Do cats really think we are cats too?
Paul Leyhausen, a scientist who studied the behavior of cats (wild, domestic, big and small) concluded that they have three ways of classifying other animals: as prey, as…
Who would win a one-on-one fight between a crocodile and an elephant in the water?
Take a look at this: That is a fully grown Bull Elephant walking through a river infested with hippos. If I showed you the actual video, you would…
How do you survive a Komodo Dragon attack?
In the Komodo Islands of Indonesia, one of the seven wonders of the natural world, 3,000 giant lizards are known to be throughout the world as glutton, meat…
If you are in an open area of the Arctic tundra and are approached by an aggressive polar bear, what should you do?
A polar bear will kill you, stone dead, without provocation. It does so because it is both a hyper carnivore and an apex predator. It does not recognize…
If Siberian tigers were released in Yellowstone National Park, would the area’s population of grizzly bears be decimated? Would the bears amount to easy calories for the big cats?
Roman records answer this question definitively. The now extinct Atlas Brown Bear (9 ft/2.7m long and weighed up to 1,000 lbs/450 kg) and the Palestinian Brown bear, similar…
Can an ostrich outrun a lion and a tiger?
“Can”? Most definitely. Listen, Lions and Tigers are both exceptionally fast and explosive predators. They have just about every single advantage on the ostrich. But Ostriches aren’t just the…
How come gorillas are so much stronger than even elite level human weightlifters if they never train and spend most of the day sleeping and eating?
Humans produce a protein called myostatin that inhibits muscle growth; it makes it difficult to grow big muscles. Having too much muscle slows you down and tires you…
What unusual phenomena led to the extinction of a particular animal?
I really have a very unusual story to answer this question. Its about lots of sex and beer and even more insects. It was 1983, when two biologists…
Which animals can take down a hippo?
A hippo is a formidable animal, known for its size, strength, and aggressive nature. Elephants are indeed among the few animals capable of overpowering an adult hippo! Elephants are…
Why did dinosaurs look so frightening and why do living creatures today look so small and nice compared to dinosaurs?
I’m guessing you haven’t seen what happens when we apply the shrink wrapping stylistic paleo-art to modern animals. I call this H. amphibius. Guess what the H stands…