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Animals -- we've celebrated the deformed, the ugly, the masturbatory, and we now present you with the amputated. Because whatever an animal loses in limbs, it gains in awesomeness. Sometimes in the form of a really sweet prosthetic device. So, ... Read more

 

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]]>animal prostheticsAnimalProstheticsbionic animalsBionicAnimalscrippled animalsCrippledAnimalshandicapped animalsHandicappedAnimalsLaura Leu2011-01-14T13:30:00+00:00Homeless Man Woken Up on Subway by Rathttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/14/homeless-man-woken-up-on-subway-by-rat/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/14/homeless-man-woken-up-on-subway-by-rat/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/14/homeless-man-woken-up-on-subway-by-rat/#commentsFiled under: , ,


We've all fallen asleep on the train, right? Luckily, the worst thing to happen to us was missing our stop. This homeless man wasn't so fortunate; he was woken up by a rat running onto his face. In the brief clip, everyone's favorite ... Read more

 

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]]>homeless manHomelessManratssubwayAlastair Plumb2011-01-14T10:30:00+00:00Would You Like to Be the Chief Shark Officer of Shark Week?http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/12/chief-shark-officer-of-shark-week/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/12/chief-shark-officer-of-shark-week/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/12/chief-shark-officer-of-shark-week/#commentsFiled under: ,


Unemployed? Love Shark Week? Well, then we have the job for you. The Discovery Channel is looking for their first ever Chief Shark Officer (CSO), who will preside over Shark Week. Requirements for this unique position are that applicants ... Read more

 

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]]>chief shark officerChiefSharkOfficerDiscovery channelDiscoveryChannelShark weekSharkWeekJeremy Taylor2011-01-12T15:00:00+00:00Heidi the Cross-Eyed Opossum Becomes Internet Hithttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/10/cross-eyed-possum-opossum-video-becomes-internet-hit/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/10/cross-eyed-possum-opossum-video-becomes-internet-hit/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/10/cross-eyed-possum-opossum-video-becomes-internet-hit/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


We know the Internet loves a cute animal almost as much as it enjoys an odd-looking one, so it goes without saying that combining the two can create something special. And now, with no further ado, we give you ... Heidi the cross-eyed opossum! The ... Read more

 

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]]>cross-eyedgermanyleipzignewsopossumpossumweirdzooAlastair Plumb2011-01-10T13:00:00+00:0048 Amateur Bullfighters Injured in Traditional Colombian Eventhttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/06/colombia-corralejas-amateur-bullfighting-video/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/06/colombia-corralejas-amateur-bullfighting-video/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/06/colombia-corralejas-amateur-bullfighting-video/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


A week-long amateur bullfighting event in Colombia has seen some 48 would-be matadors being injured after jumping into an arena to taunt 1,000-pound bulls. No, we're not surprised either. This all happened as part of the Colombian tradition of ... Read more

 

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]]>animalsbullfightingbullscolumbiacrueltymatadorAlastair Plumb2011-01-06T09:00:00+00:00TV Camera is Hijacked by a Bearhttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/04/video-tv-camera-is-hijacked-by-bear/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/04/video-tv-camera-is-hijacked-by-bear/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/04/video-tv-camera-is-hijacked-by-bear/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Last week we discovered a curious polar bear will quickly destroy the prying eye of an unwanted TV documentary camera. Now it turns out that black bears will first try releasing their inner Ken Burns and using it ... before biting and knocking it ... Read more

 

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]]>animalbbcbearsblack bearBlackBearbrown bearBrownBearcameraSimon Crisp2011-01-04T10:30:00+00:00Paranoia Alert -- No Living Thing Is Safe in Arkansashttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/03/dead-drum-fish-blackbirds-arkansas/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/03/dead-drum-fish-blackbirds-arkansas/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/03/dead-drum-fish-blackbirds-arkansas/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Just before midnight on New Year's eve, up to 5,000 blackbirds fell from the Arkansas sky, their mangled corpses leaving a ghastly scene on the ground. Today we get word that 120 miles away from this mysterious massacre, approximately 100,000 drum ... Read more

 

