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Is This Red Owl With Blue Eyes Real?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Nov. 2, 2015
A photograph purportedly showing a rare red owl with blue eyes is just the latest in digital owl ...
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Does This Photo Show a 28-Foot-Long Florida Alligator?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 24, 2006
A photograph purportedly showing a 28-foot alligator captured in Florida is real but exaggerated.
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Does This Video Show a Giant Anaconda Getting Caught in a Trap?
Written by:
Dan Evon
June 26, 2018
It's not just the chickens who are scared by what's seen in this video.
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Did Police in Georgia Force a Man to Cut Off His Own Dog's Head?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Dec. 7, 2017
The incident, which included police orders and threats of arrest, was captured on video.
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Does a Viral Video Show a Polar Bear Starving to Death?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Dec. 12, 2017
Upsetting footage captured on Canada's Baffin Island is authentic, but the role of climate chang ...
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Does a Viral Image Show People Lining Up to Surrender Their Pets for Euthanasia?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
June 29, 2017
An animal rescue organization provided a misleading — and inflammatory — description of a group ...
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Is This Photo of a Giant Furniture 'Horse Shelter' Real?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Nov. 29, 2012
Photograph shows horses beneath giant furniture supposedly constructed to skirt a prohibition ag ...
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Is This Photo of Cyclopes, a Kitten with a Single Eye, Real?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan. 10, 2006
This haunting photograph of a cat with a single cyclopic eye has been popping up since 2006.
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Elephant Reportedly Returns to Woman's Funeral After Trampling Her to Death
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
June 20, 2022
Elephants are intelligent, social animals known to grieve the loss of their kin.
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Do Dogs See Only in Shades of Blue and Yellow?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
June 16, 2022
Our best friends see the world a little differently.
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Is a 'Rare Dog Breed' in YouTube Thumbnails Real?
Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 3, 2022
A picture of a black and "rare dog breed" with strange stripes appeared in an online advertiseme ...
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13 Bizarre Animal Antics Snopes Fact-Checked in 2021
Written by:
Jessica Lee
Dec. 20, 2021
Year after year, the animal kingdom continues to amaze the internet.
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Are US Animal Shelters Seeing Pet Returns After 'Pandemic Puppy Boom'?
Written by:
Jessica Lee
May 27, 2021
This pandemic decision came with long-term responsibilities.
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Is the Quokka a Real Animal?
Written by:
Dan Evon
March 6, 2020
Understandably, some readers found this critter's natural smile too good to be true.
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Is This a 28-Foot-Long Crocodile That Was Killed in Australia in 1957?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Nov. 7, 2019
An old photograph of a large crocodile is real, but the accompanying caption is factually challe ...
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Can We Really Know What Animals Are Thinking?
Written by:
The Conversation
Sept. 7, 2019
Despite having considerable evidence animals think, we are in the awkward position of being unab ...
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Does a Photograph Show a Species of Megabat?
Written by:
Dan Evon
May 10, 2019
The largest bats in the world have wingspans of more than 5 feet.
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Did This Gorilla Learn How to Knit?
Written by:
Dan Evon
April 4, 2019
"The discovery will no doubt be apeeling to the debate of how intelligent gorillas are."
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Is the Malabar Giant Squirrel a Real Animal?
Written by:
Dan Evon
April 4, 2019
It's big, furry, and very colorful.
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Did a Plumber Find a Giant Snake While Investigating a Clog?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb. 28, 2019
One seemingly oversized serpent seems to be making its way around the U.S. for identical poses.
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