► The Official Animal Wildlife & Nature Thread (feel free to post pics, articles. vids, links, Youtube, Twitter, IG, etc)
Cobra dies after being bitten by eight-year-old boy in India
The surreal incident unfolded in the remote Pandarpadh village in India's Chhattisgarh region on Monday, when eight-year-old Deepak was set upon by the venomous reptile
Cobra dies of child bite in Chhattisgarh!
RAIPUR: In a bizarre incident, an eight-year-old boy bit a cobra snake to death after it got wrapped around his hand in remote Pandarpadh village in Jashpur dis
Cobra lunges at Indian snake-catcher's face after he tried to KISS it
Footage of the incident in India shows the man appeared to be trying to pose for a photograph when the venomous snake lashed out at him and bit him on the lips.
Fearless squirrel takes on a COBRA... and lives to tell the tale
A squirrel took on a deadly cobra (pictured) and lived to tell the tale, saving holidaymakers in a Kgalagadi desert campsite in Nossob, Botswana.
B.C. diver shakes a leg with giant Pacific octopus, in 'mind-blowing' encounter
British Columbia scuba diver Andrea Humphreys' new acquaintance greeted her more like a long-lost friend, with extended arms, then a full-body hug, and finally a kiss, lip to tentacle.
Fisheries officials to investigate after another humpback whale found dead in B.C.
A federal marine mammal response team will travel to Haida Gwaii on Tuesday after another dead humpback whale was found off the coast of British Columbia.
Diving dog from Vancouver Island wows at North American championships
Hawkeye, a five-year-old lurcher from Nanaimo, B.C., has launched his way to a second-place finish in the elite division at the North American Diving Dogs championships.
The Osoyoos desert’s wild horses, and the man who cares for all of them
There are roughly 300 of the animals left, and sometimes Aaron Stelkia has awful decisions to make as he tries to ensure their survival. But this is his job, and he’s been doing it his entire life. Stelkia is a member of the Okanagan Syilx community. He’s known locally as “the last Syilx...
thebigstorypodcast.ca
Moment 5ft alligator pulled out of 18ft python's STOMACH in Florida
Rosie Moore, 26, posted the video - which now has more than 10million views and 250,000 likes - to her Instagram page. The video shows Moore and a team of scientists removing the still intact gator.
Video: A whole 5ft alligator is pulled out of a 18ft python in Florida | Daily Mail Online
An 18-foot Burmese python in Florida consumed a 5-foot alligator. The pythons had to be euthanized in Florida and turned over to a research lab for necropsy and scientific sample collection.
See Some of the Year's Best Nature Photos
The Nature Conservancy's 2022 Photo Contest features eerie mushrooms, lightning flashes, and burned-down forests.
gizmodo.com
Octopuses Caught on Camera Throwing Shells at Each Other
It’s the first time this behavior has been observed in octopuses.
gizmodo.com
Watch This Massive Shark Jump Aboard a Fishing Boat
The video of a 330 pound mako shark jump on top of a fishing boat in New Zealand is going viral online.
gizmodo.com
A Lion Bonks a Tree and More in the 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards
For all its majesty, the animal kingdom also has its fair share of silly moments.
gizmodo.com
Biology
gizmodo.com
Researchers Created a 'Cyborg Cockroach' With a Backpack Battery to Inspect Disaster Zones
The “rechargeable, remote-controllable cyborg cockroach” gets zapped on either side to turn left or right and wears a small solar panel.
gizmodo.com
Watch: Crazy moment large shark jumps onto Coromandel boat
'We can’t go up the front to go near it because he was going absolutely bonkers.'
These Are the First Ever Images of a Black Lynx
A scientist captured video of an ultra-rare black-coated Canada lynx.
gizmodo.com
Tiger is filmed deep in grief after two of her adorable cubs drowned
Ginger - a female white tiger - was caught 'moaning' by staff in the early hours of Saturday morning at Shalom Wildlife after realizing that she'd lost two of her two baby cubs - Nina & Khan.
'They're just magical to see': Dozens of dolphins swim with ferry in B.C.
Passengers aboard a ferry from Comox to Powell River were treated to an unexpected show in the water earlier this week, as their vessel passed a pod of dolphins.
Cougar followed woman in Colwood park, RCMP say
Mounties in Colwood are praising a 911 call-taker for helping to save a woman who was being followed by a cougar in a local park.
