Animals
New Montauk Monster Found!!
Montauk Monster web site
Posted By: dherlich - Mon May 11, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Unsolved Mysteries, Video
Beware the Worm Lizard!
Every day the news brings me reports of some horrible locale outside my safe and beloved New England, where people are subject to floods, volcanoes, earthquakes--and "worm lizards"...?!?Yes, it's not bad enough that the poor citizens of a certain region in Brazil have to battle flooding, they also have to contend with the evil Worm Lizard!
You can read about their troubles here. The key sentence:
Like 218,000 others across a swath of northern Brazil three times the size of Alaska, the neighbors have fled the worst rainfall and flooding in decades, braving newly formed rivers teeming with anacondas, alligators and legless reptiles known as "worm lizards" whose bite is excruciating.
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 10, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Death, Destruction, Disasters, Horror, South America, Natural Wonders, Weather
Norman Bates He Aint
But apparently he's just as scary. A woman from Abbeville, Louisiana has filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart because the local store allowed their pet Nutria to run loose without alerting the shoppers. Rebecca White was so freaked out when she spotted Norman that she jumped back and her cart rolled over her foot, breaking two bones. This begs a number of questions... What's a Nutria? It's a large furry rodent (pictured, right). Why was one running around the store? Why did the employees name him Norman? And what the heck did she have in her cart that was so heavy? You can read more about it here.
Posted By: Nethie - Fri May 08, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Lawsuits
Get Your Hot and Fresh Cow Embryos Right Here!
I'm sure there's a reason for this service and people who know about breeding cows can probably tell us. In the meantime, we're left to wonder why the internet needs a cow embryo directory. If the advertisement on the left side of the directory page is accurate, you can buy one for a mere $175.00. But I assume you would need something to keep it in...
Posted By: Nethie - Thu May 07, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Science, Babies and Toddlers
A Slithering Spa
At Ada Barak's spa in northern Israel, slithering snakes don't give people the creeps. They give deep-tissue massages. For several years, Barak has been entertaining visitors to her carnivorous plant farm by passing around samples of the small reptiles her plants will consume. When her visitors claimed that holding the serpents was soothing, she got an idea, and thus, the Slithering Spa was born. Barak claims that the heavier king and corn snakes produce a kneading sensation as they move across your body. Want to get your own Snake Massage? Time magazine has more information.
Posted By: Nethie - Thu May 07, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Body, Exercise and Fitness, Nature
Birds in his pants
It's definitely a recurring theme in weird news since an example of it was included in my "name that list, #15" (things people smuggle by stuffing down their pants). However, I've never seen a picture of it before. But the Smoking Gun has obtained a photo of a California man, Sony Dong, who was caught trying to illegally smuggle 14 live Asian songbirds into the country by hiding them beneath his pants.
Posted By: Alex - Wed May 06, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Crime
So, We Taste Like Bacon?
Ever wondered what human flesh would taste like but you've never been trapped in the Andes due to a horrific plane crash? Then this cute little robot has the answer. Designed by researchers in Japan, the Winebot is supposed to be for sorting different types of wine, cheese and hors d'oeuvres. But when a reporter placed his hand against the sensor, he was declared to be "bacon". Anyone care to confirm?
Posted By: Nethie - Mon May 04, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Body, Cannibalism, Inventions, Robots
Dancing with a cat
A small man dancing with a cat. Or is it an enormous cat dancing with a man?(From Flickr)
Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 29, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Photography and Photographers
Garden Monsters
Click on descriptions to visit catalog and purchase your very own!
Plastic coyote to deter intruders of any species
Floating gator head attempt to simulate F-state environment
Thanks to Poplar Street Penny!
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 28, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Reader Recommendation, Landscaping
Underwater Mouse
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 22, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Science, Experiments
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