But the heaviest cats in the world become that way for a reason. Some breeds have habits that make them more prone to overeating or inactivity, while others have put on the pounds to become more effective predators in the wild. Whatever the reason the world’s heaviest cats are that way, they remain the same lovable companions they always are. Here are eight of the heaviest cats in the world....
1. Peregrine Falcon: The Ultimate Aerial Predator The peregrine falcon is the most populous and widely dispersed raptor in the world, an accomplishment that really underscores how deadly and effective these birds of prey really are. Because regardless of whatever environment they find themselves in, the peregrine falcon is always an apex predator. Researchers have even documented potential prey species like the western sandpiper employing generational adjustments to their migration patterns to avoid sites with prevalent peregrine falcon populations....
Ready to learn more about the different types of hawks in Illinois? Let’s dive in! Sharp-Shinned Hawk Male sharp-shinned hawks are the smallest hawks in both the United States and Canada. With adults reaching weights as little as 2.9 ounces when fully grown, they can weigh less than three empty envelopes! Females are larger than males. This is common among many of the types of hawks in Illinois, but other types of birds are usually the opposite....
Giving a whole new meaning to hidden camera footage, this video explores wildlife in a candid way. The video starts shortly after the man discovers the small pool about two feet deep—he notes it’s “retaining water pretty well,” and decides it’s a good spot to set up his camera. He pans over to his camera setup, which is a clever contraption he created when he bound the camera to a flat rock he got to stand upright....
The king cobra is the longest venomous snake in the world. When the video starts, you see a big crab holding onto the tip of the king cobra’s long tail. The crab has a tight grip and isn’t planning on letting go anytime soon. As the crab pinches down on the snake’s tail, the snake starts to look for an escape route. Why is the snake running away instead of eating the crab?...
This was one of the most giant sharks Mike got to dive with, and the video footage took 15 minutes to film. If swimming with one of the most feared sharks without being harmed wasn’t enough to shock you, Mike was also able to pet the shark’s nose. Sharks can be quite incredible, and the video shows how most great white sharks don’t deserve such a bad reputation. Another astonishing thing to notice in the video is that Mike wasn’t protected with a cage in the water, as most divers would view this shark through an underwater cage known as “shark cage diving”....
Signs of Snakes in Houses Reports of snakes in houses and commercial properties are not as rare as you may think. Snakes play a vital role in ecosystems and food chains but that does not necessarily mean that you want one in your roof space. If you suspect that you have a snake in your building, there are two potential explanations. Firstly, it could be an escaped pet. Not all snake owners are responsible and they do not all keep them in suitable enclosures which leads to escapes....
In this next clip, you’re getting the view from inside a home. You can see the window and right in the center, an eagle has just swooped down to attack a small black dog. It has one of its claws in the dog’s neck area as the pup tries to get away. The eagle’s large wings flap about erratically as it gets dragged along the driveway. The dog is crying, terrified, and desperate....
Let’s take a look at the foods that mice survive off of when they do not have your pantry to raid. What Do Mice Eat in the Wild? Mice primarily eat grains, fruit, seeds, vegetables, insects, and carrion in the wild. Mice are very widespread, so much of their diet greatly depends on their surroundings. After all, some types of food are more widely available in some parts of the world than others....
What is an Arachnid? Arachnids are a class of arthropods (invertebrates with an exoskeleton, pairs of appendages with joints, and segmented bodies) in the subphylum Chelicitera. French naturalist Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet de Lamarck introduced and named the class Arachnida in 1801 in his work on classification. The name comes from the Greek myth in which the gods turned Arachne, the weaver, into a spider. This class includes spiders, scorpions, daddy longlegs, mites, and ticks, though these last three have unsegmented bodies....
The Largest Grizzly Bear Ever Kept in a Zoo The largest grizzly bear to have ever been held in captivity is between two individuals, Clyde and Goliath. Clyde Clyde the bear is easily one of the largest captive bears to have ever been documented, but his story is incredibly unique. Clyde was born in 1965 and was kept at the Dakota Zoo until his death on June 4th, 1987. During that time....
Fun Facts About Their Homes Prairie dogs live in large underground burrows which have a complex tunnel and warren system. They have specific areas for their young, sleeping, and even a spot for their waste. Some prairie dogs will even have listening posts near exists. These tunnels are created to allow air flow through them providing proper ventilations. Additionally, here are prairie dog home facts: They live in highly complex colonies with underground burrows guarded by sentries....
Why Do Dogs Get Stuck When They Mate? Getting stuck together during mating is such a normal thing for dogs that it even has its own medical name. It is called a “copulatory tie” and is also seen in wild canines such as wolves and foxes. It happens because a section of the erectile tissue at the base of the male dog’s penis called the bulbus glandis gets very engorged with blood....
Coyotes and Dogs: Not So Different After All In this video from timmc1269, we open on a peaceful scene. It is a shallow river on a beautiful sunny day, with no sign of anything going wrong. The person filming, known as Timmy, lounges in the water in their bare feet, likely enjoying the peace and serenity. However, Timmy soon exclaims, and we see a coyote running toward the person filming at a fast and potentially threatening pace....
Alcatraz Even the most defiant offenders were meant to be broken by Alcatraz. To cope with the worst criminals of all time, the U.S government decided to build a maximum-security, minimal-privilege jail in 1933. The strip cell was used to punish inmates who disobeyed one of the prison’s numerous rules. The detainees were stripped naked when entering the strip cell. Of course, the cell lacked a mattress, sink, and lights and the only bathroom was a hole in the floor....
The swaying abdominal flap known as the “primordial pouch” is present in all cats, so don’t worry. In actuality, it’s not even a stomach. Here is all the information you need regarding your kitty’s primordial pouch. What Is A Primordial Pouch? The primordial pouch is a saggy flap made of small amounts of fatty tissue and extra loose skin found under a cat’s belly. Although it extends along the length of the cat’s underside, it usually becomes more obvious close to the back legs....
It also appears that the fluffiest animals are domestic and bred for maximum fluffiness and cuteness. But there are also fluffy animals who are wild. This article will consider a mix of fluffy animals, wild and domestic. These are animals who are fluffy as adults since fluffiness in chicks and other baby animals is often outgrown. Their fluff must also cover most of their body, which does leave out the marabou stork....
What follows is a list of the world’s 10 favorite and most popular animals alongside fun facts and cool information about why we love them so much. #10 Favorite and Most Popular Animals: Monkeys What is it about monkeys we love so much that makes them one of our favorite animals? Studies show the human creature is almost indistinguishable from the monkey. Over 95 percent of our DNA is identical....
As a moving song from the original Lion King movie played, the workers tried their best to free the baby elephant as he was sinking deeper. A small group of elephants, some adults, and babies overlook the situation, likely worried about the baby elephant that was trapped in the mud. In the video, the baby elephant is feeling weak from trying to free itself, before giving up and putting its life in the worker’s hands....
Main Points Bull elk can weigh between 840 and 1,100 pounds.Elk, moose, and deer antlers can span four feet wide and weigh 20 pounds! Both hilarious and unpleasant at the same time, almost everyone has experienced a faceplant. Luckily, no one has had to fall straight onto a set of antlers. More so, it’s unlikely that anyone has had over 800 pounds of body weight crushing them simultaneously. Unfortunately, the animal in this video experienced both of these factors in his epic fall....
