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Super Race Of Crazy Ants Have Commenced An Evolutionary Arms Build-Up [Video]

by Ron Callari

Up till now, Fire Ants have dominated the Insect Kingdom because of their deadly venomous spray. However, as part of the formidable Formicidae family, apparently the word was late getting out there was a new Sheriff in town. Because throughout the US southwest there's been a rise of a new invasive species of ants who biologists humorously refer to as 'Crazy Ants.' And these little critters are doing a damn good job of displacing their much larger cousins, the Fire Ants!

by Laurie Kay Olson

There are a lot of dogs with chewing issues out there, but one dog went above and beyond with her compulsive behavior. She chewed through the fender of her owner's $130,000 Aston Martin DB9 Volante earlier this month. Perhaps she just had a craving for fiberglass. The damage cost $5,000 to repair. It also cost Luce her home when her owner gave her away. Well, sort of.

by Laurie Kay Olson

To see what a wonderful airing kids and cats make you only have to look as far as You Tube. In Berks County, Pennsylvania you can just look at the Animal Rescue League. There they have a volunteer program called "Book Buddies" that recruits children from first through eighth grades to come in and read out loud to the cats. While the cats are comforted and soothed by the sound of a kid's voice, the kid's reading skills are improved.

Man's Best Friends Of Sochi Championed By Olympian & Billionaire

by Ron Callari

While skier Gus Kenworthy is proud of winning a Silver Medal and joining his two team members in a first-time American medal sweep at this year's Winter Olympics, he's just as proud to help save stray dogs from the Russian authorities in Sochi. In collaboration with Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska, both men rose to the occasion to counter actions that could have put down dozens of puppies.

by Laurie Kay Olson

They look like the love children of a forbidden love between a sheep and a pig with their thick, curly hair and their blunt snouts. Or perhaps a science experiment gone wrong. However, there is nothing sheepish about them. These animals are pure pig and come from Hungary where they cross-bred a hardy domestic pig with a wild boar to create what is now called a Mangalitsa.

by Laurie Kay Olson

Stray dogs are a common sight in cities throughout Russia, including Sochi where the 2014 Winter Olympics are being held. The number of stray dogs there exploded during the construction of Olympic venues in the area. To deal with the problem the city hired pest-control to have the dogs captured and killed before and during the Olympics. This has raised eyebrows among animal activists around the world, and spurred the fledgling animal rights movement in Russia to take action.

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Watch Japanese Zookeepers Practice For Animal Escapes!

by Arnold Carreiro

It’s a proven fact that Japan would be overrun by zebras, polar bears and rhinoceroses if it weren’t for the yearly practice drills performed at zoos all over the nation. Let’s take a closer look at how someone stops a rampaging gorilla:

Stay Afraid, Stay Very Afraid Of The Mantis Shrimp

by Ron Callari

Evolution must have been tripping when it got around to introducing the mantis shrimp to life on Earth. Unlike any other crustacean, and actually dissimilar to any other species, this member of the stomatopods not only sees the world differently, it's also a creature that's known to attack first and ask questions later.

by Arnold Carreiro

Due to the recent pet craze sweeping through Moscow, squirrels are rapidly disappearing from public parks. Don’t these people know that wild squirrels are absolutely terrible pets?!

A lot has been written about Suda the artsy elephant, ever since she picked up a paint brush at the ripe of old age of 4 and painted what appeared to be a self-portrait. Residing in the Maetaeng Elephant Camp in Chiang Mai, Thailand, while this video does

by Ron Callari

A lot has been documented about Suda, the artsy elephant, ever since she first picked up a paint brush at the ripe of old age of 4 and painted what appeared to be a self-portrait. Residing in the Maetaeng Elephant Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand, while this video doesn't use any special effects or trickery to display Suda's artistic ability, similar elephant paintings like this have been critiqued by the. . .

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