This thread and the Lounge thread keep me coming to SRK
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[SIZE=4]Toad in the bowl: Confused creatures crowd together for group hug with a TENNIS BALL as mating season reaches close[/SIZE]
These hilarious pictures show a ring of amorous toads locked in an embrace with their shared object of desire - a tennis ball.
The adult males, feeling passionate in the last precious days of the mating season, were fooled into thinking the discarded ball was a female because of its curvy shape and size.
Professional photographer Reinhard Dirscherl captured the amusing moment at a small lake in Stockdorf near Munich, Germany.
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Furry friend: The male toads believe they are embracing a female companion as they cling on to a faded old tennis ball
Shallow feelings: The toads grip on to the ball grimly as they vie to make the most of the last few days of the breeding season
Skin deep: The brilliant moment in which the knot of toads fell for a ball was captured by photographer Reinhard Dirscherl at a small lake in Stockdorf, near Munich
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[SIZE=4]Iceland from the air: Incredible aerial pictures show the majesty of the country’s volcanic landscapes[/SIZE]
These are the incredible birds eye view photos of Iceland’s extreme landscape - taken from up to 9,000ft in the air.
The stunning shots were captured by husband and wife duo Erlend Haarberg, 46, and Orsolya Haarberg, 35, as they soared above the beautiful Nordic nation.
The pair scaled mountains, trekked over some of the world’s most rugged terrain and took to the skies in a light aircraft to snap some of the world’s most spectacular scenery.
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Incredible: The hot spring in Iceland’s Fjallabak Nature Reserve which is part of a series of pictures taken f
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Spectacle: Lightning flashes through an ash cloud from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland
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Dramatic: A meandering river crosses the grey sandy beach of Landeyjarsandur in Iceland
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Rugged: This aerial view of the the Thjors river in Iceland reveals another of the country’s drastically
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Time lapse: A flock of red knot birds feed on coastal rocks while being washed by waves in Snaefellsnes peninsula, Iceland
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Splash: This boiling mud pot was captured on camera from 9,00ft above Hverir in Iceland
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Atmospheric: This picture shows a hot spring with an unusual cloud formation above it in Hveravellir, Iceland
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Unreal: An aerial view showing small streams flowing at the Langj kull glacier in Iceland
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Landscape: Steam can be seen shooting from the ground at the hot spring area of the Fjallabak Nature Reserve in Iceland
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[SIZE=4]Leopard surprises safari-goers as it stands on its back legs like a meerkat to stalk its dinner[/SIZE]
This loping leopard in a game reserve raises herself up on her haunches in a remarkable impersonation of a meerkat.
The big cat moved into the unusual standing position to peer over long grass after it spotted some gazelle.
The predator remained bolt upright for a few moments before her would-be prey got spooked and ran off.
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Curious: The leopard raised herself on her haunches at the game reserve in South Africa
Original: Two meerkats in Botswana scanning the horizon, demonstrating their famed raised upright pose
Familiar: A stance more commonly associated with leopards than up on its hind legs like a meerkat
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[SIZE=4]Three-legged grizzly bear hops back to Alaskan national park[/SIZE]
A three-legged grizzly bear who was first spotted at a national park in Alaska last summer has been seen hopping around again.
Wildlife officials are surprised that the bear, who they have affectionately named Tripawed, managed to survive the winter at the Denali National Park and Preserve.
It is not known why Tripawed is missing his front right leg although locals believe that he may have lost it in a trap set for a wolf or a lynx.
Tripawed: This three-legged grizzly bear has been spotted at an Alaskan national park again - Tripawed, as park officials have named him, was first seen last summer
[SIZE=4]White tiger that fronted Yulia Tymoshenko’s campaign to be Ukraine PM gives up life of politics to raise a family[/SIZE]
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Talk about a Tiger Mom! Tigryulia holds her newborn cub in her mouth at the Skazka Zoo in Yalta, Ukraine
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Adorable: The three white male cubs cuddle with their albino sister shortly after being born. The zoo has launched a competition to find names for all of them inspired by Yulia Tymoshenko
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Their first meeting: Yulia Tymoshenko is presented with Tigryulia as a cub in 2009 at the beginning of her campaign
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Fierce ladies: The poster with Tymosneko and a Tigryulia reads: ‘Tear for Ukraine’. The tigress was the symbol of Yulia Tymoshenko’s presidential election campaign, representing her ferocious resolv
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Stunning images unveiled in nature photography competition… but you’ll never guess which one won it
hese are the stunning images which beat off competition from thousands of entries to be named finalists of the Nature Photographer of the Year. But can you guess which one won?
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Blazing Pine Forest by Dr Martin Schmidt: This was another finalist, which shows red sunlight shining on trees
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And the winner is… The overall competition was won by Klaus Tamm from Wuppertal, with his image Toad
That swan one is great, something quite poetic.
Would have loved that using a higher frame rate camera, capturing all the individual raindrops
man, this thread is a ball trip at 4am in the morning…
[SIZE=4]You’re so tweet! The adorable tiny bush budgie chick with a big personality[/SIZE]
He might not be much bigger than a pile of loose change, but Togs the budgie chick is making a big impression at the zoo where he was recently born.
