Force of Nature

This week we look into one of the most terrifying animals to have ever lived... the terror birds.  Terror birds were giant flightless birds that lived for 60 million years in South America.  The largest species was the kelenken, which stood around 10 feet tall and around 400lbs.  The most famous terror bird species is named Titanus, this one stands out for being the only one found in North America...

This week we take a dive back to the ice age when nature dialed things up to 11, but we are talking about predators this time.  We look into some of the most iconic predators of the time.  These predators were some of the most successful animals of their time.  But for some reason they all died out around 10,000 years ago.   Animals being covered this week. 1. Sabre Toothed Cats (Smilodon)  2. Gia...

This week we go way back in time back when nature decided to dial it up to 11 and make giant mega-fauna. In part one we will go over some more well known and lesser known giant herbivore animals.  We also get to know what an ice age really is.  All of these giant creatures went extinct about 10,000 years ago, and we really don't know why exactly.  It was a very different earth back then.   Animals...

This week we have our 11th edition of Recent Animal Stories and Attacks.  This edition is a little different as we look into how the current pandemic and lock downs have affected animals around the world as well as a few interesting stories. 1st Story- How Coronavirus is Effecting Animals Around the World 2nd Story- Locust Plague in East Africa 3rd Story- Animal Conflict Numbers Down in India 4th...

This week we look into one of the most ferocious, gluttonous, fearless and bad-ass animals on the planet, the wolverine.  Wolverines are the largest species of the weasel family and have many nicknames including; skunk bear, glutton bear, hyenas of the north, weasel on steroids and many others.  These super cool animals inhabit the upper northern hemisphere in the colder regions.  They are adapted...

This week we roll out the carpet for part 2 of Celebrity Animals. 1st Story- Bart the Bear 2nd Story- Marjan, the Famous Lion of Afghanistan  3rd Story- Rin Tin Tin & Friends 4th Story- The Taco Bell Chihuahua  5th Story- Siwash, Famous Duck of WWII 6th Story- Shrek, the Unsheared Sheep 7th Story- Keiko, Star of Free Willy If you would like to give a donation you can on PayPal at either  Forceofna...

This week we have our first of two episodes about famous celebrity animals.   1st Story- Terrible Ted the Pro Wrestling Bear 2nd Story- Bruno Sammartino Wrestles an Orangutan  3rd Story- Koko B. Ware and his Parrot Frankie 4th Story- Bubbles the Chimp Owned by Michael Jackson 5th Story- The Story of the Famous Dog, Balto   Ted Wrestles  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EH-fV9szTs If you would like...

This week we tell the story of Jim Corbett and his 72 hour hunt for the Muktesar tigress that has killed at least 24 people.  This is a story from earlier in Jim's hunting career.  He has an exciting hunt, spending one night in a tree in pitch black darkness with the tiger 15 feet away.  We learn about how other sportsmen previously failed hunting this tiger and how Jim eventually succeeds.  The e...

This week we see the return of our man, Jim Corbett.  Jim Corbett has another adventure, this time after the man eating tiger of Mohan.  This tiger has set up near a village for several years killing as it pleases.  Jim is the only man that can stop this man eating tiger.  Find out how he hunted the tiger and how he finally kills it.  Remember most man eating tigers become one from some kind of in...

This wee we look at the amazing Bengal tigers.  Bengal tigers are the most notable tiger species and one of the most iconic animals on the planet.  They are native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan and make up over half of all tigers in the world.  At the beginning of the 1900's there were supposedly over 100,000 in the wild, nowadays only around 2,500 live in the wild.  There may be more in...

This week we have our 10th edition of recent animal stories that have happened in the last three months. 1st Story- Australia on Fire 2nd Story- Cougars Near the Studio  3rd Story- Cougar Kills Neighborhood Dog 4th Story- Cougar Goes After Toddler 5th Story- Wild Boar Attack in Texas 6th Story- Bald Eagle Rescue 7th Story- Dickhead Kangaroo Assaults 3 People 8th Story- Needlefish to the Neck 9th S...

We're back... This week we finish off our series on orcas by looking at them in captivity.  We learn about Shamu as well as a few other famous individual orcas.  Then we look into how orcas are captured and the long lasting mental stresses affect them.  We also look into some orca attack stories that have happened in captivity and talk about the famous orca, Tilikum.  Tilikum was the subject of th...

