Meet the Honey Badger, perhaps the most fearless animal in the world. This animal will attack almost anything. It will even steal prey from a snake's mouth and then return to eat the snake, even if it means getting knocked out for a few hours due to the snake's venom.
Monday, April 07, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Ice Rain
A collection of pictures showing the results of ice rain in Southern China.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Smile You're On Ele-Vision
This is the view from a camera attached to an elephant. Cameras were attached to four different elephants during the filming of a documentary.
One carried a "trunk-cam" - a device resembling a huge log concealing a camera which could be held in its trunk and dangled close to the ground.
Another had a "tusk-cam" hooked over its tusk. The elephants moved so steadily that the images are pin-sharp. Other log-cams were left on the forest floor.
The Daily Mail has more photos.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Baby Galapagos Tortoise
A weeks-old Galapagos Giant Tortoise crawls in front of its 70-year-old mother "Nigrita" inside an enclosure at Zurich zoo. [via]
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
What Is It?
Click the image to find out.
Monday, March 03, 2008
Knut The Polar Bear
Remember little Knut, the polar bear that was destined to be killed in by a German zoo after its mother abandoned it?
Well, he's not so cute anymore.
The Sun has a slideshow of images of the now 1-year-old polar bear. [via]
World's First 'Hexapus' Discovered
This is the world's first "Hexapus", according to marine experts in Britain.
Discovered off the coast of North Wales, its two missing limbs are the result of a birth defect rather than an accident.
The hexapus, which has two legs less than a normal octopus, has been christened Henry by staff at Blackpool Sea Life Centre.
"We've scoured the internet and talked to lots of other aquariums and no-one has ever heard of another case of a six-legged octopus," said displays supervisor Carey Duckhouse.
[Source]
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Dog Adopts A Pig
More cute pics here.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Paternal Dog Billy Takes On An Unusual Kid
A paternal dog has adopted an abandoned baby goat as his surrogate child.
Billy the boxer has become the constant companion of the 12-day old kid called Lilly. He sleeps with the goat, licks her clean, and protects her from any dangers at Pennywell Farm wildlife centre at Buckfastleigh, near Totnes, Devon.
The kid was abandoned by her mother when she was only a few hours old and adopted by paternal Billy when his owner Elizabeth Tozer began hand rearing the goat.
The unusual bond has developed over the last month and the pair are now inseparable.
The Daily Mail has more photos.
Fake Leg For Landmine Elephant
An elephant that lost her front right leg when she stepped on a landmine has been given a new lease of life after being fitted with an artificial limb. The new canvas leg was created for Mocha, a female elephant being cared for by Thai vets. Link
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
The World's Largest Clam
The geoduck or gooyduck is the largest species of clams on the face of the earth. The clam grows to around 15 to 20cm but it's long siphon can reach 1 metre in length. It weighs between 0.5 and 1.5 kilograms but can grow much larger.
The organism, which can live well over 100 years is a delicacy in China and Japan where they are often eaten raw.
There are more photos here and anyway that comments on it looking like a you-know-what is just dirty!
Monday, February 25, 2008
Woman Stores 75 Hibernating Tortoises In Her Fridges
A mild British winter has meant that many tortoise owners have resorted to storing them in refrigerators including Shirley Neely who has been using two fridges to store 75 of the creatures at her sanctuary. The fridges help regulate the temperature and ensure that the tortoises won't awake too early.
A great idea; you just have to be careful what you pick up when you raid the fridge after a night on the town. Link
Budgie And Kitten
A cute collection of photos of a budgie and a kitten.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Antarctica's Amazing Wilderness Where Spiders Are As Big As Dinner Plates
More than a mile below the icy surface of Antarctic waters scientists have discovered an amazing world of giant sea creatures, including spiders as large as dinner plates and jellyfish with tentacles that stretch more than half the length of a London bus.
They live in a dark and mysterious wilderness of thick sea grasses and coral gardens that are teeming with creatures never seen before – huge worms, giant prawns and massive, creepy crabs.
Many of the marine animals hauled to the surface and landed on the decks of the research ship Aurora Australis have never been seen before and will now be sent to universities and museums around the world so their relationship to other known creatures can be assessed.
More photos here.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Giant "Frog From Hell" Fossil Found in Madagascar
An illustration depicts the ancient frog species Beelzebufo, or "devil frog," staring down the largest frog species living in Madagascar today. A pencil is included for scale.
Scientists recently identified Beelzebufo from a 70-million-year-old fossil found in Madagascar, and experts think it may have been the largest frog that ever lived. Link [via]
Monday, February 18, 2008
Starlings Turn Sky Black
This amazing picture (along with these other two) show thousands of starlings flocking to the famous village of Gretna Green. The event is a seasonal phenomenon and birdwatchers come from miles around to catch a glimpse of the amazing skies. Link
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Video: Camel Spider Eating A Lizard
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Monday, February 11, 2008
Rare White Stag Filmed In Scotland
A rare white stag, thought to be one of only a handful in Britain, has been filmed at a secret location in the Highlands.
