Aside from giant birds, crocodiles, and leopards, early humans likely had to contend withbears, sabertooth cats, snakes, hyenas, Komodo dragons, and even other hominins. As prey, the past was not a pleasant place for humans and our ancestors. How are humans their own predator? Their new st...
It was in December 2023, when our traditional year-end appeal was completely disrupted by online attacks, that I realized there were too many hyenas. Our webmaster, who is very sophisticated, says that the attackers are not random bots online. They are human, they respond to every defense we...
It was in December 2023, when our traditional year-end appeal was completely disrupted by online attacks, that I realized there were too many hyenas. Our webmaster, who is very sophisticated, says that the attackers are not random bots online. They are human, they respond to every defense we...
Bram Stoker’s novel from 1897 probably put the nail in the coffin for drawing a connection between bats and death. The novel’s villain, Dracula, can shapeshift into a bat and he craved the blood of humans. 7. Hyenas Throughout the folklore of many different cultures, the hyena represents...
In “The Craft: How the Freemasons Made the Modern World,” by historian John Dickie. I excerpt Chapter 14 – Salamanca: Hyenas And Concubines: “In Nationalist Spain, the army and right-wing vigilantes imposed a reign of terror. The intention was loudly proclaimed, to ‘cleanse’ the ...
A cautionary tale for exotic animal owners: Last summer in Iowa, a 2-year-old girl was attacked by a pet wolf, sustaining injuries to her arm and hand. The wolf was later euthanized. Other prohibited animals include hyenas, leopards, bears, primates, crocodiles, cobras, and pythons. Those...
The way they frantically fought over the victim reminded me of those wildlife documentaries I’d seen – you now, the one where the hyenas, lions and vultures are all fighting each other over the same zebra carcase on the veldt. It was rough, bloody, noisy and bestial. There was nothing...
Thus, there are marsupials that look remarkably like moles, shrews, squirrels, mice, dogs, and hyenas. Others are the ecological counterparts, less in structure than in habits, of cats, small bears, and rabbits. ... A few marsupials—such as tree kangaroos, koalas, and some cuscuses—spend...
You can zoom in pretty far to get a pretty precise gauge on where they're at. For instance, right now, there have already been alleged sightings here in Maine. That's not bad! Typically, we see them around the first week of May around here....
In Virginia, it's illegal to own non-native exotic animals that are considered predatory or undesirable as a pet. According to the state, non-native exotic animals include, but are not limited to: bears, wolves, coyotes, weasels, badgers, hyenas, all species of non-domesticated cats, alliga...