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Posts from the ‘Animals’ Category

Wasp brings water to nest in slow motion

May 11, 2013

Wasp brings water to nest in slow motion

In the video a wasp is bringing water to the nest in slow motion. “I had no idea what they where doing until I reviewed the shots almost a year after I shot them.” The slow motion allows you to see so much more detail.    Check out the video…

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Mysterious Sea Monster washes up in New Zealand

May 9, 2013

Mysterious Sea Monster washes up in New Zealand

A mysterious 30 foot long rotting ‘sea monster‘ found washed in the Bay of Plenty, about 120-miles south from Auckland, after violent storms hit the coast, in New Zealand.   Have a look at the videos…

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360 million years ‘Living fossil’ genome unlocked

April 23, 2013

360 million years ‘Living fossil’ genome unlocked

Scientists from the Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason and the University of Washington has decoded the genome of the African coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae.

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Sharks Vs. Humans – Humans Vs. Sharks

April 21, 2013

Sharks Vs. Humans - Humans Vs. Sharks

Shark attacks on Humans vs. Human attacks on Sharks. In this infographic you will not believe what we are doing to sharks!

You have no idea how many more sharks are killed by humans than humans are killed by sharks!   Have a look at the infographic…

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Russian Refuge

April 19, 2013

Muskoxen in Wrangel Island

Wrangel Island is a haven for wildlife, frozen in space and time.

Muskoxen—more akin to goats and sheep than to oxen—were introduced to Wrangel Island in 1975 and now number about 800. Increasingly, they cluster in tight groups to fend off a newly returned predator: wolves.    Image © Sergey Gorshkov/National Geographic

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Animal eyes

April 16, 2013

Lama eye

This series by Suren Manvelyan was shortlisted at Sony World Photography Awards in the Nature category in professional section. All animals are alive and they are not damaged during shooting.   Lama

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Hawk Hunting in Slow Motion

April 12, 2013

In this slow motion video a Northern Goshawk strikes dummy lures and water balloons with amazing speed and agility.   Check out the video with one of the most extraordinary slow motion yet…

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5m80

April 10, 2013

5m80 animation

“5m80″ the latest short 3D animation by Nicolas Deveaux. A funny creation whose title comes from the size of giraffes, shows these animals performing diving and other aquatic choreography!   Have a look at the brilliant video…

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Tarantula the size of a dinner plate discovered

April 8, 2013

Tarantula Poecilotheria rajaei

A new species of tarantula named Poecilotheria rajaei, roughly the size of a dinner plate has been discovered in a Sri Lankan village.    Image © Ranil Nanayakkara / British Tarantula Society

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Giant Elephant bird egg up for Auction

March 29, 2013

Giant Elephant bird egg

The elephant bird egg measures 12 inches long and 9 inches! Elephant birds, which were hunted to extinction in Madagascar by the 17th century, were among the largest birds to ever walk the Earth.

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