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Jason Hobbs, like many of us, owns a pocket knife. But unlike you and me, Hobbs has within the week plunged his miniature blade into the muscular chest of an aggressive mountain lion. I guess when you turn around to see a gigantic cat dragging your six-year-old son by his… Read the rest
Last Friday, a group of three young campers and two experienced guides hosted by the British Schools Exploring Society (BSES) were attacked in their tent by a polar bear in Svalbard, Norway. The 14-foot bear killed 17-year-old Horatio Chapple and–according to recent reports–left some of its teeth in the scalp… Read the rest
Note to self: If you are ever a passenger in a small motorboat on Kenya’s Lake Naivasha and hippos begin to charge, be sure to consider the millions of people who will be watching your video on Youtube before choosing to narrate.
Despite the almost Double Rainbow-esque observation-based narration (“We’re… Read the rest
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Pardon the dorky narration of this hilarious and bizarre video… and watch as these birds (nicknamed “Flying Devils” for good reason) tear apart nearly an entire human campsite. They take down a ten and even run around with toilet… Read the rest
Great Smoky National Park officials euthanized a 60-pound female black bear responsible for biting a visitor earlier this month.
After tearing a chunk out of a guy’s foot when he came to close with a camera while hiking the Laurel Falls Trail on May 12, park rangers were able to… Read the rest
This video was captured from a camera atop the helmet of a cyclist during a 31-mile road race in Leonardtown, Maryland last Sunday. And It shows first hand what happens when vandals throw tacks in the road–and when unsuspecting cyclists go cruising over them. According to reports, over 20 cyclists… Read the rest
Human evolution and technology has led many to believe that we are the dominating species on planet Earth. While our shelters are lavish, our cars are enormous and our weapons are strong, these advancements have, in a way, made us oblivious to the power of the fellow species among us.… Read the rest
It’s been a tough week for famous people to be on airplanes. First director Kevin Smith was ejected from his Southwest Airlines flight for allegedly being too overweight for his seat, and then former GOP presidential candidate and good hair haver Mitt Romney was allegedly attacked on his flight back… Read the rest
The ocean is generally a safe place to play, but every once in a while a story comes out that reminds us that there is more in the sea than plastic and mermaids.
A 38-year-old man who was kite surfing about 500 yards off the Florida coast was killed after… Read the rest
Silicon Valley’s Mercury News reports that Pescadero Creek County Park in Northern California is supposed to reopen today after a somewhat bizarre encounter between two hikers and a pair of mountain lions Sunday prompted officials to close it.
Unfortunately there aren’t many details in the report–I’m sure the brothers will… Read the rest
Welcome back, all you sublimity-suckling vertebrates. This week’s dose of the awesome was shot at the Seattle Aquarium, where staff just couldn’t seem to find out why all the four-foot sharks in one particular tank kept dying. It remained a scientific mystery until one of them decided stay overnight with… Read the rest
Lo Wung, a 42-year-old entertainer in eastern China’s Hubei province, was on the receiving end of an ironic beat-down when several of his Taekwondo-trained monkeys turned on him during a show outside a shopping mall.
According to reports the entertainer was in the middle of a show when he slipped… Read the rest
A British couple vacationing in Thailand fled the country after becoming victims of a Clockwork Orange-style sex attack perpetrated by a group the couple believes preys on foreign tourists. The couple says their attackers, which have yet to be apprehended, were French and English.
According to a disturbing article in… Read the rest
