Another gator record broken in Mississippi - this time at 741-pounds it’s the states heaviest and longest
State record shattered for third time in a week after catching 741lb alligator
Limited season opens as successful conservation program brings fearsome reptiles back from brink of extinction
Fluorescent green eels, glowing red fish and acid yellow corals: Scuba diver captures extraordinary images of creatures that light up the ocean floor when exposed to ultraviolet light
London-based diving instructor, Alex Tyrrell, captured the images while working near the Philippines and Thailand
Bright green, red and yellow colours were enhanced with ultraviolet and blue-filtered light to see the unique effect
The images include an anemone hermit crab, a fluorescent mushroom coral and striking vivid yellow and green eel
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When animals attack: Hilarious snaps show photo opportunities gone awry as pets, ponies and piglets fight and bite back
Jaguar who turned into Jaws: Sneaky big cat swims across river and then pounces on reptile basking on a sandbank
Images show the 20-stone cat striking with lightning speed while eight-foot reptile basks on a river island in Brazil
The ferocious cat sinks its teeth and claws into the back of the leathery reptile before whisking it away in its jaws
Is this the creepiest crawly of them all? World’s biggest beetle grows up to seven inches long and can snap a wooden pencil in two with its jaws
Titanus giganteus hides in the rainforests of South America and is capable of snapping attackers with its jaws or tearing their flesh if provoked
Larvae of the insect giant has never been seen but scientists believe it could be a foot long and around two inches wide
The male does not feed throughout its adult life and uses all its energy flying for just long enough to find a mate
Horrifying moment small boy on trip to Indian zoo is attacked and seriously hurt by furious monkey
The boy was assaulted by a macaque at a zoo in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh
His father and a zookeeper fought to tear monkey off the child's back
I’ll make swift work of that! Baby bird attempts to swallow carer’s thumb during feed after falling from nest
The baby swift was being fed at Wildlife Aid Foundation, Surrey
It opened its mouth wide enough to fit its carer's thumb in
Hospital manager Lucy Kells had been feeding the bird using tweezers
Horror as butchered shark is found strung up from buoy in ‘barbaric’ act off Australian coast
Local divers spotted the shark near to dive wreck marine reserve
It had been slashed across its belly and bound tightly to a marker buoy
Baboon burglars: How gang of kleptomaniac monkeys terrorises an estate in South Africa so residents are scared to leave the house
Baboons swarm SAS style up the sides of blocks of flats, opening windows
For people, the weapons of choice is paintball guns and pepper sprays
'No-one understands what is happening! This is a complete nightmare'
Baboons infer from people's fear that they rank higher in the pecking order
Those who treat the baboons with respect seem to have few problems
Dwarf rabbit has to be covered with suncream to protect his skin after all his hair fell out because of condition that was thought to exist only in dogs
Delta-Mouse has pituitary dwarfism which vet had only seen before in dogs
Owner thought he'd die, but he's pulled through and is quite a character
What do you get when you cross a lion with a tiger? A liger! And these cute cubs will grow into the biggest felines on the planet
Three rare liger cubs were born at Novosibirsk Zoo in southern Russia
The month old female cubs have a lion father and a tiger mother
The cubs will eventually grow to be the largest known feline species
Malaysian woman, 38, arrested after Muslim outrage over video showing her performing religious rites on her dogs
Clip features Maznah Mohd Yusof, 38, celebrating the Eid al-Fitr festival
Video shows woman washing her dog's legs and feeding them biscuits
Investigated on suspicion of causing disharmony on religious grounds
Arrested last Wednesday and taken into custody before being released
Beware the testicle-biting fish, Swedish men are told after relative of the piranha appears in Nordic waters
Pacu fish found in the Oresund Sound off Sweden's south coast
Relative of piranha reportedly enjoys biting male genitalia
Has flatter teeth, similar to humans, which are perfect for crunching
Adorable moment a corgi adopts a tiny wild bunny rabbit and nurtures it from a bundle of nerves into a boisterous play date
Corgi called Ripley has struck up an unlikely relationship with a rabbit
The pair often play together when the owner takes her dog for a walk
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The moment a brave mouse tried to rescue his friend from the jaws of a giant snake by jumping on its head… but failed
shit, are people even reading these stories? lol
better than reading most of the bullshit SRK comes up with, i love those insect pics, compound eyes are the shit!
just realised this thread has over 33K views, I guess there is some interest.
I’m thinking about getting a Parrot on an impulse buy but I’m not sure which breed to get. My first choice would be Quaker Parrot but I should probably start with a smaller breed like a Parrotlet or a Budgie, and if that goes well then I’ll buy the Quaker.