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Don MacLeod

22,000 Wake Ups and Counting

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Adorable, Armored, and Occasionally Lethal: Mammals With Unusual Defenses

Posted on June 10, 2026June 11, 2026 By Don MacLeod

I try to learn something new every day — this wasn’t one I was expecting for today — but handy knowledge. Turns out there’s a primate that can kill you with its elbows. A whale that escapes predators by essentially detonating a cloud of its own excrement. An armadillo that…

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Argentine Teens Are Identifying as Dogs — And TikTok Made It Go Viral

Posted on March 14, 2026March 14, 2026 By Don MacLeod

A Buenos Aires plaza turned into an impromptu wildlife preserve last Sunday. Teenagers in lifelike animal masks ran on all fours across the grass. A 15-year-old named Aguara — who identifies as a Belgian Malinois and counts her age in dog years — leapt through an obstacle course. Others dressed…

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The Bear Is Gone, the Policy Remains

Posted on January 14, 2026January 13, 2026 By Don MacLeod

The bear left. Not dramatically. Not on camera. There was no official announcement timed to the moment the crawlspace went quiet. At some point after the new year, the homeowner noticed what had been promised all along: the bear was no longer under the house. That was always the ending…

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