First, there were these strange text messages from dog, now Angie Bailey has unveiled her “Texts from Mittens the Cat” on Catster. In a nutshell, it shows what kinds of conversations Mittens might have with humans, should cats ever gain the ability to use smartphones. Continue reading to see more.
While the image above is just a drawing, it’s one of the coolest animal optical illusions we’ve come across. Simply put, if you haven’t see it already, there’s a lion face hidden in the zeal of zebras. Continue reading to see twelve more, and this time real, animal photos that will make you look twice.
Let’s face it, dogs can be messy, and what better way to clean up than with these nifty “Pet Sweep” boots. Simply slide four of these dust boots on your dog, and they’re ready to sweep. We’ve rounded up 28 more cool and creative gadgets, accessories for your dog. Continue reading to see them all.
A loggerhead turtle named “Yu” lost her front flippers in 2008, but since then she’s gone through 27 prosthetic fins swimming around her new home at Suma Aqualife Park near Kobe in Japan. ABC News reports that while there have been various attempts to fit turtles with prosthetic limbs around the world, Yu is the only turtle to enjoy swimming using her rubber limbs without any problems. Continue reading for a video and more information.
GoPro cameras are known for their use in extreme sports, but this geek decided to strap one onto an eagle to create one of the most epic flying videos you’ll ever see online. It literally gives viewers a bird’s-eye perspective of a flight over the Mer de Glace, a glacier located in the Chamonix Valley in France. Product page. Continue reading for more.
SEGA’s Sonic the Hedgehog may have made the animal famous, but here are some things you won’t find in the video games. Starting off, did you know that similar to opossums, mice and moles, hedgehogs have some natural immunity against snake venom due to the protein erinacin in the animal’s muscular system? Continue reading for more.
Scientifically speaking, an arthropod refers to invertebrate animals that have an exoskeleton, a segmented body, and jointed appendages. They include all insects, arachnids, and crustaceans whose body consists of repeated segments, each with a pair of appendages. We have rounded up twenty-four extreme close-ups for your viewing enjoyment. Continue reading to see them all.
In technical terms, albinism is a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes due to absence or defect of tyrosinase, a copper-containing enzyme involved in the production of melanin. Continue reading to see twenty-five more all-white animals that were captured by skilled photographers.
The oldest fossil “proto-frog” appeared in the early Triassic of Madagascar, but molecular clock dating suggests their origins may extend further back to the Permian, 265 million years ago. Now here are fourteen fun, personality-filled frogs like you’ve never seen before captured by skilled wildlife photographers.
Chemical ecologist Troy Alexander was recently away on a 3-month volunteer position for the Macaw Project, and while there, he stayed at one of the most remote Amazon Rainforest lodges in South America. It was at this place where he discovered “some kind of egg tower surrounded by a protective barrier (2 cm in diameter) that eerily resembles a white picket fence,” created by a mystery bug. Continue reading for more pictures and information.