Mark Cothren shot and killed an animal on Dec. 18 because he said he feared what it was, since he did not recognize it. Rumors are it’s the Chupacabra – also known as the “Goat Sucker”.
Strange Animal In The Backyard
March 12, 2010 By 2 Comments
No common man will be able to guess where this animal is from the first few pictures which is exactly what happened to the person who clicked these pictures.
Although it looks like an alien animal with reflective eyes, it is only a bald raccoon. If you get surprised by this bald raccoon with little black spots on its brown body, it can scare the daylights out of anybody.
In the last video, you will see that it has other more furry raccoons with it which makes it easier to believe that it is in fact one. It has been reported that it has survived the winter without its coat. Apart from being furless, it is a normal raccoon and looks well fed too. A lot has been told about why it is bald although experts haven’t been able to give a clear answer regarding this.
The World’s 5 Weirdest Animal Races
February 5, 2010 By 6 Comments
Strikingly odd or unusual sporting event with the use of animals are practiced in different parts of the world. It has its own tradition where in a particular region it has gained momentum. It is a matter of fun and joy among the kids and adult who have a great time in applaud and encouragement.
Camel racing
Camel racing is a popular professional and tourist attraction sports mainly in Arab countries like Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan. This event is also held in Mongolia and Australia too. This racing involves lot of betting too so it is a great crowd puller event in the desert. In short sprints, camel usually run at speed up to 65 km/hour. The camels also maintain a speed of more than 40km/hour with good training. Child jockey are used to control the camels. A grand annual event is organized for Camel cup at Alice Spring in Australia.
Pig racing
Pig racing is a popular sport in which juvenile pigs are used. The pigs are raced around the tract of which is enclosed with grass and dirt or small gravels. This event is usually held in the countryside as an entrainment sports and draws in quite good tourist too. In the Southern region of United States, it is a popular racing event. In United Kingdom, Cresswell in Northumberland is the unique centre for pig racing. Among the show traveling event of the USA, Ugly Pig and Wee Pigs are much crowd gatherers.
Turtle racing
In the Central United States, Turtle racing is a favorite event commonly held in the countryside picnics and fairs. In this event the adults and kids participate with joy by placing the turtles at the centre of the circle. They allow the turtles to walk freely around the given circle until one of the turtles successfully crosses out of the drawn circle. Sometimes the turtles are placed on the track lined up and cross the finishing line. In order to distinguish the turtles are numbered with paints or taped on their colorful shells.
Hamster racing
Hamster racing is a popular sport in which hamsters are placed in miniature racing vehicles fitted with wheels and balls. It is raced often down a 30 feet course track. The winner and runner up are selected on the bases of completing the finishing mark within a shortest duration of time. The miniature racing vehicle may be single sphere or designed according to better performance and speed. It is more popular in United Kingdom where a lot of activities of betting also take place.
Snail racing
Snail racing is a unique sport which involves a group or two to three snails on a given platform or table. In most cases, common garden snails are used in the sporting event. United Kingdom is known for its sporting activities in the world. It is a huge hit among the kids and adults in the countryside. In village fair and exhibitions, these sporting activities are conducted with much interest.
In this event, the snails are placed at the centre on a sheet on a raised platform or table. The snail which successfully crosses the given perimeter is selected as the winner. It is a time consuming sports but patience and thrill are part and parcel of this sport.
Top 5 weirdest devil animals
February 2, 2010 By 14 Comments
The devil animals I am going to list down are not the pets of some furious and ancient monsters we have been hearing about since our childhood. Clearing this out only because I myself thought of them to be some fire breathing and ugly looking wacky creatures until I finally googled to get more closer to reality. Well these animals are not even devilish by nature but their brute appearance counts for their rather unfriendly name sure to get a frowning expression for the first time you hear about them. They are weird no doubt but they are unusual devil animals and hence on my list.
Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus)
An amazing Australian reptile quite evidently owes its name to the thorns on its body. The mini dragon grows up to 20 cm (8 in) in length and can live up to 20 years. It can camouflage according to the desert shades and its thorny scales are a defense against predators. What is more interesting about the creature is that it consumes any droplet that falls on its body. The drop runs down the body of the creature and is channeled to its mouth. The small thorny devil can eat some thousands of ants in one day.
