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What are anacondas really like?
byIndiana Public Media
Hollywood’s version of the snake in the movie “Anaconda” was pure fantasy–a 100 foot long giant with an appetite for B-movie actors
There are stories and myths about dragons from everywhere–from Europe to China to Australia to the Americas. Couldn’t there be some reality behind the myth? [...]
We know from ancient skeletal remains that around one million years ago, hyenas of the Chasmaporthetes genus prowled the US and Mexico. But they also [...]
In an ideal universe you could scarf carton-loads of super vanilla swirl ice cream every night after dinner without remorse. In the real world, however, [...]