Bigfoot, or yeti as it's known in the Himalayas, is a subspecies or hybrid of an ancient polar bear says Bryan Sykes, a genetics professor at Oxford. Sykes analyzed hair samples from reported yetis and found a 100% DNA match with a 120,000-year-old jawbone found in Svalbard, Norway.
"I don't think it means there are ... [Read More]
When a prized race horse breaks its leg, it's often written off so when someone takes the time to build a wheelchair for fish, it's no wonder that it goes viral. YouTube videos show a goldfish in a harness being hand-fed by its owner.
"My disabled goldfish scooting around in her newly redesigned sling," reads the ... [Read More]
If looking at pictures of cute animals like fuzzy kittens and cuddly puppies fills you with the uncontrollable urge to squeeze the life out of them, rest assured that you're not a "budding sociopath" says Rebecca Dyer, a graduate student in psychology at Yale University.
The phenomenon dubbed "cute aggression" was ... [Read More]
On New Year’s Eve guards at a Brazilian prison detained a prowler attempting to assist in a jailbreak. The suspect was found with incriminating tools such as drills and saws but no charges will be pressed because of mitigating circumstances: he's a cat!
The inmates reportedly befriended the cat, which was able to come ... [Read More]
Mayor Stubbs is celebrating his 15th year in office and the 900 residents of Talkeetna, Alaska couldn't be happier with his performance but out-of-towners are given pause when they meet him.
That's because Stubbs is a stubby-tailed cat that was elected as a write-in candidate. As honorary mayor Stubbs has a ... [Read More]
A purported wooly mammoth has been spotted in Siberia, but skeptics say it's just a bear carrying a fish. The fishy footage was captured by government-employed engineer Michael Cohen, who just happens to be a paranormal writer.
Derek Serra, a Hollywood video-effects artist who has previously analyzed faked UFO videos, ... [Read More]
Talk about sloppy police work, Vermont State Police have been driving around for years with decals that feature a cow with a large pig-shaped spot. The decals were ordered in 2009 from the Northwest State Correctional Facility, where an intrepid inmate altered the image.
Public Safety Commissioner Keith Flynn says he can ... [Read More]