Massive flock of sheep has been walking in a circle for 12 days straight in China
There ain’t no sleep with this counting!
nypost.com
Ohio vandals release 10,000 carnivorous mink into the wild
10,000 carnivorous minks are roaming free after getting released during a break-in at an Ohio fur farm.
nypost.com
Famous Mexican search and rescue dog Frida dies
Frida, a yellow Labrador retriever rescue dog that gained fame in the days following Mexico’s Sept. 19, 2017 earthquake, has died.
nypost.com
‘I saw this furry little head’: Kittens born in museum fighter jet stayed for weeks
A litter of adorable kittens were born inside a vintage fighter jet at North Carolina museum and stayed snuggled inside the aircraft for weeks.
nypost.com
National Park Service begs visitors to stop licking toads to get high
It’s become a toad-al nightmare out west, with travelers tripping on the gland-secreted psychedelic substance, 5-MeO-DMT.
nypost.com
Freedom! Adorable dachshund uses bulldog as step stool to make her escape
A naughty Dachshund was caught using an American bulldog as a canine ladder to jump over a kitchen gate.
nypost.com
Turtles in demand as pets, leading to a spike in poaching
Swimming in two plastic bins inside a brightly lit and sterile quarantine room at a Rhode Island zoo, 16 quarter-sized turtle hatchlings represent a growing worry for conservationist Lou Perrotti. …
nypost.com
‘Handsy’ monkey goes wild on former Miss Peru Paula Manzanal in Bali
It’s not really a trip to Bali without a run-in with a monkey, but an incident with a Peruvian model proves how cheeky the local primates can be.
nypost.com
Deer crashes through window of New York nursing home, wreaks havoc
A deer broke into a nursing home window in Johnstown, New York.
nypost.com
American man carried live albino alligator in suitcase at Germany’s Munich Airport
A live albino alligator was allegedly recovered from an American man’s suitcase in Germany last month and the reptile is reportedly on the road to recovery.
nypost.com
Deputy captures 75-pound boa constrictor in Florida neighborhood
You’ve heard about snakes on a plane, but what about snakes in your neighborhood?
nypost.com
California Zoo welcomes adorable sister capybaras, world’s largest rodents
They were born just over a year ago at Texas’ Abilene Zoo and transferred on the recommendation of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
nypost.com
Nearly 7-foot alligator found living in Washington shipping container next to owner’s bed: Video
Police deputies and animal control officers in Pierce County, Washington, made quite the find last week after a video showed them wrangling and removing a massive alligator discovered in a shipping…
nypost.com
Deadly king cobra makes terrifying escape at Swedish zoo
A Swedish zoo remained on partial lockdown Tuesday three days after a deadly 8-foot-long king cobra was filmed escaping in front of rattled visitors.
nypost.com
Zombie-like pigeons found with twisted necks from catching bizarre illness
A viral disease has turned pigeons in the UK into zombie-like creatures – twisting the birds’ necks as they walk around in circles.
nypost.com
Missing grandma’s body found in monster python that swallowed her whole
A grandmother was swallowed whole by a 22-foot-long python in Indonesia — with a disturbing video showing her remains being found inside the beast after it was trapped and cut open.
nypost.com
The bizarre ocean creatures discovered living near deep-sea volcanoes
Scientists with Museums Victoria have returned from a 35-day expedition discovering deep-sea creatures around the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park in Australia.
A Mind-Controlling Parasite Is Making Yellowstone Wolves Foolhardy
And ironically making them into better leaders of the pack.
Flossie, the world's oldest living cat, is nearly 27 years old
Flossie, at the age of almost 27 -- which is the feline equivalent of being 120 human years old, according to Guinness World Records -- has been crowned the world's oldest living cat.
Models strip naked and pose with giant fish for 2023 'erotic carp calendar'
The Carponizer Carp Calendar 2023, which costs £16.20, is a niche market product produced in Germany for avid fishers and features scantily clad models posing with giant carp
Adorable snaps show pooches who forgot they were dogs
The adorable dog snaps shared by pet owners by around the world were posted on Twitter page @genius_dogs and collated into a Bored Panda picture gallery.
“What Kind Of Dog Is This”: 50 Hilarious Dog Photos To Put A Smile On Your Face, As Shared On This Twitter Page (New Pics)
Hope you’ve packed enough Scooby Snacks for everyone! Remember, 1 upvote = 1 head pat.
www.boredpanda.com
Lobsters don't die from old age — they die from exhaustion
Being mortal makes life so much sweeter.
bigthink.com
two meals and fashion accesories at once
Parasite gives wolves what it takes to be pack leaders
Study is one of the few to show the behavioural effects of Toxoplasma gondii in wild animals.
www.nature.com
Mosquito blood meals reveal history of human infections
Technique avoids the ethical and practical challenges of testing people directly.
www.nature.com
The Bear Who Did a Ton of Cocaine and Then Ate Everybody
The trailer for ‘Cocaine Bear,’ which is about a real-life bear who did an entire bag of discarded drugs, is out—previewing what’s sure to be the cinematic masterpiece of 2023.
Boy, 1, Eaten Alive by Croc in Front of Dad on Fishing Trip
The father suffered serious injuries as he battled in vain to save his child.
Boy is eaten alive by a crocodile in front of his father in Malaysia
The youngster was snatched from the canoe by the beast while the pair were fishing off the coast of Lahad Datu in Sabah on Thursday December 1 morning.