Posts Tagged awesome

Indonesian mimic octopus–one of the coolest animals ever

i would love to do research on these

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Amazing underwater river

these pics are from the cave Cenote Angelita in Mexico…click here for more pics

diver’s description:

“We are 30 meters deep, fresh water, then 60 meters deep– salty water and under me I see a river, island and fallen leaves… Actually, the river, which you can see, is a layer of hydrogen sulphide.”

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Red Pandas: A Combination of Every Cute Animal in The Zoo

here’s just a teaser, click the link below for all the pics


Red Pandas: Adorable, Ancient Animals

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wtf

words can’t describe

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A prankster octopus…what could be better?

A octopus has caused havoc in his aquarium by performing juggling tricks using his fellow occupants, smashing rocks against the glass and turning off the power by shortcircuiting a lamp:
Otto the octopus wreaks havoc

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Liked Planet Earth? Wait till you see BBC’s “Life”

Life – A preview of the series. from Documentally on Vimeo.

I’ve managed to get my hands on a sneak preview of the BBC Natural History Unit’s new blockbuster landmark series, ‘LIFE’ which is due to go out this autumn on BBC1.

It’s planned to be a series of 10 one hour programmes telling the definitive story of life on Earth. The following video clip shows Mike Gunton, the Executive Producer of the series, explaining how the production team intend to build on the awe, spectacle and epic scale of the Planet Earth footage..

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amazing shot of a gray whale breaching

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“A gray whale decided to breach between two fishing boats out in Banderas Bay, off of Puerto Vallarta, on Mexico’s coast,” writes photographer Lea Wheeler. “We were told we might see some gray whales but did not expect to see one breach just a few yards from our boat. The winter and spring are good times to see the whales in this area.”

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vet got too close

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A crocodile clutches the lower left arm of veterinarian Chang Po-yu at the Shoushan Zoo in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on April 11, 2007. The croc bit Chang’s arm off when he tried to remove a tranquilizer dart. Two bullets were fired at the croc, but it was unharmed. The arm was reattached.

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Octopus snatches coconut and runs

unfortunately the video cant be embedded, but its pretty awesome…basically, “Underwater footage reveals that the creatures scoop up halved coconut shells before scampering away with them so they can later use them as shelters.”:

Octopus snatches coconut and runs

EDIT: VIDEO NOW ON YOUTUBE SO HERE YOU GO:

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your argument is invalid

this trumps all

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