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Animals

Watch This Metal Bird Lay and Hatch the Most Incredible Egg

Stop-motion was pretty wacky in 1930.

Tao Tao Holmes July 6, 2016

The weapon of choice.

A Guy in Switzerland Sent a Pigeon on a Kamikaze Mission to Kill a Falcon

He now could go to jail.

Cara Giaimo July 5, 2016

Duisburg, Germany

Zoo Zajac

The world's biggest pet store.

Red kites at Gigrin Farm

Rhayader, Wales

Gigrin Farm Red Kite Feeding Station

A Welsh sheep farm provides daily (non-sheep) meals to red kites, producing dazzling displays of aerial acrobatics.

Wings Found from 99 Million Years Ago Are a Lot Like Those on Birds Today

They were encased in amber.

Erik Shilling June 29, 2016

Skomer Island

Haverfordwest, Wales

Skomer Island

A wildlife paradise, this island is one of the world’s most important habitats for burrow nesting seabirds.

Head Harbour Lightstation, at the northern tip of Campobello Island

Welshpool, New Brunswick

Campobello Island

A quarter mile off the coastal tip of Maine you'll find the "Beloved Island" of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

A Sumatran Orangutan shows off its heist skills in Bukit Lawang.

Orangutans Escape Zoo Enclosure, Attempt To Meet Duke Of Westminster

It didn't happen.

Cara Giaimo June 28, 2016

Striking brewery workers protesting the unfair firing of a coworker.

The Story Behind the Most Bizarre Strike Photo Ever Taken

An English newspaper has uncovered a photo from a little-known—and highly unusual—strike action.

Jessie Guy-Ryan June 26, 2016

Orrtanna, Pennsylvania

Mr. Ed's Elephant Museum

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

Scottish Birds Continue Stealing Large Amounts of Underwear

For two years now, a pair of red kites have routinely stolen undergarments from a popular Angus skinny-dipping spot.

Jessie Guy-Ryan June 25, 2016

Unsightly Dogs Compete to Be the World's Ugliest in California

It's a surprisingly competitive contest that began in the '70s.

Urvija Banerji June 24, 2016

Found: Pet Hoard of Over 250 Birds, Scores of Reptiles, And Some Cats

Authorities took them all away. Well, not the cats.

Sarah Laskow June 24, 2016

The praying mantis on the ride. Photo:

Bronx, New York

Bronx Zoo Bug Carousel

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

Kakira Workshop: Imigongo

Kakira Imigongo Cooperative

A small Rwandan workshop where you'll find traditional works of art—made from cow dung.

Meguro Parasitological Museum

Meguro Parasitological Museum

Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.

Bestari Jaya, Malaysia

Kampung Kuantan Fireflies Park

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

Davis, California

Bohart Museum of Entomology

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.