The most viral story of the week is Kelly Clarkson fighting with a small toy store in Brooklyn, and honestly, no one looks good.
The feud is over a $15,000 mechanical singing bird that Clarkson wanted to buy but the shop did not want to sell. Here’s more from Brett Cooper.
The Yorkshire Wildlife Park tiger attack is one of the saddest things I’ve covered. A man in his 20s climbed into the tiger enclosure in Doncaster and was attacked by a tiger – he tragically died, and the more you learn, the worse it gets.
At first it looks like another dumb fence-jumper. Then you watch the clip of him asking a total stranger to take a photo of him with the tiger, repeating “one more, one more,” and the eyewitness account of him dancing on the bridge with noise-cancelling headphones on. People online now believe he was autistic, that he was stimming rather than dancing, and that he’d wandered off from his carers. That still hasn’t been officially confirmed.
Then it hits even harder. In the footage, right before the attack, he makes a hand gesture that people have identified as Makaton, the British sign system used by a lot of autistic and non-verbal people. SugarTits and I looked up how Makaton compares to the signs we know, and the sign he appears to be making is “bad.” As in, “bad tiger.”
We also get into whether the tiger should be euthanized (I don’t think so, a tiger’s just being a tiger) and how much of this is on the wildlife park versus the people he was with, how places like Dreamworld’s Tiger Island compare.
Not a funny one, this time. Our hearts goes out to his family. Here’s more from Bearing.
Koko was the most famous gorilla in the world because she talked. She also mourned her kitten and cried when her friend Robin Williams died.
But was it real? Here’s a look into the story of Koko, the nickname given to Hanabilko, a lowland gorilla born at the San Francisco Zoo and used by Francine Patterson in ape language experiments.
Koko gained public attention as the subject of two National Geographic cover stories and, in 1985, the best-selling children’s picture book, Koko’s Kitten. Here’s more from Ken Corte on his channel Elephants In Rooms.
In this episode, I sit down with Brent Knudsen, founder of 4RBees and creator of the PureWave Cell.
Knudsen explores the connection between sacred geometry, magnetic fields, frequencies and bee health.
He shares results from beekeeper testing and explains how his device is also used by people and pets. Here’s more from Seth Holehouse on Man in America.
Palaeontologists have analyzed the genetics of the so-called American ‘cheetah’ – Miracinonyx trumani – an extinct big cat that stalked North America until about 16 thousand years ago.
They confirm that it’s officially not a cheetah, and is instead related to the cougar. It also once lived in the Arctic, much further north than we’d ever previously realized. Here’s more from 7 Days Of Science.
The United States hasn’t seen an outbreak of screw-worm flies for 60 years, but now infections are occurring along the border states of New Mexico and Texas. What’s causing the problem?
Unregulated cattle from Mexico was allowed across the border during the Biden years, and apparently, has now spread the New World Screw-worm, infecting domestic stock as well as wildlife and humans.
Will this benefit billionaire Bill Gates and his lab-grown artificial meat? Undoubtedly. So much so that some conspiracy theorists now link Gates to this outbreak.
Juan O’Savin says it’s premature to make that kind of judgment. But he has definite concerns, and he shares his thoughts with David “Nino” Rodriguez. This could certainly get a lot rockier before it’s over.
The Pleistocene Overkill Hypothesis — that mankind wiped out most of the era’s large animal species — is a complete joke. Yet it still gets cited today.
Let’s dig into the hypothesis, and why we still see it in use now. Here’s more from DeDunking.
Australia’s Outback hides more than deadly snakes and crocodiles. Ancient creatures stalk the wilderness, leaving behind torn campsites, blood-stained trees, and terrified witnesses.
The Yowie towers eight feet tall, attacks isolated hikers, and left researcher Dean Harrison scarred for life. Water-dwelling Bunyips drag victims underwater while museums hide skull evidence that proves their existence.
Most disturbing are the Yara-ma-yha-who – red tree vampires that drink blood slowly, transforming humans into creatures like themselves. Aboriginal elders warned about these predators for centuries.
Police reports document modern encounters. Veterans and park rangers describe glowing amber eyes watching from shadows. Victims return from the wilderness changed, missing time and memories. Here’s more from The Why Files.
Every day that passes, reminds us of what’s truly missing in modern society: Mental institutions.
Watch as an irate Karen goes crazy over ducks mating. Here’s more from Asmongold Clips.
