A man who was fed up with life, decided that his body would make a good meal for tigers at a local zoo. Yang Jinhai, 27, of China, jumped into the cage full of tigers in front of horrified onlookers. The man had announced that he wanted to improve the lives of the caged tigers by offering his own body for them to eat. Zoo keepers managed to save the […]
British competitive swimmer Adam Walker was swimming through New Zealand waters last Tuesday when he noticed a 7-foot shark directly beneath him. The creature decided not to attack, however, after approximately 10 dolphins surrounded Walker, swimming right along with him for over an hour. They came so close at a few points that Walker remembered feeling their tails brushing his body. It’s not clear whether the dolphins joined Walker to […]
This squirrel had grown tired of its boring diet of nuts and berries, so it decided to see what all the fuss about that “hunting” business was all about. It also realized that going after a predator would probably be a much more fulfilling use of its lightning speed and vicious biting attacks. The first animal in sight seems to have been this snake, which was a bit taken back […]
What makes a great entrepreneur? Who achieves the American dream of prosperity and success through the application of sheer hard work, determination and innovation? Look at the numbers and you’ll find good evidence that immigrants and others who come from nothing are the ones who make it to the top. A study by the Partnership for a New American Economy, for instance, found that more than 40 percent of Fortune […]
The author of a new book on the disappearance of Michael Rockefeller in 1961 claims to have solved one of America’s most enduring mysteries. The 23-year-old son of New York’s Governor Nelson Rockefeller and an heir to a vast family fortune went missing in Dutch New Guinea while filming a documentary. At the time, officials declared Michael Rockefeller had been lost at sea after the boat he was travelling on […]
Simran Mahant’s excitement is palpable ahead of heading to the nearby polling booth in a small village in northern India. This is the first time that the 23-year-old transgender dancer will vote in the country’s parliamentary election. With an official identity stamp, Simran will also be able to get a passport and travel abroad. The first destination? “Singapore,” says the dancer. “Seeing everyone vote made me feel there is something […]
Sunil Mantri :Tushar can you please tell in brief about yourself to our readers. Tushar Unadkat :Currently Imanage a multicultural advertising and marketing agency in Canada by the name of MUKTA Advertising and I’m the founder, executive director of Nouveau iDEA (New International dimension in Entertainment & Arts), a Canadian not-for-profit. After gaining my Master of Design from the University of Dundee, Scotland and Honors in Photography from University of […]
Women. We’re curvy, skinny, hood, pretty, cute, ethnic, bad, dime pieces, unicorns, babes, pieces of tail, juicy, fine, sexy, foxes, sultry, voluptuous… The list goes on. When was the last time you heard a man describe a woman with an adjective that isn’t dripping in sexual innuendos and defaming premises? When was the last time you heard a man describe a woman by something that compliments her soul and her […]
Monique Pool first fell in love with sloths when she took in an orphan from a rescue centre. Since then many sloths have spent time in her home on their way back to the forest – but even she found it hard to cope when she had to rescue 200 at once. It all began in 2005 when Pool lost her dog, a mongrel called Sciolo, and called the Suriname […]
L Leopard attacks are common in many parts of India It is banter as usual in a small tea shop in Lauki Kala village bordering Nepal in India’s Uttar Pradesh state. Six village elders are discussing the upcoming general elections over tea. Children play outside in the sugarcane fields. But 43-year-old Shyam Prakash is unusually silent: his life changed since his four-year-old daughter Leela was killed in a leopard attack […]
