That ain’t protection…that’s his fuckin’ resume.
I kinda like bears. As infants their babies have about the same proportions as ours. Also some of our movements in the upper limbs are similar. Pretty cool stuff and it’s why we find them cute, even though they could tear us apart.
Sure because that’s not possible for humans or large mammals.
How a carnivorous, insect-eating plant has a colony of ANTS to function as a digestive system
Sometimes we all bite off more than we can chew.
But a species of pitcher plant in Borneo has found a clever way to deal with that - when it swallows a fly which is too big, or even bigger prey, it relies on an army of ants to come in and clear away the debris.
The co-operation between fauna and flora is even more incredible as, without the ants there to chew and then excrete the remains, the plants would wither and potentially die.
Pitcher plants have large, slippy rims, which catch unsuspecting insects unaware. The insects lose their footholes and fall into the pool of fluid, drowning and waiting for digestion.
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Sinister eater: The pitcher plant Nepenthes Bicalcarata relies on ants to function as a second stomach
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Work in progress: The ants work as a team to discard drowned animals - and then they eat and excrete the remains, helping the plant receive nitrogen
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Working together: Ants and pitcher plants in harmony lead to a healthier plant and well-fed ants
Bazile estimates that 42 per cent of the plant’s nitrogen supply comes from the thousand of ants excreting animal remains - and plants with big colonies get about 76 per cent.
[SIZE=4]Heartbreaking images of dead whale struck by container vessel while sleeping in busy shipping lane[/SIZE]
These heartbreaking images show the body of a majestic blue whale fatally injured as it slept in a busy shipping lane.
It was spotted floating near the surface of the Indian Ocean off the southern tip of Sri Lanka.
A gaping wound shows the horrific point of impact with the bow of the ship - leaving the gentle giant’s tail fin in tatters.
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Distressing sight: The body of this blue whale was found floating in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka after being struck by a ship as it slept
Horrific: The gaping wound where the bow of a container vessel is believed to have collided with the whale’s tail
Gentle giant: Experts believe many cases go unrecorded simply because ships don¿t even notice they have hit anything
Stark statistic: Unofficial figures show thousands of whales - many critically endangered species - have been killed by container ships
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[SIZE=4]Entire nation of New Zealand put on Red Alert as a SINGLE Australian fly threatens £2bn fruit and vegetable industry[/SIZE]
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An entire suburb in New Zealand has been put on ‘lockdown’ and the nation is on Red Alert after the capture of a feared invader.
Jitters spread throughout the country after the discovery of a single male Queensland fruit fly, described as the world’s worst fruit pest.
It was trapped in the Auckland suburb of Mount Roskill - and resulted in the entire area being declared a ‘controlled zone’, meaning that no fruit or vegetables can be removed.
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Jitters spread throughout the country after the discovery of a single male Queensland fruit fly, described as the world’s worst fruit pest
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Queensland fruit flies ‘sting’ fruit - the fruit surrounding the egg begins to rot and then, when the eggs hatch, the maggots start gnawing through the rest of the fruit causing it to fall, wasted, to the ground
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Slumming it: A study has found bees prefer to live in working class areas
The busy bee prefers a working-class habitat, scientists have found.
They were shocked to discover more bees in three poor areas of Leeds compared with three wealthy areas.
In a study of 24 gardens with different combinations of plants over two summers, researchers had expected the most affluent areas to have more bees, which are in chronic decline, as they have greater plant diversity.
‘We know flowers are incredibly important to bees, so we were really surprised with the results,’ said biologist Dr Mark Goddard from Leeds University.
‘But when I analysed them more closely we found a likely explanation – not all flowers are equal in the eyes of bees.’
Many common bedding plants such as pansies, French Marigolds, busy lizzies and petunias are ‘hybrids’ specially bred to look their most attractive, but often contain little pollen to attract bees.
Crisis: Bee numbers are in decline across the country
[SIZE=4]Macabre book depicts the vicious creatures Victorians feared were lurking in unexplored corners of the earth[/SIZE]
Those Victorians, they certainly had overactive imaginations - and much of it macabre.
These intricate engravings, taken from J.W. Buel’s 1889 book Sea and Land, show just a few of the ways that humans can meet a grisly end at the hands of Earth’s flora and fauna.
The murderous creatures - whether historical, contemporary, real or fabled - are all depicted with a liberal dose of sensationalist exaggeration.
