a photographer. Anyway, that’s exactly what happened to Mark Gubin back in 1978, but then he got a perky idea. He decided to take a tub of white paint and write out ‘Welcome to Cleveland’ in big block letters … [Read more...] about This ‘Welcome to Cleveland’ Sign On a Rooftop in Milwaukee Has Been Confusing Airline Passengers for Decades