National Geographic Society has chronicled scientific expeditions, explorations, archaeology, wildlife and world cultures for more than 100 years, amassing a collection of 11.5 million photos and original illustrations. A small selection of that massive archive — 240 pieces spanning from the late 1900’s to the present — will be sold at Christie’s in December at […]
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Meet Venus the Two-Faced Cat
This famous feline may have different DNA on each side of her body. Venus the two-faced cat is currently the most famous feline on the planet. The three-year-old tortoiseshell has her own Facebook page and a YouTube video that’s been viewed over a million times, and appeared on the Today Showlast week. (Watch National Geographic cat videos.) One look at this […]
Animals in the Womb
Have you ever wondered what it looks like inside a womb or how the animals look before they are born. These amazing revolutionary four-dimensional imaging reveals spectacular photos of mammal embryos that already look just like mum Captured by using revolutionary four-dimensional scanning technology, scientists have managed to shed light on the world of mammals […]
Toothless “Vampire” Skeleton Unearthed in Bulgaria
The discovery of a 700-year-old skeleton in Bulgaria, which can be seen seen at the country’s National Museum of History, offers evidence that the fear of vampires is far older than Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The “vampire” was found entombed among church ruins in the Black Sea town of Sozopol (map) earlier in the month. The skeleton had been stabbed in […]
Largest Burmese Python Found in Florida It’s17.7 Feet Long and Carrying 87 Eggs
The National Geographic has reported on a very rare find from Florida, a state plagued environmentally with released exotic pets that are damaging to the local ecosystems. Florida has a new attraction, a 17.7-foot-long (5.4-meter-long) Burmese python, the biggest snake ever found in the southeastern U.S. state, scientists say. What’s more, a necropsy on the euthanized python revealed she was […]
2006 SeaWorld Killer Whale Attack Video is Revealed
Watch the latest video at video.insider.foxnews.com In November 2006, trainer Kenneth Peters, 39, was was bitten and pulled underwater several times by a 7,000-pound killer whale during a show at SeaWorld’s San Diego park. The new video shows a grueling 10 -minute ordeal capturing a terrifying moment when a SeaWorld trainer got caught under […]