Algeria has battled lawlessly over the years the economic struggles of their country like suppression of the state, lack of jobs for the people, and tension on borders. Having strict marshals that supervise the country, young men found a scapegoat through sheep fighting. What was it? And how was this done? Sheep fighting is not […]
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Animals develop or evolve to protect themselves against predators. Some have camouflaging skills, while others have hardened protective shells. Yet some animals develop other protective features like venom to poison those who cause them harm. But did you know there is a primate that is also poisonous? The slow loris is the only venomous primate
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Sloths spend most of their lives hanging upside down in the trees of the tropical rainforests of South America and Central America. With an odd observation, it was shown that they relatively need the help of moths in their everyday lives. But how do these moths help the sloths? Proof of convincing studies indicates wherein
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In the 1980s, the population of pandas in the wild has fallen to just over a thousand. While extinction loomed over these extremely adorable creatures, officials made it a point to save the species from completely disappearing by creating conservations for them. After 30 years of effort, pandas are no longer endangered. But did you
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Humans and all other warm-blooded vertebrates with hair are classified as mammals. They are viewed as much smarter than other animal species since they have more advanced brains. But did you know that not all mammals are actually as intelligent as they seem to be? Koalas have a smooth brain with lower levels of distinction
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Wildfires are uncontrolled fires in densely forested areas, most commonly in forests. As a result, wildfires are more likely to occur in rural areas and significantly affect wild animals. These massive fires can arise from entirely natural causes. Nowadays, however, around 85% of all wildfires are either indirectly or directly caused by humans. But did
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The Delphinus delphis, or the common dolphin, is the most abundant cetacean in the world, with a total population of six million globally. While we are aware that dolphins travel in pods, did you know they actually travel in megapods consisting of thousands of dolphins? A megapod consists of over 10,000 dolphins. Being mammals, they
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Many animals like to sleep lying down, but others have unique sleeping habits. Bats sleep hanging upside down, horses sleep standing up, and walruses can sleep on both land and water. But do you know how a dolphin sleeps? Dolphins sleep with one eye open. This is because they need to go up for air
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The Passenger Pigeon, more commonly known as the wild pigeon, is an extinct species of pigeon that used to be endemic to North America. But did you ever wonder why they no longer exist? The Passenger Pigeon used to be the most abundant bird on the planet. But due to commercial exploitation of pigeon meat
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Tigers, in general, do not actively kill or hunt humans. In fact, they would often change direction at the first sign of humans rather than seek them out in an aggressive confrontation. But have you heard of the Demon of Champawat? The Demon of Champawat was a tigress in Nepal. She killed over 400 people
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