The adorable Togs the budgerigar is lapping up the attention he is getting at the Wild Life Sydney centre in Australia.
He might be tiny but he certainly has a big personality, say his keepers, who are often convinced they are helping to raise a newborn child.
They describe Togs as ‘very needy’ who cries when he is hungry - just like a baby.
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Bird in the hand: Togs’ keepers say he just like a newborn child - all he does is eat sleep and cry. He is currently being fed on formula milk
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[SIZE=4]Down boy, down! Hilarious pictures of the giant dogs that tower over their owners[/SIZE]
Who’s the master in this relationship then?
With some standing nearly 6ft tall, you might think its the pets who are taking the lead in these incredible pictures.
Not only do the oversized dogs tower over their owners, they have wagging tongues as big as human heads.
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Who could hurt Miracle Bob? Abused puppy nursed back to health despite losing an eye and being dumped in vet’s car park
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[]Bob was just eight weeks old and weighed less than a kilo when he was found, shivering from the cold and in agony from a ruptured eyeball
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Abandoned: It is believed the unwanted pup had been dumped by its owner the previous day and left to fend for itself overnight. He was found wandering around aimlessly in the car park
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Safe at last: Despite the disability, Bob, who is thought to be a cross-breed, has battled back to health
[SIZE=4]Puppy love… but how long will it last? Border Collie strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eight-month-old tiger cub[/SIZE]
A Border Collie has become inseparable from his new best friend - an eight-month-old tiger cub.
Tricolour Border Collie Solo and the orphaned tiger cub now do everything together - including sleeping, eating and playing.
The friends even share meals from the same bowl and groom one another.
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Irn-Bru gives you wings! Scottish budgie addicted to fizzy drink attacks anyone who comes between him and his daily tipple
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A Scottish budgie has developed an addiction to Scotland’s second-favourite drink - guzzling Irn-Bru every day.
Skye astonished his owner by swooping on her glass of the famed fizzy drink and helping himself.
Ever since, the four-year-old budgie helps the family polish off a two-litre bottle daily.
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Drop of the tweet stuff: Skye divebombs a glass of his beloved Irn-Bru to get his daily fix
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Och aye the Bru: Skye forgets his table manners, explaining his bright orange Irn-Bru ‘beard’
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Ginger Scotsman: Skye proudly displays his Irn-Bru beard
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Head first: Skye just can’t get enough of his favourite drink
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[SIZE=4]Nature, red in tooth and claw: Stunning pictures show battle to the death between hippo and two lions[/SIZE]
These amazing shots show a fight to the death between two lions and a hippo.
After attacking and driving the hippo into deep water, the pair of lions play a waiting game, lying still on nearby rocks for two hours before the hippo ventures out.
Having waited for it to get clear of its bolt-hole, the lions pounce and the plucky juvenile hippo puts up a fight, chasing them away.
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Fight to the death: A lion gets onto the hippo’s back and the other attacks from the front at the Sabi Sands Game reserve in South Africa
Law of the jungle: The two lions start off by stalking the hippo in its pond bolthole
One of the lions ventures into the water in the Sabi Sands Game reserve, but is chased out
Waiting game: The two lions lie in wait behind a rock as the stand-off continues into daylight
Forced out of his bolthole and onto dry land, the hippo is set upon by a vicious lion
A lion leaps onto the hippo’s back as the other one circles with intent. Blood can been seen on the target’s back
Both of the beasts are now in on the action with one on the hippo’s back and the other biting it
The hippo, still under attack, makes a dash back into the water in an attempt to escape
A third lion enters the fray, leaping into the water to attack the hippo
It’s three versus one now as the lions claws at the injured hippo in the pond. There is now no escape
With blood streaming out of it, the hippo lies stricken underwater as two of the lions sink their teeth into it
Game over: Lions 1, hippo 0 as the poor creature is devoured in the water. It did put up quite a fight though
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[SIZE=4]Is this the world’s cutest baby monkey? Tiny grey langur shows his beautiful blue eyes during stunning close-up[/SIZE]
This tiny baby monkey may still be making his way in the world, but he certainly does not appear camera shy.
The little grey langur baby already boasted a pair of beautiful deep blue eyes when he played up to the camera near his home in India.
The baby creature was captured by Russian photographer Sotskov Nikolay with other wild monkeys near the city of Bhubaneshvar in India.
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Ready for my close-up: The adorable baby grey langur monkey showed he was not camera shy when pictured near his Indian home
Baby steps: The tiny creature was spotted with other wild monkeys at a temple in Bhubaneshvar, India
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[SIZE=4]Discovered: The turtle the size of a SmartCar - which would have hunted crocodiles in prehistoric lakes[/SIZE]
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Taking a bite out of a croc: The ‘coal turtle’ would have a large territory based around a lake - and he could tackle small crocodiles with ease
Easily mistaken? Carbonemys cofrinii was about the same size as this green Smartcar
Giant turtle! Lonely George, the last giant turtle from the Galapagos Islands, is alive and well but possibly the last of his kind - his shell measures 102cms
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