The "ghost-like" red deer was spotted on the west coast of Scotland, but its location is being kept secret to prevent it becoming a target for poachers.
View video here.
Horsesurfing
Horsesurfing is a British-invented 'sport' that combines the technical skill of surfing with the raw power of horse riding.
A towing rope is attached to a special saddle so the surfer can be pulled through the water as the horse and its rider gallop alongside.
As speed picks up the boarder hits waves and is thrown into the air - where they can pull flips and tricks before landing back down and racing on. Link & official website.
Sparrow-Sized Pterodactyl Was Smallest Ever
A tiny, toothless pterodactyl with bat-like wings, bird-like claws and a sharp, pointy beak has just been identified from a remarkably well-preserved Chinese fossil.
According to the research team that discovered the sparrow-sized flying reptile, named Nemicolopterus crypticus, the pterosaur could be a record-breaker.
It's the smallest arboreal pterosaur, the smallest toothless pterosaur and the smallest Cretaceous pterosaur in the world.
The specimen, which only lacks part of its wings, was found in a slab of sedimentary rock in northeastern China. The rock and fossil dating reveal that the pterodactyl would have been flying around prehistoric Chinese forests 125 to 120 million years ago. Link
Saturday, February 09, 2008
Sheep + Goat = Geep
This 'geep' is the result of a sheep mating with a goat. It resembles a lamb in shape and stature, but has the colouring and agile back legs of a goat. Her mother seems unfazed by her unusual offspring and has raised her happily so far. More photos. [via]
Friday, February 08, 2008
A Horse: From Conception to Birth
A series of photos showing the development of a horse from embryo to being born. [via]
Cormorant Swallows Pike
This cormorant was photographed by Stewart Canham eating a 1ft long pike whole. According to the RSPB, cormorants can eat creatures up to two-and-a-half feet long and have been recorded eating 86 different species of fish. ONe has even been found with an 11-and-a-half-inch kitten in its stomach! More photos here.
Insect Covered In Dew
Simple stunning! More photos from the photographer. [via]
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Horse-Riding Lions And Tigers
The Daily Mail has photos from an animal park at Xiamen in Fujian, south-east China that show lions and tigers riding on the backs of horses. Not known for animal welfare, the Chinese also have other animal parks where animals are subject to cruelty whilst spectators applaud.
At the Xiogsen Bear and Tiger Mountain village in Guilin, live animals are fed to tigers as a show for tourists. Bears pulling cars in a race with a strong man caused anger after the bizarre stunt was shown in Jinan last year.
In a display in Changchun, a tiger is put in a cage with an ox while muzzled so it tries to attack its prey but cannot kill it, producing an agonising and long-drawn-out battle. Link
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Goliath Grouper
That's one big fan club.
Monday, February 04, 2008
Hens Wear Jumpers To Keep Warm
Former battery hens, who plucked out their feathers in frustration while living in cramped conditions, are now strutting around outside in knitted woolly jumpers.
The sleeveless sweaters have been knitted by Brigitte Hawley who rescued four chickens from battery farming.
Hens cooped up without room to move often pluck out their feathers in frustration - but when they were allowed to wander freely outside the chickens suffered from cold.
Brigitte, of Benenden, Kent, came up with the idea to knit them winter body-warmers after she saw a competition run by online knitwear company Laughing Hens. Link
Friday, February 01, 2008
Video: Cat Riding On Surf Board
Peruvian surfer Domingo Pianezzi rides a wave accompanied by a cat named Nicolasa at the San Bartolo beach in Lima. Here's a video which also includes other pets riding on his surf board.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Bizarre Goat
This bizarre looking goat appears to be genuine and there are two more photos here. Anyone know what kind of goat it is? [via]
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Wet Cat(s)
I just love that wet cat (the one on the right) although I don't think it's loving it. [via]
Monday, January 21, 2008
Most Expensive Legal Pets To Own
13 different expensive pets that you can legally own (at least in America). The White Lion Cubs above will set you back $138,000.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Anglers Hook 100-Year-Old Fish Weighing Over 35 Stone
Two British anglers waded waist deep into a river to land a 100-year-old monster fish weighing over 35 stone - after battling with it for over an hour.
Nick Calleya, 36, from Cubert in Cornwall and George Carstairs from Scotland landed the 500lb white Sturgeon while angling from a boat in the Fraser River in British Columbia in Canada.
The 10ft-long giant was snared using a rod and line with salmon eggs as bait. Link
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Vets In Training?
I hope that they're vets in training or this is wrong on so many levels! [via]
