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5 Eerily Sophisticated Ways Animals Communicate
Everyone knows that animals can communicate with one another, but they don't talk. If you hooked some language interpreter to a dog or monkey, every phrase would translate to "I'm scared!"
As human beings, we go about our day-to-day lives, completely oblivious to the microscopic world around us.
11 Everyday Things That Are Terrifying Under a Microscope
Some animals are boring, and that's fine: They're all gathering nuts or looking for mates or marking territory or some stupid shit.
6 Animals That Just Don't Give A F#@k
The 6 Most Frequently Quoted Bullshit Animal Facts
For those of us here at Cracked, there are basically three types of animals: ones we'd like to keep as pets, ones that taste delicious and ones we only know a couple of things about. Sometimes these categories overlap, but that's another story.
The 5 Most Horrifyingly Bad Mothers in the Animal Kingdom
Moms are heroes in any species. In many, they do not only the birthing and nursing, but also the hunting and fighting and protecting. And while human mothers certainly deserve all of the flowers and phone calls they get on Mother's Day, we dare say that there are other species where motherhood is an even more trying and/or terrifying ordeal.You might think of insects as gross or scary, but you probably don't think of them as evil. After all, they're too stupid for that. Insects just trundle along and eat whatever they can find; it's not like they go out of their way to be sadistic about it.
6 Insect Predators That Go Out of Their Way to Be Evil
6 Terrifying Creatures That Keep Going After They're Dead
You may have noticed that, excepting the occasional zombie apocalypse, we humans tend to function best with our nervous systems intact and our brains, limbs and major organs all connected and happily communicating with each other. Well, we feel it's our duty to inform you that not all creatures are quite so picky when it comes to the intactness of their bodies. (And it's not at all because we get a cheap kick out of giving our readers bed-pissingly horrible nightmares.
The most dangerous animal on earth is man -- nothing you read in this article will change that. Animals kill for food and territory, and out of fear, but it takes a man to kill repeatedly, just for the fun of it. Well ... usually.
5 Terrifying Serial Killers Who Happened to Be Animals
Rats are kind of creepy and gross, but they're not all that bad: They make fine test subjects, decent pets and rather excellent drug wizards . Considering all that, people with a serious rat phobia seem relatively silly -- all shrieking and gathering up their skirts atop the nearest chair in response to a measly little rodent.
