Hasan Jasim

06/01/2026

Ten years after the death of Harambe—the gorilla shot at the Cincinnati Zoo after a young boy fell into his enclosure—the long-debated question of why zoo staff chose to shoot him rather than use a tranquiliser has finally been answered.

06/01/2026

Secret meeting captured on the Sphinx.

A local Egyptian security guard was walking the grounds of the pyramids when he noticed something unusual on top of the Great Sphinx.

He was about to call it in, until he realized two stray cats had somehow climbed all the way up and appeared to be sitting face to face, as if communicating.

Photos of the moment were quickly shared online and have since gone viral, with users joking the cats were either planning to take over the world or attempting to contact the aliens who built the pyramids.

06/01/2026

Unreal landscape: Dolomites, Italy

06/01/2026

This is how bumblebees nap on flowers when they're out of energy.

06/01/2026

In Kenya, at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, many young elephants go through an especially difficult time.

Many have lost their mothers to poaching, conflict, or other tragic circumstances and often arrive at the nursery when they are still very young. They carry physical and emotional wounds, without understanding what has happened to them.

To make sure they do not feel alone, keepers stay with them through the night. They speak softly, offer closeness, and help them feel safe, almost the way their elephant family would.

Over time, the young elephants begin to trust, seek comfort from their keepers, and slowly find peace. What do you think of this special work?

Images are generated by AI and for demonstration purposes only.

Source: Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. (n.d.). Raising an orphan. Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.

06/01/2026

Should this be the law?
In Australia, cigarette packaging carries graphic warnings because smoking causes real, documented harm to human health. Those warnings weren’t about shame — they were about truth, transparency, and public safety.
Plastic pollution causes harm too.
Every year, wildlife ingest, choke on, or become entangled in plastic waste. Microplastics are now found in water, food, air, and even the human body. Plastic litter doesn’t disappear — it accumulates in ecosystems and flows back to us through the food chain.
Yet plastic products are sold with almost no warning at all.
If a product is proven to cause widespread harm — to wildlife, ecosystems, and potentially human health — should consumers be clearly informed at the point of purchase?
What if plastic bottles, packaging, and single‑use plastics carried front‑of‑pack warning labels, just like to***co:
•showing the environmental damage they cause
•naming the risk to wildlife and ecosystems
•making the hidden cost of convenience visible
This isn’t about banning choice.
It’s about informed choice.
To***co warnings changed behaviour by telling the truth, plainly and publicly. Plastic pollution is now one of the defining environmental health issues of our time. The question is no longer if plastic causes harm — but whether we’re willing to acknowledge it honestly.
Should plastic carry a warning label?

06/01/2026

Russian scientists found 300 prehistoric worms in Siberian permafrost, and they were able to revive two of them.

One worm was estimated to be around 32,000 years old, while the other was estimated to be 41,700 years old.

After being frozen for thousands of years, these ancient worms began moving and eating shortly after thawing.

06/01/2026

Jeremy Wade walked into a pool full of piranhas. Here's what happened.
In 1976, a bus crashed into the Amazon River, killing 39 people. By the time rescuers arrived, some bodies were so badly mutilated by piranhas they could only be identified by their clothing.
It became one of the most chilling piranha stories ever told.

But Jeremy Wade, the biologist behind River Monsters, wanted to test the reality behind the legend.
He filled a pool with piranhas. Poured blood into the water. Fed them raw meat on a string right in front of him — just to confirm they were hungry.

Then he climbed in.
The piranhas swam to the other side. Not one touched him.
He did it a second time in open water. Same result.

Peer-reviewed research supports what Wade demonstrated on camera. Of 711 documented piranha attacks on humans in Brazil, over 82% were single defensive bites to the hands or feet — fish protecting a nest, not a feeding frenzy. There is no confirmed case in scientific literature of a healthy, living human being killed and eaten by piranhas.

The victims from that 1976 crash almost certainly drowned first. Piranhas are scavengers. They finished what the river started.

One of nature's most feared predators turns out to be more scared of you than you are of it.

The monster was never the fish. It was the myth.

06/01/2026

A major change is coming for elephants used in tourism across Indonesia.

The country has officially banned elephant rides nationwide, ending a practice long criticized by animal welfare groups for causing stress, injury, and long-term harm. The policy aims to move elephants away from ride-based attractions and toward environments that prioritize their safety and wellbeing.

Advocates say the decision marks a significant shift in how elephants are treated within the tourism industry.

06/01/2026