http://www.toptenz.net Life, on the short list. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:25:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-insane-peta-publicity-stunts.php http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-insane-peta-publicity-stunts.php#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:55:32 +0000 Ash Grant http://www.toptenz.net/?p=6373 If you’re a meat eater, you’ve probably heard of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (P.E.T.A.) Wait…let’s rephrase. If you’re a human being, you’ve probably heard of P.E.T.A., which is an organization based out of Virginia and headed by Ingrid Newkirk. At 2 million+ members strong, the organization has most definitely left its mark [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-insane-peta-publicity-stunts.php/feed 35 http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-surprising-animal-facts.php http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-surprising-animal-facts.php#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:00:49 +0000 TopTenz Master http://www.toptenz.net/?p=5674 When most people think about animals, they imagine furry little cow-eyed creatures innocently plucking leaves from trees or bugs from the ground for nourishment. However, many people are shocked to learn that, just as in human life, there’s an incredible, dark and even lascivious underbelly to the animal world. If you thought you new a [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-surprising-animal-facts.php/feed 8 http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-prehistoric-animals.php http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-prehistoric-animals.php#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:00:03 +0000 Ash Grant http://www.toptenz.net/?p=5566 We’ve all heard and read about the dinosaurs. We know the extinction theories, and you may even have your own. However, there were thousands of other creatures living amongst the dinosaurs that you may not know about. Some look like animals you would find in the zoo or aquarium today, while others are extremely bizarre [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-prehistoric-animals.php/feed 8 http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-cute-but-deadly-animals.php http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-cute-but-deadly-animals.php#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:01:54 +0000 TopTenz Master http://www.toptenz.net/?p=4489 There is reason animals are called animals, and that is because they are wild. They are hard wired for survival, and if the heavens made them one of the most adorable, docile looking creatures on earth, that has absolutely nothing to do with this drive. Most animals will do whatever is necessary to remain free, [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-cute-but-deadly-animals.php/feed 7 http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-extreme-forms-of-life.php http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-extreme-forms-of-life.php#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:03:03 +0000 TopTenz Master http://www.toptenz.net/?p=3327 Our lovely blue planet is extraordinary for a number of reasons. The most significant of these reasons, to most of us, is the fact that it is the only place in the universe that we know for certain houses life. But on the thin film of gas and liquid that coats our planet, that life [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-extreme-forms-of-life.php/feed 4 http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-recent-signs-evolution-is-real.php http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-recent-signs-evolution-is-real.php#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:15:53 +0000 Bryan Johnson http://www.toptenz.net/?p=3272 When a living organism reproduces, genes are passed from one generation to the next, thus producing inherited traits in a species.  Evolution is a gradual process of changing in the genetic material of a population of organisms from one generation to the next.  Most changes are extremely gradual, but can accumulate over time and can [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-recent-signs-evolution-is-real.php/feed 13 http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-scary-movie-animals.php http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-scary-movie-animals.php#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:50:09 +0000 Anne Iredale http://www.toptenz.net/?p=3053 What’s that coming over the hill! Both B-movies and blockbusters have entertained us with members of the animal kingdom intent on crushing, biting or stinging innocent people to death. Sometimes, they’re just doing what comes naturally and sometimes, human interference makes them ‘go bad’. This list is strictly creatures that are in the known world, [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-scary-movie-animals.php/feed 14 http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-facts-that-may-surprise-you-about-mosquitoes.php http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-facts-that-may-surprise-you-about-mosquitoes.php#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:35:49 +0000 TopTenz Master http://www.toptenz.net/?p=2710 One thing we can all agree on here. Nobody likes mosquitoes. But our hatred for these pesky insects is also intertwined with an ironic interest to know more about them. Here are some mosquito facts you may not know and a few facts that may help you from becoming of victim of their love bites. 1. [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-facts-that-may-surprise-you-about-mosquitoes.php/feed 1 http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-smartest-animals.php http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-smartest-animals.php#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:18:25 +0000 Bryan Johnson http://www.toptenz.net/?p=2548 Earth is full of a wide variety of creatures.  Living organisms need to hear, think, see, and adapt with precision in order to evolve, flourish, and survive on this planet.  The animal kingdom is built around primates, mammals, rodents, cetaceans, marsupials, birds, reptiles, and mollusks, to name a few.  As humans, we pride ourselves on [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-smartest-animals.php/feed 10 http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-birds-that-could-kick-your-ass.php http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-birds-that-could-kick-your-ass.php#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:12:09 +0000 Ash Grant http://www.toptenz.net/?p=1997 When you think about birds, you probably think of small, cute animals flying through the air, swooping down to reach their nest. Maybe you think of those “pretty” song birds in the morning. I, personally find them annoying. In any case, the image of a bird generally doesn’t produce anything terrifying. However, not all birds are [...]]]> http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-birds-that-could-kick-your-ass.php/feed 4