So I'm in Hawaii, right now. There is flora and fauna that I've never seen anywhere else everywhere. Oh, and I've also caught a...

Some readers are bound to ask: what's the deal with the URL of this blog? Originally, it was intended to push the boundaries of fantasy...

Now that summer has hit, various home improvement stores and sections are stocking all sorts of weird plants. Be on the lookout for celosia...

Most pet-owners in the world are either cat people or dog people. Me, I'm a cat person, and there are some really fascinating cats out ...

A lot of religions, and even nonreligious people, like to think that humans are something special. "Closest to God" comes up a lo...

With the exception of designer reptiles, it's really hard to color-coordinate things with animals. Purple is particularly rare in natur...

As Black Friday edges ever closer, be on the lookout for "robo-pets." These are cute, often remote-controlled amusements that wil...

Flying serpents are one of the staples of mythology around the world. Every place seems to have some sort of sky snake, possibly representi...

Looking at the title, one or both of two things are probably running through your head: one, this is totally typical of me, and two, why am...

The average human psyche has exactly two images in mind in regards to felines: big cats, like lions and tigers, and domestic cats. The smal...

...Wait, what? What is that? I don't know what it is, but it defies my "what is this I don't even -" mode. That has t...

"Arugula?" Well, the name certainly sounds exotic enough. It's also called "rocket," which can cause some befuddlem...

Birds are, without a doubt, nature's original artists. Although some of them may be rather morbid, they had colors before we did (and m...

With all of the 'weird' animals in Africa, Asia, and Australia, it's easy to take far more local birds for granted. After all, ...

Part of the reason these entries have been so very delayed has been my fairly sudden, but completely foreseeable, interest in the Shin Mega...

(Apologies for the delay. I had a paper to write.)   So, it's time for another installment of "weird things Kuro found while shop...

Hyenas are many things to many people: Enemies of lions, one of the noblest animals around (until you really look); the jokers of the savann...

We get so much into the strange animal foods every week that we tend to overlook plants. Veggies can be strange, too. One can learn a lot ab...

Wolves are overrated. Yes, they are cool animals, and yes, they are the closest relatives to the domestic dog, but they aren't endangere...

Anyone who knows anything about lions knows that they live in Africa. Depending on your source, they either have a strangely anthropomorphic...