World’s Strangest

Three years ago, Gail blogged about a bra implanted inside human breast tissue to take the place of an external bra. Plastic surgeons have greatly developed this idea since that time. So far, 600 women have undergone the surgery: Conceived by South African plastic surgeons and currently being performed in Europe, the Internal Bra System is [...]

Sisso suffered from an injured right wing over eight months ago. Fortunately, the little swift was taken in by an Israeli animal hospital, where he is now undergoing extensive physical therapy. Originally, he just flapped around on the ground trying to regain his flight skills, but the veterinarians at the clinic decided to help him practice [...]

Photo: Sandy Ferguson A cocker spaniel named Matt decided to frolic across a frozen duck pond in Kilmarnock, Scotland, but broke through the ice and became stuck. The scene went from peaceful to nightmarish instantly, but thanks to a quick response from rescue crews, Matt was pulled to safety in time. Stevie Logan, Kilmarnock Fire Brigade’s station [...]

If you’ve ever sung a lullaby to your baby, you’ve just mimicked an orangutan: turns out orangutan moms sing to make their babies happy. Eyes closed, hand on heart, this orang-utan mother appears to be belting out a ballad to her beautiful orange baby – perhaps I Will Always Love You-oo-oo? Her offspring certainly seems impressed and [...]

For at least two weeks straight, UK tree surgeon John Hancock had a robin as his lunch companion. The species has been known to accept hand-feeding before, but this was different as the bird actually comes into Hancock’s truck to feed. We used to throw the odd crumb towards him, but none of us expected him [...]

33-year-old Nonja discovers her love of “photography”, Facebook, and Internet fame rather late in life, but you’ll excuse the late bloomer: she’s an orangutan at the Schönbrunn zoo in Austria! The Daily Mail reveals why she’s so interested in photography: Using a specially-adapted Samsung ST 1000 digital camera, Nonja is rewarded with a raisin that drops out [...]

A mother squirrel was caught on camera protecting her baby from the jaws of a large black dog. The first image shows the dog about to start pouncing and playing with the baby as the mother looks on, but then the rest of the series depicts the mother diving down and attacking the dog so [...]

Back in 1st century A.D. (or C.E., if it pleases you), the Romans were really starting to crank things up. Things like debauchery, poisoning of rivals, fratricide…basically setting the stage for their own eventual downfall. Of the many Emperors who ruled over this lifestyle, Nero stands out as one of the nastiest. But you gotta give the [...]

Poor Lulu. When the cow miscowculated the steepness of the pathway near the German castle of Neuschwanstein in Bavaria, she was stuck down in the valley with moo way back up to the farm. What to do? Help came in the form of the local mountain rescue who hitched the hapless heifers one by one to [...]

If you plan to visit the Knowsley Safari Park near Liverpool, England, beware of monkeys. Bad, bad monkeys: The cheeky monkeys – who are known for tearing off the odd wiper or wing mirror – have been targeting cars carrying the roof boxes before pouncing on the unsuspecting visitors, who are forced to watch helplessly as [...]