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You’re A Birder, James Hetfield
137
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Barry Petchesky
June 27, 2024
Life Lessons
Berry Thief, My Enemy; Berry Thief, My Friend
82
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Kelsey McKinney
June 21, 2024
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Animals
I Have Become A Crazy Dog Person
296
Comments
Drew Magary
April 18, 2024
Animals
A Huge Frickin’ Swarm Of Honeybees Came To My House!
141
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Albert Burneko
April 9, 2024
Sports Highlight Of The Day
The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is The First Honeybee Ever To Pull A String
43
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Barry Petchesky
April 7, 2024
Elder Wisdom
Defunct Is Still Undefeated
147
Comments
Ray Ratto
April 3, 2024
Animals
For Lilly, Always There
159
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Diana Moskovitz
March 19, 2024
Animals
Damn Us Both To Hell, The Carpenter Bees Are Back
199
Comments
Albert Burneko
March 14, 2024
Creaturefector
This Parasite Has Become A Full-Time Booger
65
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
March 14, 2024
Creaturefector
Fleeting Joy, Unexpected Despair, And Eventual Peace; Or, The Time I Learned About Two Gay Humpback Whales
66
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
March 1, 2024
Birdfector
Flaco Never Escaped
147
Comments
Barry Petchesky
February 26, 2024
Animals
Flaco Gave Us A Willingness To See The World
105
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
February 25, 2024
Creaturefector
Charlotte The Ray Did NOT Have Sex With A Shark, So Stop Asking!
116
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
February 16, 2024
This Is So Stupid
Critter Or Varmint?
388
Comments
Barry Petchesky
February 13, 2024
Creaturefector
The Sex Fest Keeps Getting Worse and Worse
94
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
January 19, 2024
Sports Highlight Of The Day
The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is A Horny Fish Jumping Competition
73
Comments
Barry Petchesky
October 26, 2023
Animals
I Ate All Your Precious Golf Worms And I’d Do It Again
202
Comments
A. Javelina
October 24, 2023
Life's Rich Pageant
What I Saw At The Minnesota State Fair’s Llama-Alpaca Experience
97
Comments
Brandi Brown
September 21, 2023
This Is So Stupid
Devin The Defector Dugong Is A Roaring Success In Earned Media
181
Comments
Dan McQuade
September 19, 2023
Animals
The Dead And The Beautiful
47
Comments
Brigid Christison
September 13, 2023
This Is So Stupid
Apologies To The Makers Of The ‘Pet Sematary’ Prequel, But I Would Call This Dog “My Little Sweetie Baby” And Rub Its Belly
195
Comments
Tom Ley
September 13, 2023
Animals
“Diana’s Piano” And All The Cats I’ve Loved And Lost
101
Comments
Dan McQuade
August 23, 2023
This Is So Stupid
What Does This Cow Shirt Mean?
234
Comments
Samer Kalaf
August 17, 2023
Creaturefector
These Orangutans May Not Be Beatboxing But They’re Definitely Doing Something
53
Comments
Sabrina Imbler
June 27, 2023
MLB
Squirrel Terrifies Yankees Fans
146
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Dan McQuade
May 24, 2023
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