6 Terrifying Ways Crows Are Way Smarter Than You Think. Mankind has a long and checkered past with crows and ravens: They have been feared as symbols of death, because they're all black and scary, revered as creators of the world because, well, it was either them or the seagulls, and worshiped as trickster gods, because of their baffling intelligence.
Intelligent enough, in fact, for us to start worrying ... #6. They Can Remember Your Face Next time you see a group of crows, look closely. Try to remember which one is which, and see if you can tell the difference between them the next time you pass. 6 Terrifying Diseases That Science Can't Explain. The world is full of some pretty awful diseases, including but not limited to viruses that leave you with your limbs rotting off (CAUTION!
Pictures!) Or pooping yourself to death in hours. What could be worse than getting diagnosed with one of those? How about having a doctor stand over your death bed, shrug his shoulders and say, "I dunno, magic? " After all, nothing is scarier than the unknown, and science can't explain the first thing about some pretty horrific diseases, and even less about how to stop them. 6 Creepy Animal Behaviors That Science Can't Explain. Animals do a lot of strange things: dogs will go after their own butts for hours, some fish fly and if some people are to be believed, sheep have the amazing ability to attract New Zealanders and Scotsmen.
But there are some things about the animal world that leave the smartest of us scratching their heads in puzzlement saying, "Fucked if I know... " One of the major things that separate humans from animals is that most lower life forms have an intense will to live. Unless they are defending their babies or food, most animals will prefer to run off than fight, because life is precious. Plus, given the fact that most don't really appear to be all that self aware, the likelihood of goth hamsters and emo pigeons seems pretty thin. Then why do some animals just up and decide to off themselves sometimes? And lets not forget Jatinga, India, where hundreds of birds from several species dive into the ground to kill themselves every year. How Long Has This Been Going On? 5 Real Animal Friendships Straight Out of a Disney Movie. Cartoons notwithstanding, we are generally raised with the knowledge that animals kill one another.
The process is messy, but it's all a part of an intricate balance; the death of one creature provides life for another. But just sometimes, vicious carnivores of the world take an appraising look at centuries of biological necessity, then turn their back on it and say, "Screw that noise, let's be friends. " #5. Snake Decides a Hamster Is Better as a Roommate Hamsters, like most rodents, are the meal of choice for many snakes. And then there's Japan. Aochan is a Japanese rat snake held at a Tokyo zoo. So they took a female dwarf hamster, dropped her into Aochan's cage and waited for nature to take its course. Then pulled the blanket over his head and gave him a Dutch Oven. Did Aochan fly into a mindless rage, seeing his pride as a rat snake being torn to shreds by this overtly friendly furball? We feel it's worth noting that Aochan wasn't just a random snake that likes to eat rodents. . #4. . #3.
The 7 Most Terrifyingly Huge Things in the History of Nature. We may be the undisputed kings of the food chain, but when it comes to being pant-soilingly huge, we come up a bit short.
We can hang out with tiny dogs and house cats until we feel like the T-Rex of our home -- but in the back of our mind, we know. Nature has produced terrifyingly huge and horrific organisms that could kill us without noticing, either by stepping on us, accidentally swallowing us the way we might swallow a fly or simply stopping our heart with sheer terror. A Crab as Big as Your Car They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Via Wikimedia CommonsIn this case, almost all of them are some variation of AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Japanese spider crabs, in what we can only assume is a cruel joke from God, possess all the most terrifying qualities of each of its namesakes. Long spindly legs to help it creep through your nightmares.A terrifyingly disproportionate body just to freak you out.The ability to trigger the primal arachnophobe inside us all. Via NHM And from crabs it has: Baby chameleons photo. Random photo Submit your photo Stumble Thru animal photography Tags: baby animal chameleon baby chameleons by igor siwanowicz 1 047 420 views Rating: +26.
Mimic Octopus. SeenAndShared.com. The Law Of The Wild says "Kill ONLY when you are hungry.
" Photographer Michel Denis-Huot, who captured these amazing pictures on safari in Kenya's Masai Mara in October last year, said he was astounded by what he saw: *UPDATE: While these pictures are indeed real, the outcome after the encounter below did not fare well for the young deer.