The two new ‘mane’ attractions at ZSL London Zoo are proving to be a roaring success with their parents as the first pictures of them with dad Lucifer show.
Three-month-old Gabriel and Rubi are the first Asian lion cubs to be born to the Zoo’s love-cats Abi, 10, and Lucifer, 6.
Lucifer’s two little devils [...]
A Turkish farmer has been officially crowned the world’s tallest man at 8 feet, 1 inch after his Ukrainian rival dropped out of the running by refusing to be measured.
27-year-old Sutlan Kosen, walks with crutches because of weak knees, tells reporters he hopes to parlay his new celebrity status into finding a love interest.
“Up until [...]
Eskil Ronningsbakken is seen balancing on the edge of a 304m high cliff edge in Norway, on September 6, 2009.
Delicately poised one handed on a ladder high at the edge of the Flydalsjuvet cliff in Geiranger, Norway, the young extreme balancing artist pushes the boundaries of strength and concentration with his latest incredible balancing [...]
Dr. Charles Witt says Gertrude Baines, a.k.a. the world’s oldest known person, died today (September 11) at a hospital in Los Angeles. The doctor says she likely suffered a heart attack but an autopsy would be needed to confirm how she died.
Born in 1894 in Shellman, GA, Baines became the world’s oldest living person [...]
An artist who cannot afford to travel is using Google street view to visit stunning locations around the world and capture them in oil paintings.
For the past year, wannabe globetrotter Bill Guffey has spent hundreds of hours travelling thousands of virtual miles to visit places he will never be able to get to in [...]
A Los Angeles firetruck was rushing to a call about flooding when it plunged right into the source of all the trouble.
A water main break that caused the flood also created the sinkhole that almost swallowed the fire truck.
None of the four firefighters were injured, but no one could figure out immediately how to shut [...]