Hickory Horned Devil
The Hickory horned devil is a caterpillar of the Regal Moth, a North American moth in the saturniidae family. It looks dangerous with its horns and thorns but is harmless like any other caterpillars. The spines, though prickly, do not sting. The huge black-tipped red horns are actually borne during their sixth and final development stage and grow upto 15cm long. Just before pupation it changes its color to turquoise and burrow into the dirt to pupate in a well formed chamber.
African devil flower mantis
It is one of the largest species of praying mantis that mimic flowers. Bionomically known as Idolomantis diabolica, It is very large mantis from East Africa and is a true devil mantis. From L2 nymphs it may take up to 1 year for females to reach maturity at 25-30C. It is also referred as the “King of all mantids” for the obvious reason; its beauty, size and rarity. They feed primarily on flying insects like houseflies, moths, butterflies, beetles etc and never take to ground dwellers, such as crickets, locusts and others.
Sand devil
Sand devil, contrary to its name is an angel shark of the family Squatinidae found in the subtropical outer continental shelf and upper slopes of the western Atlantic. But both of its names have nothing to speak of its behavior. Although they are not normally aggressive and do not attack but they do bite when stepped on or handled and can inflict nasty lacerations with its trap-like jaws and pointed teeth. The scientific name of the sand devil shark is Squatina dumeril. There are a few small but prominent thorns on the snout while the creature feeds on small bottom fishes, crustaceans and bivalves.
Tasmanian devil
These are the largest living carnivorous marsupials from dry eucalyptus forests and brush in Tasmania. A Tasmanian devil is a robustly-built, small dog with powerful jaws and a set of large, strong teeth that allows it to eat almost every part of the carcass, including the hide and the skull. It is characterized by its black fur with white markings on the neck , a pungent odour when stressed, extremely loud and disturbing screech, and ferocity when feeding. It kills animals for food but prefers carrion (dead meat that it finds). If you find a devil with a thin tail it means he is probably unhealthy as these animals store body fat in their tail.
Top 5 Wackiest Sports with Animals
February 1, 2010 By 3 Comments
It is usual tradition for people to let animals play for human entertainment. There are several animal Sports being shown in circus. But there are some wacky sports with animals thats goes beyond imagination.
We personally don’t support this kind of sports – you’ll be the judge
Camel wrestling
We have seen man wrestle against one another. Here we can see two camels wrestle against one another. This is a sport that is one of the famous in Turkey. This wrestling is conducted between two camels of same class of weight. The camels are trained with many tricks to make the opponent animal the other camel retreat, scream, or fall.
Greyhound Racing
Greyhounds are a breed of dogs, which were used for hunting in early days. These dogs are tall and ferocious. In this sport greyhound dogs are trained to compete against one another. Its a pride for the owner of the dog that wins. This sport is famous in western countries and many organizations and animal welfare societies are struggling to ban this sport.
Alaskan Husky Race
We have seen many races like horse race, dog race and lets know that the Alaskan husky dogs race is one of the famous races in which a kennel of husky dogs drag a sledge. The master or the trainer train the husky dogs for the race. The husky dogs are highly disciplined and responds to the commands of the trainer. The race generally covers a huge distance over ice lands and snow. The kennel includes 10 to 14 husky dogs and the number depends on the race. Its one of the cold sports that is conducted in Alaska. The husky dogs are wild dogs and appears like a wolf, when trained they are equivalent or more intelligent to k9 dogs and they work as a team or group. These husky dogs are used for hunting and rescue purposes and consumes fish and sea mammals and these dogs involved in sports is really a nice fact.
Insect Fight
You may have known different sports involving animals, some of which are racing, hunting, etc. Do you know? There is a weird game where insects battle with one another. Its one of the famous sport in countries like Japan, China and Thailand. The owners train their insects to be strong and aggressive. Some of the most poisonous insects like scorpion, centipede, millipede, giant spiders, bugs are involved in this sport. Though it’s awkward to see such insects people interested in this sport enjoy to core. This sport has attracted gamblers and it involves a huge money though these games are cultural identifications.
Elephant Basketball
You won’t believe it that Elephant can play basketball, but it’s a truth that a well trained Elephant can shoot a basket after 2-3 months of training, trainers say. Elephants at the Island Safari Center in Thailand are trained how to play basketball.
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