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A woman carried off by a crocodile: Lucky for her there are some men with spears nearby to help out
A hunter mangled by a polar-bear: Lucky for him, since polar bear livers contain dangerous concentrations of vitamin A
Boy bitten in twain by a shark: As his terrified friends panic and wave their arms around wildly from a nearby jetty
Courageous attack on a shark: That’s the way to deal with the flesh-eating fish
Cutting up a whale: The violence isn’t all one-sided
A terrible fight with a saw-fish: Those pesky saw-fishes, disrupting maritime joyrides since time immemorial
Capt Paul Boynton attacked by a dog-fish: Well, if you will go kayaking without a kayak…
Catching a sleeping turtle in the Mozambique: Got to be quiet around those things
Battle with the octopus: Quick! Get the hatchet!
Crab lifting a goat: Although it looks rather more like some kind of evil tree-climbing ant-goat hybrid
A woman carried off by a tigress: Because females are so much tastier than males
An orang outan abducting a woman: Has he escaped from the set of Big Foot And The Hendersons?
A chimpanzee capturing a woman: You’re my wife now!
A great hunter in a perilous position: That rifle’s not going to help you now
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this area isnt that far from where i live.
[SIZE=4]Real-life mermaid swims with whales using very own fish tail - and holds breath for two minutes on deep sea dives[/SIZE]
Underwater swimmer Hannah Fraser has been fascinated with mermaids since she was three years old.
Hannah, 36, an Australian who now lives in LA, made her first mermaid tail at the age of nine, after seeing the film Splash with Daryl Hannah.
Now she works as a model, actress and performer, swimming with whales, dolphins, stingrays and even sharks.
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Stunning: Photographer Ted Grambeau captured beautiful photographs of 36-year-old Hannah Fraser swimming with whales in the wild to promote their conservation
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Inspired: Hannah, an Australian who now lives in LA, made her first mermaid tail at the age of nine, after seeing the film Splash with Daryl Hannah
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Fish out of water: Deep sea swimmer Hannah Fraser has been fascinated with mermaids since she was three years old and can swim to great depths using her homemade tail. Now Hannah works as a model, actress and performer, swimming with whales, dolphins, stingrays and sharks
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Feisty fish: Hannah has been confronted by sharks while underwater, but says she scared them off with a frightening face
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Impressive: Underwater images show Hannah swimming with dolphins and whales, which she says gravitate towards her
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Deep blue: Hannah is seen here swimming with humpback whales off Vava’u Island, Tonga, to raise awareness of marine life and oppose whale hunting
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Spreading her message: Filmmaker Rob Benavides is currently shooting a documentary about Hannah, which will feature her work as a mermaid and sea-life campaigner
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Unidentified floating object: Mysterious blob filmed in the deep and no-one can work out what it could be
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[SIZE=4]Horror at the duck pond as hungry heron grabs and gulps down newborn duckling in the middle of a park[/SIZE]
Like your ducks cute and fluffy rather than drizzled in gravy? Best look away now…
These images capture the moment a hungry heron plucked a tiny yellow duckling from the pond in Dublin’s Herbert Park - and proceeded to swallow it whole.
Photographer Paul Hughes took the shots after a week of stormy weather, which flooded the nearby River Dodder and left the grey heron unable to fish.
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Snatched! An unsuspecting duckling is plucked from the shallows by the hungry heron after getting trapped in some wire mesh
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Horror: The heron takes a better grip on the duckling before swallowing it in one gulp
**[SIZE=4]Not such a wet planet: Picture shows how all the water on Earth would fit into one 860-mile-wide ball **[/SIZE]
When people talk about our water supply running out, it’s often difficult to imagine - but according to the U.S. government’s Geological Survey, all the water on Earth would fit into an 860-mile-wide bubble.
Around 70% of Earth’s surface IS water-covered - but it’s a very, very thin layer.
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Although 70% of Earth’s surface is water-covered, it’s a very, very thin layer
[SIZE=4]No pulling the wool over these ears! Chinese breeder turns down £1.1m for pure breed ‘Swordsman Sheep’[/SIZE]
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A Chinese animal breeder has turned down £1.1million for his highly rare Wagir sheep, one of the most expensive in the world.
Breeder Paerhati refused the 12million Yuan from a dealer in Xinjiang for the ‘Swordsman sheep’ because it is almost ready for mating.
The pricey animal, which Paerhati bought in Afghanistan last March,has huge fan-like ears and a pure white fleece.
