Animals

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…

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…

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

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.

The Giant Squid is Captured on Video

March 26, 2013

The Giant Squid

Discovery and NHK captured the legendary giant squid on film deep in the Pacific Ocean. The giant squid is one of the biggest living creatures on Earth.   Watch the videos…     Image- Mystery squid screenshot

Stealth Bomber inspired by Hawk

March 25, 2013

Stealth Bomber inspired by Hawk

This composite image, shows the similarities of a hawk and the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. The two birds of prey!

The Blue Planet Europe’s Largest Aquarium Opens

March 22, 2013

The Blue Planet Europe's Largest Aquarium

‘The Blue Planet’ Europe’s largest aquarium in the town of Kastrup in Denmark, designed by local practice 3XN, opens.   Have a look at the video…

Of Mammoths and Men

March 22, 2013

Of Mammoths and Men

Ancient hunters killed woolly mammoths for their meat. Today in Russia’s Arctic the search is on for their valuable tusks.   After being frozen for thousands of years in a Siberian riverbed, this pristine mammoth tusk is a financial boon to the hunter who found it.   Image © Evgenia Arbugaeva/National Geographic

Penguin Fail

March 20, 2013

Penguin Fail

It’s not easy being a penguin, as we soon learnt going through all the material shot for the BBC’s Penguins – Spy in the Huddle, narrated by David Tennant.

Scientists resurrect extinct frog that gives birth through its mouth

March 19, 2013

Gastric-Brooding Frog

Scientists have resurrected an extinct frog species, that gives birth through its mouth, by transplanting its DNA into the eggs of another frog species.   Gastric-Brooding Frog.  Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts