A Guide to Adventure

1. Sea Otters hold hands while sleeping so they do not drift apart.  2. Squirrels plant thousands of trees every year just by forgetting where they put their acorns.  3. When male puppies play with female puppies, they often let the female win even if they have the physical advantage.  4. Gentoo Penguins propose to their life-mates with a pebble.  5. Killing a Panda is punishable by DEATH in China. 6. Spiders cannot fly.  7. Japanese Macaques make snowballs for fun.  8. A cat version of the Corgi exists: The Munchkin Cat 9. Dogs' nose prints are as unique as human fingerprints, and can be used to identify them.  10. Butterflies taste with their feet.  11. Leonardo Da Vinci used to buy caged animals at the market, just  to set them free .  12. The Wood Frog , and other animals have the ability to freeze solid in the winter, and thaw in the spring and be perfectly healthy.  ...

When I walk my dogs late at night before we all go to bed, I can hear the eerie sounds of Coyotes howling in the fields behind my house. It can be a bit unnerving at times, especially when both of my dogs are very nosy, and will chase after almost anything. I worry one will catch their eye one night and will only end in terror. I always walk them on a leash at night, especially when I can hear they are really active. I have even had a Coyote run out in front of me cruising through my neighborhood one evening . That is the closest I ever hope to get to one of the feral dogs.  That being said South Carolina has been devising a plan to create a "Coyote Lottery" in hopes of reducing the amount of predator species in our state. The plan is still in the works, but here is what I know so far:  Lawmakers want to pass a law that allows the state Department of Natural Resources (SC.DNR) to capture 16 Coyotes, mark them someway, and release them into the wild . A h...

On the last Sunday of August in South Carolina death came quickly, and in unbelievable numbers to the Honey Bee population in Dorchester County, SC . The bees fled their colonies leaving behind clumps of dead bees at hive entrances, and became littered across the farms they were raised on. What could caused such destruction and chaos? Something not so mysterious it turns out, ACUTE PESTICIDE POISONING. At Flowertown Bee Farm and Supply located in Summerville, SC reported 46 hives died on the spot, totaling about 2.5 MILLION bees. A scientist from Clemson University collected soil samples from Flowertown on Tuesday morning to investigate the cause of death, although it was clear to the bee farmers what had happened to their bees. The bees had been poisoned by Dorchester's insecticide efforts, causalities in the war against disease-carrying Mosquitoes . On Sunday morning, parts of Dorchester were sprayed NALED, a commonly used insecticide that is known to kill mosquitoes on...

A little knowledge can go a long way, especially when camping or spending time outdoors with a group of friends. All of the facts listed are specific to camping, and can be great conversation starters that will show off your knowledge of the outdoors to your friends.  1. About 3 million people camp at parks run by the National Park Service every year according to the Outdoor Industry Association. 2. Deer can jump as high as 10 feet in the air from a full sprint. 3. Wildfires are probably more common than you think. Over 100,000 wildfires occur every year in the United States alone. 4. Wildfires move quickly. Some reach speeds of 14 miles per hour, so never go anywhere near a wildfire and check for advisories before heading out to a campsite. 5. Ticks must be connected to their hosts for at least a day and a half–36 hours–to pass Lyme disease. 6. In 2009 alone, there were more than 30,000 reported cases of Lyme disease. 7. A mouse can squeeze through an incredibly small space than...

Today's random fact is more about awareness than randomness. Ever since the movie 'Jaws' aired, and the more recent 'Shallows' movie, there has been a misconception that sharks kill hundreds of people per year. That is simply not the case. In recent years the South Eastern Coast of the United States has seen a rise in shark attacks, although not many were fatal, it is still enough to bring about the fear that sharks are just waiting in the shallows for their potential prey.  Sharks have a PR problem that might be hurting their chances of survival. A study from two years ago found that a majority of the media coverage sharks get involves attacks on humans, and doesn't reflect how rare these encounters actually are. In 2012, there were 80 confirmed shark attacks worldwide, but only seven of them were fatal, according to the University of Florida's International Shark Attack File. Sharks have very slow reproductive cycles, having babies once every two y...