In the popular TV series “The Walking Dead” humans hide from zombies by covering themselves in zombie guts to mask their healthy scent. The California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi) uses a similar tactic to hide from one of its major predators, the rattlesnake, which relies heavily on smell to track down its prey.
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Nearly all these structures and many of the people in view would be lost to one of the deadliest natural disasters in the history of America, only four days after filming. Historian David Kiehn was unable to find any historical reports of the filming in archives, so he revisited the footage and noticed some interesting
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A photographer in southwestern India has captured a breathtaking feline phenomenon. A spotted leopard is “shadowed” by her black panther companion in a moment of incredible contrast and color. These shots were taken by 32-year-old wildlife photographer Mithun H. from Bangalore who captured a remarkable moment between the leopard and black panther as the pair stood side by
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