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Valley of the Butterflies on the island of Rhodes

The Valley of the Butterflies is a unique nature reserve located in Rhodes, about 27 km from the capital. This…

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Strange quirks of ancient Rome: why Romans punish dogs and worship geese

Ancient Rome is a mighty empire and home to many customs and social norms that are important even today. But…

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Patagonian Macrauchenia, huge and super-fast mammal extinct over 10,000 years ago

Scientists have revealed the secrets of the Patagonian Macrauchenia, a huge and super-fast mammal that was extinct more than 10,000…

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James Wide & Jack! But what did Jack the baboon do with his money?

How a brandy-loving monkey worked on the railroad for 10 years not only for food and booze but what did…

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Why and how ancient people artificially arranged mass extinction of animals

Throughout history, the flora and fauna of the earth several times came close to their complete extinction. Most species that…

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How African elephants gossip about people

In 1975, 19-year-old Joyce Poole had an incredible chance: they offered her to study elephants in Kenya. The young researcher…

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Archaeologists had learned when and why ancient people first tamed dogs

It is known that the ancient man was the first animal to domesticate the dog. According to the most widespread…

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How autistic woman invented hugging machine and became a professor

Today the name Mary Temple Grandin is known all over the world. She is a professor of animal husbandry at…

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Giant animals in the history of the earth

In different historical periods, the climate on our planet was significantly different from the current one.

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The blob: a mysterious creature with primitive intelligence

Blobs are actually unicellular organisms, no fungus, no animal, no vegetable. They are part of the reign of amibozoans, which…

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How the war pigs of ancient Rome easily defeated any army

It was recorded that the Romans used pigs in their fight against the war elephants.

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Why are the 3 pyramids of Giza depicted on an ostrich egg of 5,000 years old

The ancient Egyptians hunted ostriches even in pre-dynastic times. During this period, their eggs were widely used for a variety…

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