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]]>arkansasArkansas Fish and Game CommissionArkansasFishAndGameCommissionBlackbirdDrum FishDrumFishJeremy Taylor2011-01-03T16:00:00+00:00Curious Polar Bears Destroy BBC Spy Camshttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/03/curious-polar-bears-destroy-bbc-spy-cameras-remain-very-awesome/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/03/curious-polar-bears-destroy-bbc-spy-cameras-remain-very-awesome/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/03/curious-polar-bears-destroy-bbc-spy-cameras-remain-very-awesome/#commentsFiled under: , ,


We're big bear fans here at Asylum. So when this footage from the BBC's animal doc "Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice" hit YouTube, we had to share it with you. As part of the documentary process, a team recording the polar bears used a series of ... Read more

 

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]]>BBCbearbearsdocumentaryicepolar bearPolarBearsnowspy cameraSpyCameraAlastair Plumb2011-01-03T11:30:00+00:00Chaser the Border Collie Is Smarter Than a Babyhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/27/meet-chaser-the-border-collie-the-cleverest-dog-in-the-whole-wi/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/27/meet-chaser-the-border-collie-the-cleverest-dog-in-the-whole-wi/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/27/meet-chaser-the-border-collie-the-cleverest-dog-in-the-whole-wi/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Last week, we brought you news of a dog that sat on his owner's shoulders like a parrot. That mutt's got nothing on this border collie named Chaser, who has a vocabulary of more than 1,000 words. Not that she can speak them, of course. She can, ... Read more

 

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]]>border collieBorderColliedogscientiststrained animaltrained dogTrainedAnimalTrainedDogWofford CollegeWoffordCollegeAlastair Plumb2010-12-27T10:30:00+00:00Dog Owner Trains His Pooch to Act Like a Parrothttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/23/dog-owner-trains-his-pooch-to-act-like-a-parrot/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/23/dog-owner-trains-his-pooch-to-act-like-a-parrot/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/23/dog-owner-trains-his-pooch-to-act-like-a-parrot/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Before you get too excited, let's make this clear: When we say "trains his pet pooch to act like a parrot," we don't mean in the talking-and-squawking way. We mean the riding-on-his-shoulders-as-he-walks way. Of course. Obviously. As you'll see ... Read more

 

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]]>dogparrotweirdAlastair Plumb2010-12-23T13:00:00+00:00Wild Chimps Play With Stick Dollshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/22/chimpanzees-play-with-sticks/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/22/chimpanzees-play-with-sticks/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/22/chimpanzees-play-with-sticks/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze you drinking buddies with. Juvenile chimps play with sticks like human children play with dolls. Sonya Kahlenberg of Bates College and Richard Wrangham of Harvard University observed the behavior of wild chimps for ... Read more

 

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]]>ChimpanzeechimpsDollsplayRichard WranghamRichardWranghamSonya KahlenbergSonyaKahlenbergJeremy Taylor2010-12-22T17:00:00+00:00Janitor Dogs Clean Up at Christmas Markethttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/22/janitor-dogs-neo-tuxedo-clean-up-at-christmas-market/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/22/janitor-dogs-neo-tuxedo-clean-up-at-christmas-market/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/22/janitor-dogs-neo-tuxedo-clean-up-at-christmas-market/#commentsFiled under: ,


A pair of dogs have become an online hit after collecting litter at a Christmas market in France. Did we mention they did it while wearing fluorescent jackets and pushing little cleaning trolleys? We thought that might get your attention! Boston ... Read more

 

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]]>boston terrierboston terriersBostonTerrierBostonTerrierscleanersdogsjanitorsneoperformancepuppiesskateboardingskateboarding dogSkateboardingDogstuntstrickstuxedoSimon Crisp2010-12-22T10:30:00+00:00Wanking in the Wild -- The Best Videos of Masturbating Animalshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/17/masturbating-animals-video/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/17/masturbating-animals-video/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/17/masturbating-animals-video/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Masturbation can be many things: a stress reliever, cure for boredom, antisocial route to orgasm or a means of leaving your seed plastered all over the toys in Wal-Mart. But most of all, masturbation is an act of self-love, and humans aren't the ... Read more

 

