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Ripley’s brings you the animal kingdom’s most unusual inhabitants. From two headed tortoises and curious finds from under the sea to astonishingly smart dogs and courageous cats. Everything that Mother Nature left behind, Ripley’s has picked up and brought it all together for you.
Tiny Dachshund Pup Born In California, May Well Be The World’s Smallest Dog!
Monday, April 2, 2012 · 3 Comments
With national attention gaining momentum, the announcement of the tiny dachshund puppy’s birth is sparking debate on whether it should be crowned the World’s Smallest Dog. Weighing in at an impressive 1 ounce, the little tike could fit into a spoon when it was born! Beyonce was born in northern ...
“Beware of the B-easter Bunny”: World’s Biggest Bunny!
Saturday, March 31, 2012 · 16 Comments
Happy Easter! To celebrate this wonderful day of chocolate bunnies, we are re-posting our favorite bunny story! Weighing in at an astonishing 49lbs and stretching to a length of 4ft 3in from nose to puffy tail, Darius is the world’s most humongous bunny! He is only just over 2 years ...
Not Your Average Hitchhiker
Monday, March 12, 2012 · 2 Comments
On December 12, 2011, conservation officers in Vancouver were being dispatched all around what seemed to be an unlikely place for a bear; in the heart of downtown Vancouver! Earlier that morning, a young black bear (around one to two years old) was rummaging through a dumpster when a driver ...
It’s a bird…It’s a plane…It’s a skydiving dog!
Monday, March 5, 2012 · 2 Comments
Bravery comes in all shapes and sizes, as is true with Otis the ultimate skydiving dog. Hailing from Galt, California, this little 10 year old pug has joined his master on dozens of skydiving expeditions (tandem of course). “He’s just like a first-time skydiver…He’s all excited about it, gets nervous ...
Say Hello to Harvey Dent: The Two-Faced Kitten
Thursday, February 2, 2012 · 9 Comments
If cats are believed to have nine lives, how many lives could a cat with two faces have? Appropriately named Harvey Dent after the two-faced character in the Batman Series, this adorable little kitten was recently born healthy in the Port Charlotte, FL home of Nash Hand and his wife ...
Driving Mr. Bailey the Buffalo
Thursday, November 10, 2011 · 6 Comments
At almost six feet tall at the hump, eight feet long and weighing 1800 pounds, Bailey junior is quite possibly the world’s largest domestic pet. Owned by Jim and Linda Fautner at their Spruce Grove property in Canada’s Alberta province, the three year old brute is a local and international ...
South Korean scientists create glowing dog
Thursday, November 10, 2011 · 13 Comments
South Korean scientists have created a beagle that glows green in certain types of light, adding yet another animal to the growing list of genetically modified dogs and cats produced in recent years. Tegon, the glowing, two-year-old beagle, glows with a bright, fluorescent green hue under ultraviolet light when a ...
Two Headed Milk Snake
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 · 14 Comments
A University of Central Florida biologist says a rare, two-headed albino milk snake was recently born. Most two-headed snakes have typical coloration. Albino snakes don’t have dark pigmentation in their skin. Albino milk snakes appear in bright shades of red, orange and white. The biologist says two-headed snakes have been ...
Giant Water Bug Eats Turtle
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 · 26 Comments
Believe it or Not!, a giant water bug has been photographed eating a juvenile turtle in an unusual predatory role reversal. Using its front legs the giant water bug gripped the turtle, inserting its syringe-like rostrum into the prey’s neck in order to feed. The giant water bugs are known ...
Cyclops the Shark
Friday, October 14, 2011 · 19 Comments
Talk about a one-of-a-kind discovery—an extremely rare cyclops shark has been confirmed in Mexico. The 22-inch-long (56-centimeter-long) fetus has a single, functioning eye at the front of its head—the hallmark of a congenital condition called cyclopia, which occurs in several animal species, including humans. Earlier this year fisher Enrique Lucero ...
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