Environmental Graffiti

Nepal’s Annual Goat Beheadings [Graphic Images]

Walking through the crowds and past crippled beggars, midst the heady smell of incense, those who have come to participate in the puja find themselves caught up a throng of people waiting to get to the sacrificial temple. Once there, to the tune of exultant music played by other onlookers, they witness the animal slaughter. The slaughterer’s arm is raised and then the blade is swiftly brought down with a sickening thud, severing the creature’s head.

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Ouch! Don’t Try This Asian Ritual At Home

No, that guy isn't watering those thorns in the hope that they'll suddenly come back to life, though the sprinkling probably has some sort of ceremonial or religious significance. Can you see what's coming, kids, as the rest of this ritual unravels? Needless to say, to most eyes outside that circle of people, this will look like one weird custom. Painful too.

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The Most Painful Animal Bite on Earth

Remember how whiny you were when your parents made you get a job or mow the lawn or whatever it was you had to do to "become a man/woman?" Feel like a sissy looking back on how "hard" you had it then? If not, you will. The Setere-Mawe people of Brazil have found something far worse (albeit less humiliating) than your first job at McDonald's. Meet the bullet ant.

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