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It's no fishing trip tripping on fish.
Gastro Obscura

Salema Porgy

After dining on this fish, your next course might be 36 hours of hallucinations.
A snowy owl snacking.
animals

The Snowy Owls Are Back in Town

Them wild-eyed birds that had been away.
Cara Giaimo December 7, 2017
Blue-footed booby.
Ecuador

Isla de la Plata

This small uninhabited island offers Galapagos-like biodiversity.
Monument to Carrier Pigeons.
Lille, France

Monument to Carrier Pigeons

This statue honors the thousands of Allied avians that served and died for France during World War I.
No sand on this tomato.
monkeys

Gorillas Don't Need to Be Taught to Clean Their Food

Sandy apples? No problem.
Anne Ewbank December 5, 2017
The memorial to Marjan.
Kabul, Afghanistan

Marjan the Lion Memorial

This monument honors the life of a long-suffering lion whose story captivated the world.
A bear successfully destroying a cooler to get to the food inside.
West Yellowstone, Montana

Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."
Not something a smaller bird wants to see.
science

To Outsmart a Rogue Drone, Think Like a Falcon

Researchers have strapped cameras onto raptors to see how they target their prey.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 4, 2017
A Stanley parakeet, one of 42 plates in Edward Lear's <em>Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots</em>.
art

Before Edward Lear Was a Limerick Genius, He Was a Teenage Parrot-Painting Prodigy

The beloved children's poet spent his own youth "at the West End / painting the best end / of some vast Parrots / as red as new carrots."
Cara Giaimo December 4, 2017
Bleeding rock.
Gastro Obscura

Piure

Slice open this rock-like sea creature and you'll find tomato-red flesh that tastes great in Chilean ceviche.
Mission Museum Steyl.
Steyl, Netherlands

Mission Museum Steyl

This massive collection of taxidermy is full of specimens collected by missionaries during their international travels.
A sweet lil feral cat.
Los Angeles, California

Feral Cat Colonies of Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.
Always smiling.
Ballygalley, Northern Ireland

Polar Bear of Ballygalley

Every year locals give the bear a fresh coat of paint to preserve its signature goofy grin.
A handful of jumiles.
Gastro Obscura

Jumiles

These Mexican bugs taste like cinnamon and alleviate arthritis pain.
A picture of a picture of a mouse drinking sherry.
Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

Sherry-Drinking Mice of Tío Pepe

A complimentary beverage is offered to the bodega's resident rodents every day.
The birds are rarely well behaved.
Herndon, Virginia

Kidwell Farm

Where pardoned turkeys once spent their all-too-brief final days.
A patient at the Wild Bird Fund.
New York, New York

Wild Bird Fund

New York City's only wildlife rehabilitation center treats more than 3,000 feathered and furry patients each year.
Ptasie Mleczko with coconut, but still no actual bird's milk.
Gastro Obscura

Bird Milk Chocolate

The marshmallow-based candy is named for a delicacy just out of the ancient Greeks' reach.