Daily Distraction

Along Africa's great Zambezi River, right on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, there is a waterfall called Victoria Falls. And at certain times of year, when the water level is just right, you can go swimming right at the very edge—looking down 100 meters into the gorge below.

Lions, for example, are highly territorial beasts; most people seem well aware of this. But as it turns out, geese will defend their turf as well—and quite aggressively at times.

Everyone loves a good pool party. And not just people.

Never heard of a pygmy jerboa? It's kind of like a kangaroo. A very, very, very, very small kangaroo.

Dogs have loved sticks since the beginning of time. That's just a scientific fact.

Every kid likes to feel like a grown-up sometimes.

Not their boyfriends, of course.

Dads are great at so much: teaching us how to play catch, embarrassing us in front of our friends when we're in high school, fixing that step on the porch, etc. But skateboarding is not one of those things.

Look, we know this is an optical illusion of some kind, but WHAAAA???!!!

They say lions in the wild sleep 20 hours a day. That might be an understatement.