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**Where’d my catch go? Spectacular photo captures moment great white is gobbled by an EVEN BIGGER shark as it’s hauled into fisherman’s boat **

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Chomp: The Kiwi fisherman took the spectacular photo, pictured, on December 28, and posted it on Reddit

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[SIZE=3]Shark waters: The epic photo was captured in the waters near Kaiteriteri, New Zealand, pictured[/SIZE]

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2254780/Spectacular-photo-captures-moment-great-white-gobbled-EVEN-BIGGER-shark-hauled-fishermans-boat.html#ixzz2GaGUnvM1
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The one in the middle looks like she got a little “surprise” under the water.

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[SIZE=4]You should see** the one that got a ray! Fishermen from the Forties pose alongside huge catches, including mega mantas and whopping whale sharks**[/SIZE]
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[]State is home to some of the largest sea creatures on the planet
[]Early 20th century anglers show off their amazing hauls
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Quite a catch: This 1,200lb manta ray was caught by a local fishing guide called Forrest Walker in 1938

Tipping the scales: Anglers with a 30,000lb whale shark they caught in 1912 which was 45 feet long

Hooked: A crew of anglers show off a grouper caught in the Halifax river in the 1920s

Impressive: A couple stand proudly with their haul of sailfish sporting matching knickerbockers in 1935

Threatened: Some species such as the hammerhead shark, pictured left on Palm Beach in 1893, and the Bonito shark, pictured right, are now running low on numbers

Making a splash: Florida’s waters attracted famous fishing fans including author Ernest Hemingway, pictured right in the 1940s

Fresh: Anglers standing with a day’s catch at Palm Beach around 1900

Unique: Florida is home to some of the world’s most unusual species such as the giant manta ray, pictured here in the 1940s

Hook, line and sinker: Bomber crews relax with a spot of fishing at West Palm Beach during World War Two

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Acrobatics: A tarpon fish flips out the water in this photo taken in the 1920s

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2259497/You-got-ray-Fishermen-Forties-pose-alongside-huge-catches-including-mega-mantas-whopping-whale-sharks.html#ixzz2HVJ2EgWP

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the new forum makes it a lot harder to paste stories.

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That’s a bit fishy! Puffer fish with one eye is first to undergo cataract operation in pioneering experiment at Bristol Zoo

Vets removed Mini's swollen right eye after puffer fish developed cataracts
Mini was out of the water for the duration of the hour-long operation

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2302850/Puffer-fish-Mini-eye-removed-vets-Bristol-Zoo-developing-cataracts.html#ixzz2PhulbOMz
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Are these the cutest furry animals in the world? Flying squirrels of Siberia pop out to say hello

Siberian or Russian flying squirrels pictured on Japanese island Hokkaido
Pictures of them playing are unusual as they are shy animals and nocturnal

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2280610/Are-cutest-furry-animals-world-Flying-squirrels-Siberia-pop-say-hello.html#ixzz2PhxscdaS

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Two wings or four? Researchers uncover new evidence first birds had extra wings on their legs and flew ‘like a biplane’

Team analyzed 11 bird skeletons from between 150 and 100 million years ago
Found all have evidence of 'stiff' leg feathers
Believe they eventually shed the second set so they could use their legs more effectively

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2293515/Two-wings-Researchers-uncover-new-evidence-birds-extra-wings-legs-flew-like-biplane.html#ixzz2PhymjiQL

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That’s one way to get Mum’s attention! Cute polar bear cub bites parent’s tail… and is rewarded with a cuddle

Polar bear cub seen cheekily playing with its mother in the snow
Close-up images taken by photographer Sergei Gladyshev at Moscow Zoo

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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2298440/Thats-way-Mums-attention-Cute-polar-bear-cub-bites-parents-tail--rewarded-cuddle.html#ixzz2PhzFZFBf
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How India deals with squatters: Elephants used bulldoze illegal jungle shacks

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2293409/How-India-deals-squatters-Elephants-used-bulldoze-illegal-jungle-shacks.html#ixzz2Pi1HzdZn

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Just when you thought it was safe to get in the water… Jaws Two! Fisherman discovers first ever two-headed bull shark

Shark - with two heads, hearts and stomachs - found in Gulf of Mexico
Discovered by a fisherman when he opened the uterus of an adult shark

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2299310/Fisherman-discovers-headed-bull-shark.html#ixzz2Pi3DaiFC
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The frog that breaks its own bones to produce claws that burst through its skin as weapons… just like X-Men’s Wolverine

The Cameroon frog is unique as the claw is just bone without an outer coating of keratin, as other claws do
Scientist say that the frog’s flesh heals itself after the talons puncture the skin
A local tradition believes that when eaten, childless couples become fertile

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2300424/The-frog-breaks-bones-produce-claws-burst-skin-like-X-Men-s-Wolverine.html#ixzz2Pi4B7RVl

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**The lamb who is extra quick off the hoof: Animal with FIVE legs refuses to let it slow him down **

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2276061/The-lamb-extra-quick-hoof--Animal-FIVE-legs-refuses-let-slow-down.html#ixzz2Pi9J869L
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The see-through ‘glass frog’ leaving predators hopping mad with her disappearing act

Fleischmann’s Glass Frog appears to change colour when it moves
Despite its camouflage, heart, intestines, and red blood vessels can be seen
Amazing disappearing act pictured at nature reserve in Choco, Colombia

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2307826/The-glass-frog-leaving-predators-hopping-mad-disappearing-act.html#ixzz2QFYlfScl
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The real life chicken run! Plucky hen escapes in a delivery van travelling 40 miles from home and makes a run for it as the driver opens the door
Owner Melanie Brookes, 50, has launched a campaign to bring Agatha home

The bird fled 40 miles from home in a delivery van. Pictured is another chicken from Melanie’s coop

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2307540/Agatha-chicken-escaped-home-Derby-stunt-echoing-movie-Chicken-Run.html#ixzz2QFakMY3h
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Wallabies at same zoo have opposite coloured joeys… but there WASN’T a mix-up at birth•Non-albino wallaby Monica gave birth to albino joey at one in 100,000 odds

•Albino wallaby Emily at the same zoo gave birth to a brown joey

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2307441/Wallabies-zoo-opposite-coloured-joeys--WASNT-mix-birth.html#ixzz2QFaxee95

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**Kitten horrifically burned after being doused in gasoline and set alight is steadily recovering after losing both ears in the brutal attack
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5-week-old kitten now named Justin suffered second and third-degree burns over one-third of its body
Police still looking for people responsible for dousing cat and setting it on fire

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2318656/Kitten-named-Justin-burned-doused-gasoline-set-recovering-life-threatening-burns.html#ixzz2SGW6bUdu
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**Sadistic thug, 19, beat his terrified dogs every day until one of them suffered broken ribs and lost an eye
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Jack Carling ‘tortured’ his dog Biggie at his home in Hull, North Yorkshire
He beat Biggie and his other pet dog Sophie and never let them out
Judge said abuse the jobless thug inflicted 'beggars belief’
Carling was jailed for three months and banned from keeping animals

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2318869/Sadistic-thug-19-beat-terrified-dogs-day-suffered-broken-ribs-lost-eye.html#ixzz2SGY42c6w

This guy only gets three months and I bet if they find the people responsible for setting that Kitten alight they’ll let them off with a caution, animal rights laws need to change.

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Zangief Wins with Axe assist!

Really wish this forum could embed BBC vids :frowning:

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recent viral vid. Goat attacking anyone that goes near it.