Sharks: everyone is afraid of them, and people who aren’t are liars. Enter these 12-foot great white shark models created and sold by Etsy shop Cakeboard Designs. Made from fiberglass and resin, they’re available in both hanging ($1,400) and standing ($1,600) models, and will make the perfect addition to your
Because nature is often an afterthought in humanity’s race towards progress, this is a video from the recently constructed (2018) Parleys Canyon Wildlife Overpass above Interstate 80 in Utah that allows animals to safely cross six lanes of traffic without getting flattened. The overpass, which is 320-feet long and 50-feet
In proof dogs are better than humans in absolutely every possibly way, this is a video of Dexter the boxer helping his blind puggle friend Ginger down the stairs. How sweet is that? For reference, my dogs always try to bite each other’s legs when they’re going down the stairs
Apparently curiosity doesn’t kill all cats because this is a video from a logger in Alberta, Canada of a wild lynx that climbed up on his skidder to get a better look at him while he was working. In his own words while I can’t help but admire the size
This is a short video from Vung Tau, Vietnam of a tiny sand bubbler crab quickly constructing a sand igloo before the tide comes in. The tiny crab will remain in its little temporary home with a bubble of air and continue to dig sand from beneath it and plaster
Living the dream: some people are out there doing it. Living the nightmare: how much longer can I do it? This is a video of musician Paul Barton playing the piano for the crab-eating macaques (aka long-tailed macaques) that live at the 13th century Phra Prang Sam Yot temple in
Ferrets: they’re right up there with raccoons when it comes to troublemaking. Case in point: this ferret who decided to weasel his way into a beanbag chair and spill the balls everywhere and get himself covered with them as a result of static electricity. Some more info while I rub
This is a 3D visualization comparing the size of the largest living versus extinct animals of the same species, with a human standing there for reference/to keep the predators’ attention. In almost all cases, there was a larger species that has since gone extinct. I mean, if you believe the