Ripley's Guide to Weird Rides Around the World
From Nation, For Nation - Pulse of the Nation
Have you seen him?!
Leaping Langurs!
We bet you’ve never seen a more adorable monkey than the one named Ripley! Believe it or not, Tanah, a 22-year-old François langur, became the oldest of her species ever to give birth. Unbelievable! No wonder the zoo decided to name the baby langur Ripley. Located at the one and only, Memphis Zoo, you can find Tanah and Ripley hanging around greeting guests with all th →
They will blow you away!
Monumental Goodies
Believe it or not, we’ve acquired three incredible pieces of Hollywood memorabilia from the Prop Store auction house in London! Can you guess which monumental goodies we collected?
Don’t Call Me Junior!
Yup, we have Indiana Jone →
From Globe, For Globe - Pulse of the Planet
Battle your arachnophobia with spiders actually battling!
Japanese Spider Battles
As the fear of spiders affects over 30% of Americans, it is safe to suggest that you don’t plan a vacation to Kajiki, Kagoshima, Japan, in June. Each summer, the city partakes in Kumo Gassen, directly translated to mean Spider Battles, a tradition going back 400 years!
Townspeople young and old buy or capture female Argiope amoena spiders, affectionately called samurai spiders, rearing and training them in their homes. →
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