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The Florida Theatre One of the most haunted places near Jacksonville is the classy Florida Theatre. It opened its doors in 1927 – the same year inventors successfully demonstrated the electric television. Today it remains a center for the performing arts. Yet after all these years, it remains the center of much supernatural speculation, with some claiming it has its own in-house ghost. Staff and visitors have long speculated that the ghost of Joseph Hilton roams the space, a former organist who committed suicide....

Spiders live in almost all of the ecosystems on land and they also exist in aquatic environments. Every continent has spiders except Antarctica. Today, spiders are the largest predator population on earth. So, what was the oldest spider at 43 years old? How did it die? What are three more spiders that live a long time? We’ll go over the details now. The Oldest Spider Ever was 43 Years Old The oldest spider to have ever lived was a female trapdoor spider (Gaius villosus) named Number 16....

#9. Marabou Stork – 10-foot Wingspan The Marabou stork, sometimes called the undertaker bird, lives in wet and arid areas south of the Saharan Desert. This bird that typically lives near landfills weighs up to 17 pounds. This black bird looks like it is wearing white underpants, especially when viewed from the rear. There are isolated reports of birds with wingspans up to 13 feet. These birds reach sexual maturity when they are about four years old, and they mate for life....

What Makes a City the Wettest? The wettest cities are based on the 51 biggest metropolitan cities (all have a population over 1 million according to the 2010 census). So smaller cities like Hilo, Hawaii and Gulfport, Mississippi didn’t make our list. We used the data from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information to compare the annual rainfall and snowfall averages based on the average precipitaion levels between 1991 to 2020....

Meet Tusoteuthis, a Giant Squid From the Cretaceous Period Tusoteuthis was an ancient squid that likely grew between 25 to 35 feet long and lived millions of years ago. There are many different species of squid alive today, but these creatures have been around for quite some time! In fact, one squid that lived millions of years ago could be a contender for the largest squid to have ever lived. Meet Tusoteuthis....

There are a few common causes of white dog poop in dogs, and we want to help you better understand your dog’s poop appearance moving forward. In this article we will break down the potential reasons why your dog’s stool is suddenly white, and how to know when it is time to reach out to your vet for guidance. Let’s dive in! What Does Healthy Dog Poop Look Like? Before we dive into the details on white poop in dogs, we should first discuss what healthy dog poop should look like!...

Trapping allows trappers to use mechanical devices to capture different animal species without them actually being present. Although effective for intended purposes, trapping is indiscriminate. This means that any animal, including those not sought after by the trapper, may get stuck when their feet touch the ground where the mechanical device is set up. In this clip, you can see that the trapper has caught something that he did not expect....

Because of the shark’s immaturity and behavior, we know that the child is not in danger at any time. Sharks have an unfortunate reputation but they are fascinating and curious animals as we see in this clip. At the end, this young shark loses interest in the human and swims away. The Great White Shark This awesome animal is found in oceans all over the world mainly in temperate and tropical coastal waters....

Let’s set the scene, starting with a sleeping warthog. Although warthogs can build tunnels or dens beneath rocks, they prefer to sleep and reproduce in abandoned aardvark dens. These include a tunnel that opens up into a sizable underground room that is perfect for refuge and for raising the young. A warthog family enters its den with the young going in first. While this is often a safe place for these animals to stay, a hungry leopard has a different idea....

Amongst the trees and snow in the video, the coyote was filmed carrying something in its mouth, likely some sort of prey that it caught. Following closely behind the coyote was a bobcat who was watching the coyote underneath a tree. The coyote began digging a hole in the snow and dirt to bury its prey, and Diana saw the coyote shove dirt into the hole with his nose. As he finished, the coyote turned around and spotted the bobcat watching him from underneath the tree....

Dolphin Lifestyle and Behavior Dolphins are amazing sea creatures who are highly intelligent, perceptive, and playful. They are found in oceans all over the world and are the star of many books and movies. Because they are very social animals, they live in groups of around 30 individuals which are called pods. However, larger pods have been recorded and can contain up to 1,000 dolphins. Humans and dolphins can form a very special bond....

We don’t hear a lot about the “Coyote and Bobcat” feuds, but they’re happening all of the time, without question. Coyotes and bobcats occupy a lot of the same territory and compete for similar prey sources. When prey is low and the time is right, these canine and feline counterparts might even see one another as food sources. Before we take a look at the video, let’s first discuss these two species and the context of the scene....

What Are Barn Swallows? Barn swallows are scientifically called Hirundo rustica. This bird species is the world’s most widespread swallow species! They can be found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. There are six barn swallow subspecies: Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica transitivaHirundo rustica savigniiHirundo rustica gutturalisHirundo rustica tytleriHirundo rustica erythrogaster Four subspecies are migratory and prefer wintering in the Southern Hemisphere. Otherwise, they’ll live close to cities because they use artificial structures for breeding and nesting....

To clear up some of this uncertainty, we are going to look at what daddy long legs, also known as cellar spiders, prefer to eat, how they hunt, and what they need to watch out for along the way. What Foods Do Daddy Long Legs Like to Eat? Daddy long legs eat insects and other spiders. As a result, cellar spiders have gotten a fair amount of acclaim as helpful pest control....

The gray wolf is a mysterious creature, so how much do you know about it? Let’s explore everything about what gray wolves eat as well as other fascinating facts about them! What Do Gray Wolves Eat? Gray wolves eat a diet that consists of large-hoofed animals such as deer, elk, and bison as well as smaller prey such as beavers, rodents, and hares. They are classified as both carnivores and scavengers....

We’ll explore what quails eat both in the wild and how to feed them as domesticated pets. What Do Quails Eat? Quails eat seeds, leaves, wheat, barley, berries, and small insects. They are predominately omnivores as their diet consists of both plant-based and animal-based foods. More specifically, they are classified as foraging omnivores, as they display opportunistic behavior in the wild. Most of their nutrition comes from seeds and grains and it’s not uncommon to find a flock of quails crowding bird feeders and farm areas where grains and seeds are being grown....

While being stuffed from a large meal is just an uncomfortable feeling for humans, a stomach packed with food can be extremely dangerous for the dogs in our life. Bloat in dogs can occur when their stomach fills with either too much food or too much air, and it can even progress to a life threatening condition in which the stomach flips on itself. Due to how serious of a condition bloat is in dogs, we want you to be aware of all the details of this canine emergency....

The leech is one of the most terrifying things you’ll ever see. But imagine a leech more than a foot long! That’s a gigantic, worm-looking, bloodsucking creature! You’ll surely be shocked if you see one, let alone get attached to one. Below, we uncover everything you need to know about the largest leech ever discovered. What Is the Largest Leech Ever Discovered? In just three years, Grandma Moses, as she was known, gave birth to more than 750 baby leeches....

Discover what lives at the bottom of the Berkeley Pit, what happens if you drink its water and the dangers of living near a toxic site. What is the Berkeley Pit? The Berkeley Pit is a deep crater filled with toxic water in the western United States. It is one mile long, 1800 feet deep, and contains highly acidic (2.5 PH) water, close to that of gastric acid. Between 1955 and 1982, it was an open-pit copper mine and extracted 17,000 tons of ore per day....

If you want to find out the answers to these questions and a few more, read on! #1: A Baby Chicken is Called a Chick! Chick is what a baby chicken is called. A young female chicken is called a pulley, while a young male chicken is called a cockerel. Typically the young chickens are considered pulleys and cockerels until about one year old. An adult female chicken is called a hen while a male is called a rooster....