This week we have a special guest to join us, Dayna Bodtcher.  And the theme for this episode is the relationship between orcas and humans.  In Australia during the 1920's a pod of orcas worked with a whaling team to hunt baleen whales.  We also look into some legends of orcas indigenous people used to have.  We look into whale watching around the globe and Dayna gives us information on how orcas...

This week we look into the most badass predators on the planet. They go by many names the bullies of the sea, the wolves of the sea, killers of whales, killer whales and orcas.  We learn all about orcas in the wild to start off our three part series on them.  There are two main types of orcas, resident and transient, each type has their own ways of doing things and different hunting techniques.  O...

This week we look into the largest animals on the planet, baleen whales.  We learn all about these magnificent creatures and what makes them different than toothed whales.  We also go a little more in depth into two species, the humpback and the blue whale.  Humpbacks are known for whale watching and producing the most intricate songs of any animal.  Blue whales are known for being the largest ani...

This week we look into the giants of the sea... whales.  We go over three specific badass whale species; the beluga whale, the narwhal and the poorly named sperm whale.  All of these whales are one of two types of whales, these are members of the toothed whales.  The other type are baleen whales, which we will go over next week.  Did you know that killer whales (orcas) are actually dolphins not wh...

This week we have our 9th edition of recent stories that have happened in the last two months. 1st Story- Hunter Killed by Deer That Wasn't Dead 2nd Story- Bison Attacks Utah Man, Then His Date a Few Months Later 3rd Story- Walrus Sinks Russian Boat 4th Story- World News Daily Report, Where the Facts Don't Matter 5th Story- Rabid Skunk Attack 6th Story- Python Strangles Indiana Woman 7th Story- El...

Happy Halloween... This week we look into some of the scariest monsters from mythological history.  We cover several scary creatures that could easily kill someone, but more importantly enlist fear.  Monster 1- La Chupacabra- The Goat Sucker Monster 2- The Wendigo- Cannibalistic Monsters Monster 3- Qalupalik- Inuit Child Stealer Monster 4- Minotaur- Half Man Half Bull Monster 5- Nian- Ancient Chin...

This week just in time for Halloween we look at some creepy crawlers with eight legs. This may be squeamish for people with arachnophobia.  Actually arachnophobia affects 5% of the entire world.   We learn all about spiders and including different species, their webs and silk, and many other interesting facts.  Then we look into some of the more dangerous spiders around the world.  Overall though...

This week we have another episode all about hunting accidents.  It is now hunting season for most and to celebrate we go over some stories about what not to do.  Sometimes though accidents happen out of nowhere.  Someone might get shot by another person, or someone may think a person looks like a deer and shoots them, someone may be shot by their own dog, or someone may be impaled by elk antlers. ...

This week we look at a few bear attack stories from around North America.  There is something we as people love about bears, and bears are awesome... but they can also be scary monsters.  Here are a few stories why. 1st Story- The Only Bear Fatality Recorded in Utah 2nd Story- Momma Bear vs 61 Year Old Retired Boxer 3rd Story- Polar Bear Eats Man in Alaska 4th Story- Fat Bear Week 5th Story- Bruta...

This week we look into the American black bear.  A lot of interesting things about them, and they actually don't even have to be black.  Some black bears are brown, blonde or even white.  We learn about bear hibernation and some bear safety tips.  Black bears are more predatory than brown bears and have been known to stalk and eat humans.  That is why if ever attacked by a black bear you must figh...

This week we look into the slithery serpents known as rattlesnakes.  Rattlesnakes are very cool iconic animals of the old west.  They live all over the Americas but are most known to live in the Southwest United States and Mexico.  But the largest of them, the eastern diamondback, lives in the south.  They can be as far north as Canada or as far south as Argentina.  Rattlesnakes have highly develo...

This week we talk about infestation stories that may be pretty gross.  We talk about cockroaches infesting homes, and ear canals as well as bed bugs, snakes, rats and other exotic pests.  We also have a special guest this week, Matt Muster of Muster Tech Pest Control LLC. He is an expert exterminator who will help us shed light on these creepy crawlers.  Sometimes after an infestation the best thi...

This week we have our 8th edition of recent stories that have happened in the last two months. 1st Story- Grasshoppers Invade Las Vegas 2nd Story- Stupid Tourists of Yellowstone 3rd Story- Philippine Boy Eaten by Crocodile 4th Story- French Composer Mauled by Bear  5th Story- Bear Attack In Utah 6th Story- Kangaroo Attacks 5 Year Old 7th Story- Man Gets Alligator as Service Animal 8th Story- Villa...