Animal Thread

love sharks!

This monkey means business! See how alpha male King Phillip tries to scare off his rivals with a toothy ‘threat call’

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2442309/Alpha-male-monkey-sends-threat-try-intimidate-rivals-away-riverside-location.html#ixzz2kHKwr7jE

Thanks, guys! Whale celebrates the freedom of its friend cut free from lobster nets with incredible leap by hero fishermen’s boat

The stunning images were captured by whale-watcher guide off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada

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Blundering hunter leaves deer wandering with an arrow through its head

Susan Darrah took the picture of the deer in her garden
She says it is a regular visitor and is attracted to her property for pear tree
The state Division of Fish and Wildlife are working with her to capture it

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2487874/New-Jersey-deer-picrured-arrow-face.html#ixzz2kHNJBjtH

I’m stuck… I need to be toad away: Rat rescued from the middle of a pond after hitching a lift on a frog

Unusual animal alliance photographed in a pond in Lucknow, India
The rat was clinging on to debris but made it to the shore thanks to the help of the frog

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2449461/Im-stuck--I-need-toad-away-Rat-rescued-middle-pond-hitching-lift-frog.html#ixzz2kKNF6iUf

**A safari from your computer: Google Maps Street View captures collection of weird and wonderful wildlife as it photographs the world’s roads
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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2449358/Google-Maps-Street-View-photographs-worlds-wildlife.html#ixzz2kKNqpBCL

It’s no lie! Exceptionally rare Pinocchio lizard - thought to be extinct until eight years ago - is caught on camera

The long-nosed Pinocchio lizard was spotted by a team of photographers in a remote region of north west Ecuador
The animal was first discovered in 1953 but disappeared in the 1960s, before being rediscovered in 2005 and sighted just three times since
Alejandro Arteaga, of eco-tourism company Tropical Herping, photographed the animal to complete his book on creatures of the region

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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2449455/Its-lie-Extinct-Pinocchio-lizard-caught-camera.html#ixzz2kKOSqSSl

The app that lets you remote control a COCKROACH: But is it ethical?

The Roboroach is an electric backpack that fits onto a cockroach
It uses impulses to stimulate the bug's antenna making it move left or right
These impulses are controlled through the Roboroach smartphone app

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2449562/The-app-lets-control-COCKROACH.html#ixzz2kKOypww3
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definitely unethical but i’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to try it, :lol:

Inches from death, seal manages to escape Great White shark after balancing on the beast’s NOSE

Photographer David Jenkins, from Dublin, witnessed the remarkable chase off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa
He was on a tour boat when he saw the seal perform its circus trick on top of the fearsome animal

He bit off more than he could chew! Fossil of two ancient ‘crocodiles’ shows how one died choking on the other - and it could fetch £150,000 at auction

The 300-million-year-old remains were discovered near Frankfurt, Germany
Remarkably well-preserved fossil shows that larger 2ft amphibian, known as Sclerocephalus haeuseri,  died of suffocation just after it bit smaller one
Even minute details such as skin impressions and the sharp teeth of the larger animal have been perfectly preserved

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2449772/Crocodile-fossils-1-died-choking-other.html#ixzz2kKSqGHQ4

‘Sorry we shot your sacred moose’: Hunters apologise after killing rare albino bull revered by Canadian tribes

The 'spirit moose' was shot during a hunting trip to Cape Breton Highlands
Hunters who killed it claim they did not realise it was sacred to Mi'kmaq
They are returning it to the First Nation tribe to be disposed of respectfully

Sacred: Albino creatures are considered to be spirits by the indigenous Mi’kmaq people

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2450896/Hunters-apologise-killing-rare-albino-moose-Canada.html#ixzz2kKTDMcbD

‘I’m lucky to still have my leg’: Decorator suffers horrific wound inflicted by poisonous spider that is plaguing Britain

Ricki Whitmore was bitten by a false widow while decorating a classroom
A&E doctors had to slice open the 39-year-old's leg and flush out poison
Shocking images show how close he was to losing leg to common UK spider
Warmer summers help population grow before they head indoors for winter

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2453833/Decorator-nearly-loses-leg-bite-UKs-poisonous-spider.html#ixzz2kKUrZwBs

Singing in the mud! The mudskippers who look like opera singers as they languish open-mouthed in the Thailand shallows

Amphibious fish caught in a range of facial expressions as they bask in mud
Photographer claims creatures were locked in an open-mouthed stand-off
While others were happy to open wide, others seemed a little grumpier

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2487337/Singing-mud-The-mudskippers-look-like-opera-singers-languish-open-mouthed-Thailand-shallows.html#ixzz2kKZ5YUBV

Oxford Brookes freshers cautions students who shot partridges then plucked and cured them in halls of residence

First year students cautioned after images posted on Facebook
Foursome dressed in tweed pictured proudly showing off their kills
University sensitive to the backgrounds and cultures of all students

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2454714/Oxford-Brookes-freshers-cautioned-plucking-partridges-halls-residence.html#ixzz2kKaH4VWc

That’s it, it’s coming down! Grumpy tiger fed up with Halloween tries to tear down pumpkin dangling from tree

Keepers at Longleat Safari Park, Wiltshire, stuffed pumpkins with treats
Siberian tiger Soundari leaped into the air to bat the squash like a basketball
Keeper Ian Turner: 'It’s become something of a tradition for us'

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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2476553/Thats-coming-Grumpy-tiger-fed-Halloween-tries-tear-pumpkin-dangling-tree.html#ixzz2kKasJg3f

He’s got the hump! Locals’ surprise as 11ft ‘hunch-back’ alligator is spotted lurking in Brazilian swamp

Deformed caiman was found by Paul Goldstein in South American swamp
Beast, which is part of the alligator family, has never been seen before
Its hump may be caused by an old injury from a fight or a birth defect

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2455712/11ft-hunch-alligator-spotted-Brazilian-swamp.html#ixzz2kKbRYQzJ

Cheetahs take down wildebeest in spectacular kill… but they miss out on the carcass because of a pack of crafty hyenas

A pair of cheetahs hunt down a wildebeest using a combination or surprise, speed and teamwork to catch it
Using their sharp claws and powerful jaws they slowly drag the animal to the ground before killing it
But once it is dead some hyenas and their young move in and muscle the smaller cheetahs of the carcass

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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2456052/Cheetahs-wildebeest-spectacular-kill--miss-carcass-pack-crafty-hyenas.html#ixzz2kKbqGyqr

bunny refuses to shift out of vehicle’s way on Scottish road

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