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(CNN) – The Quogue Wildlife Refuge in New York is one resident short after Sammy  the bald eagle was stolen from his habitat. The federally protected bird was taken from his cage early July 16, the refuge says. The thief cut through two layers of fencing to get to Sammy and …

A family in India found a wild tiger “relaxing on a bed” in their house following a deadly monsoon which flooded parts of South Asia this week, according to Indian conservationists. In an image released by India’s Wildlife Trust, the massive predator can be seen lounging on a bed in …

There are diverse cultures that are very rich; definitely not this one. It involves a strange marriage ceremony where a man receives three strokes of a sling (what we call catapult in local parlance) on his joystick from the bride’s family before she becomes his wife. Here is a viral …

A man shocked onlookers, after he scaled a 19-storey building in the suburb of West Powelton, Philadelphia, to save his bedridden mother from fire. The dramatic scene came, after a fire which is thought to have started in a rubbish chute, broke out at around 9.30pm on Thursday. The blaze was however under control by 10.56pm. …

A 63-year-old man in India who hasn’t cut or washed his hair in over 40 years has to keep his tangled 6-foot-long locks wrapped in a head cloth just to walk around without stepping on them. Sakal Dev Tuddu, a resident of Mandada village, in Eastern India’s Bihar state, claims …

Jennifer Armstrong, a 44-year-old woman from Ireland, is considered by many the country’s most prolific petty criminal, with a record of 648 convictions. Armstrong recently made headlines in her home country, after showing up in front of a judge for trying to steal a bottle of wine while intoxicated just …

Two British backpackers fishing in Australia can consider themselves lucky to be alive after ignorantly playing with a tiny blue-ringed octopus, whose painless bite can kill up to 26 adults in minutes. A viral video posted on a Facebook group for backpackers shows daredevils Ross Saunders and Johnpaul Lennon dangling …

Doctors in India have removed 33 objects, including razors and knives, from the stomach of a 30-year old man identified as Yogesh Thakur, Thakur was admitted to the hospital on July 14 after he complained of severe stomach pain. His mother, Kusma Thakur, told doctors her son would ‘grab anything …

A man in Pennsylvania is accusing his delivery driver of speeding off with a bellyful of barbecue. Chris Payton, of York County, claims he ordered six ribs from a local barbecue restaurant via DoorDash, only to discover that the driver had helped herself to two of the ribs, and some waffle fries, …

A fisherman in Houston reeled in a large fish and discovered he was competing for the prize with a snake that sunk its teeth into the catch. Chase McCray said he was fishing in Langham Creek when he reeled in the fish that had a snake coiled around it with …

A loyal dog in Greece recently melted the hearts of millions around the world after it was reported that it has spent the last 18 months at a roadside shrine where his owner tragically lost his life in a traffic accident. Nicknamed the “Greek Hachiko” after the legendary Akita Inu …

A handsome Saanen goat in Malaysia is the first to reach online celebrity status for looking like a Korean pop star. Ramos, an 11-month-old billy goat at Muhammad Livestock Farm in Perak, Malaysia, went viral last week after his owner posted photos of him on the farm’s Facebook page. People …

A South Carolina police officer is being hailed a hero after his quick-thinking saved the life of a 12-day-old baby. Deputy W Kimbro with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office pulled a car over for speeding on June 11, according to a Facebook post by the police department. After she was …

A chimpanzee escaped from his enclsoure in China’s Hefei Wildlife Park on Friday morning, causing much confusion and chaos as he charged at visitors and even kicked an employee to the ground. The 12-year-old male chimp, named Yang Yang, was spotted running on the roof and evading capture for some …

Lizzie Daly was diving off the coast of Cornwall in Britain on Saturday when she saw something large in the distance, and did a doubletake. Daly had seen a barrel jellyfish before, but nothing of this size. Daly, a biologist and broadcaster, swam up to the peach-colored creature gliding through …