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He lost his penis in a ritual. A transplant made him a father.
In December 2014, South African surgeons achieved what had never been done before: a successful long-term penis transplant. The marathon…
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The muddy, mohawked pig helping forests come back to life
The Visayan warty pig is one of the rarest and most misunderstood animals in the world. Found only on the…
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The Abyssinian hornbill lives in slow motion. That’s why it’s vanishing
The Abyssinian ground hornbill is a bird built for the ground, not the skies. With eyelashes that look like they…
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Ozzy Osbourne’s unlikely turn from cat killer to animal advocate
Ozzy Osbourne once bit the head off a bat, decapitated doves in a record label office, and, at his absolute…
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The marabou stork is ugly, enormous, and essential
This bird looks like it escaped from a Tim Burton sketchbook. But the marabou stork isn’t just a visual oddity.…
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Hulk Hogan kept a rooster, cried at The Lion King, and loved his pets
Hulk Hogan slammed giants in the ring, flexed for cameras, and built a pop culture empire on bandanas, handlebar mustaches,…
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Husband sucked into MRI by 20 lb chain and dies
On July 16, 2025, at the Nassau Open MRI clinic in Westbury, Long Island, a routine medical visit turned horrific.…
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Father hailed as hero after mountain lion attacks child on national park trail
The July 20 mountain lion attack at Olympic National Park is being called one of the rarest and most alarming…
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Baby elephant begs for help, finds his way back to mom
Earlier this month in Assam, India, a wild elephant calf was separated from its herd near Borjuri village during a…
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