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Refusing to be fleeced: Breeder Paerhati turned down 12million Yuan from a dealer in Xinjiang for his ‘Swordsman sheep’ because it is almost ready for mating
Precious pet: Owner Paerhati may be able to make huge sums from the ‘Swordsman sheep’ by up to 300,000 yuan (£30,000) per dose of semen
Good listener: The pricey animal, which Paerhati bought in Afghanistan last March, has huge fan-like ears and a pure white fleece
Rare prize: There are only believed to be around 1,000 pure blooded Wagir sheep worldwide
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[SIZE=4]Small change: Quartet of week-old baby tortoises the size of 20 pence pieces[/SIZE]
These four baby tortoises have been pulling in the crowds this Bank Holiday - causing quite a stir considering each of them is little bigger than a 20 pence piece.
Now just over a week old, the smallest of the hatchlings was even lighter than a 20p coin, at just 3.1 grams.
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Star attraction: These tiny Egyptian tortoises are just over a week old and have been at the centre of attention at Marwell Wildlife, Hampshire
Quite a handful: The little hatchlings cradled in the palm of a keeper
Featherweight: The smallest of the brood was born at just 3.1 grams, making it even lighter than a 20p coin
Starting out: He may be tiny for now, but this species can grow to nearly six inches long and live up to 50 years
Slow and steady: Despite their size, the quartet took 111 days to hatch
Coming out of his shell: Also known as a Kleinmann’s tortoise, this baby had to be hatched in carefully controlled hot and humid conditions
A closer look: Visitors to the park will be able to watch the tortoises exploring their new surroundings in a quarantine tank
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[SIZE=4]Hundreds of dead pelicans wash up on Peru’s beaches… weeks after 600 dolphins died in the same waters[/SIZE]
At least 1,200 pelicans and other sea-faring birds have washed up dead on Peru’s northern coastline, just weeks after 600 dolphins died in the same region.
Now, the Peruvian government has issued a health alert, asking people stay off the beaches until scientists can figure out what is causing the massive die-offs.
The Health Ministry recommended stopped short of a ban and called on health officials to use gloves, masks and other protective gear when collecting dead birds.
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The Peruvian government is investigating the deaths of more than 500 pelicans along a 40-mile stretch of the shore between the northern provinces of Lambayeque and Piura
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Most of the pelicans appeared to have died on shore over the past few days, officials said
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About 600 dolphins were also washed ashore on the same region earlier this year and the cause of their deaths is still being investigated
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‘Put me down mum’: Poignant moment polar bear cub is made to catch up as family make 35-mile trek in snowy sub-zero temperatures
It’s a scene with which many parents will empathise.
A tired youngster drags their heels after spending a long, hard day traipsing around behind mum.
In the case of this polar bear cub however, mum has enough and decides to take matters into her own hands or rather teeth.
She picks up her beleagured cub in her mouth and powerfully swings it in front of her before dropping it back down on the ground.
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Keep up: This polar bear mum picks up her cub during a 35-mile trek to Canada’s Hudson Bay
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Powerful: The frustrated mum flinging her cub ahead of her so she can keep an eye on him
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Taking charge: The huge polar bear puts her cub into position and gets ready to drop it back on to the snowy ground
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Take a seat: The cute cub sits up on the snow after his short journey in the mouth of his mother
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‘Say Freeze!’: The bear family take time out from their long march towards the sea and ice in Canada’s Hudson Bay
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Hitching a ride: Weighing less than two pounds the tiny cub pulls himself up the furry back of his mother
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Tough going: The bear family continue on their long journey in the sub-zero temperatures
**[SIZE=4]That’s what you call one tough old bird: The golden eagle who carries a KNIFE **[/SIZE]
A forgetful photographer had the shock of his life when this soaring golden eagle made off with his knife.
Dutch snapper Han Bouwmeesterhad been using the utensil, in Västerbotten, Sweden, to carve up chunks of meat in a bid to attract the birds of prey.
But, busy with the task in hand, the wildlife aficionado clumsily dropped it in the snow.
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Attack of the killer: Han Bouwmeester captured this ‘once in a lifetime’ moment when a golden eagle soared away with a knife
Thrilled: The photographer said he was ‘happy with the absolutely cracking and unique picture’
Soaring high: Han Bouwmeester said people would have heard of ‘thieving magpies’ but maybe not of ‘thieving golden eagles’
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When two baboon troops go to war
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i’m seriously thinking about getting a pet parrotlet but they seem really selfish and territorial even to their mates and children.
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was the bird saying, “what are you doing” after she took the tissue at 1:35? lol