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]]>dogs humpingDogsHumpingkangaroomasturbating animalsMasturbatingAnimalsmasturbationpandaslothwalrusLaura Leu2010-12-17T15:00:00+00:001,600-Pound Bison Rides in Cars and Goes to Barshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/14/1-600-pound-bison-rides-in-cars-and-goes-to-bars/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/14/1-600-pound-bison-rides-in-cars-and-goes-to-bars/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/14/1-600-pound-bison-rides-in-cars-and-goes-to-bars/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Jim Sautner has a nickname -- and that nickname is "The Buffalo Whisperer." Why? Well, it might have something to do with the fact that he drives his pet bison with him when he goes to the bar for a drink. That's just our guess, anyway. Hailing ... Read more

 

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]]>barbeerbisonbuffalocanadadrinkingedmontonAlastair Plumb2010-12-14T10:30:00+00:00Dogs Get More Christmas Gifts Than Catshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/09/dogs-get-more-christmas-gifts-than-cats/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/09/dogs-get-more-christmas-gifts-than-cats/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/09/dogs-get-more-christmas-gifts-than-cats/#commentsFiled under: ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. More dogs than cats will be getting a present this Christmas. A survey of 1,000 pet owners by AP-Petside.com has found that 53 percent plan on buying their furry friend a gift this ... Read more

 

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]]>ap-petside.comcatsChristmaschristmas giftsChristmasGiftsdogsGiftsPetspresentsJeremy Taylor2010-12-09T17:00:00+00:00Adorably Foul-Mouthed Birds Squawk Expletives for Your Amusementhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/08/foul-mouthed-parrots/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/08/foul-mouthed-parrots/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/08/foul-mouthed-parrots/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Having a parrot that can squawk profane insults seems like an awesome idea for obvious reasons. But when you consider the cost (African grey parrots, which are the best at picking up speech, go for anywhere from $400 to $2,000), the amount of bird ... Read more

 

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]]>birdbirdscursecursingexpletiveparrotparrotsswearingOliver Noble2010-12-08T15:30:00+00:00Wind Blows Helpless Ducklings All Over the Placehttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/07/wind-blows-helpless-ducklings-all-over-the-place/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/07/wind-blows-helpless-ducklings-all-over-the-place/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/07/wind-blows-helpless-ducklings-all-over-the-place/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Seeing ducklings follow their mother is without doubt one of the most heart-meltingly tender moments in nature. A moment that leaves even the manliest of men blurting out involuntary "awwws." That's why you might find the following video a tad ... Read more

 

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]]>animalscutecute animalsCuteAnimalsducklingsLOLvideowindyoutubeOliver Jones2010-12-07T13:00:00+00:001,000 Minor-Celebrity Rats Available for Adoptionhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/24/1-000-minor-celebrity-rats-available-for-adoption/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/24/1-000-minor-celebrity-rats-available-for-adoption/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/24/1-000-minor-celebrity-rats-available-for-adoption/#commentsFiled under: ,


This holiday season, what do you give the person who already has everything? How about a thousand rats? Yes, 1,000 rats are now available and waiting to be taken to your loving home. The rats have been moved to San Jose from Los Angeles, where ... Read more

 

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]]>hoardersratsrats as petsRatsAsPetsEmerald Catron2010-11-24T09:00:00+00:00More Evidence to Suggest That Dogs Are Smarter Than Catshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/23/more-evidence-to-suggest-that-dogs-are-smarter-than-cats/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/23/more-evidence-to-suggest-that-dogs-are-smarter-than-cats/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/23/more-evidence-to-suggest-that-dogs-are-smarter-than-cats/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. A new study reveals the brains of dogs are evolving at a faster rate than the brains of cats. Researchers at the University of Oxford charted the brain size of about 500 mammals over the ... Read more

 

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]]>Brainbrain sizeBrainSizecatsdogsDogs vs. catsDogsVs.CatsevolutionOxford UniversityOxfordUniversityJeremy Taylor2010-11-23T17:00:00+00:00PETA Launches War Against Donkey Basketballhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/11/donkey-basketball/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/11/donkey-basketball/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/11/donkey-basketball/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Fur coats, sure. Jennifer Lopez's weird fox-hair eyelashes, take 'em. But not from our cold, dead, on-top-of-a-donkey hands will you pry this basketball, PETA. The animal rights organization is asking a Wisconsin high school to cancel a fundraiser ... Read more

 

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]]>donkey basketballDonkeyBasketballPETAEmerald Catron2010-11-11T10:30:00+00:00