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The Cutest Flying Animals on Earth
The sugar glider is a marsupial native to the forests and rainforests of eastern and northern Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago. It was introduced to Tasmania and about 15 years ago to the United States. Sugar gliders are tree dwellers that live in colonies of 15 to 30 animals. During the day, these nocturnal animals rest in hollow trees, in nests lined with leaves.
Continue reading...Tawny Frogmouths: The Lazy Skunks of the Skies
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Tawny frogmouths spend their days lazily perched on branches, their eyes tightly shut to give casual passersby the illusion that they’re looking at nothing more than any old tree. Taking pictures of them with their eyes open therefore requires patience, a good lens or gaining the bird’s confidence. Let's check out what these cute yet stinky critters are all about.
Continue reading...The Artistic Nests of the Weaver Birds
Friday, August 7, 2009
There is no such thing as equality amongst the two to three hundred known species of Ploceidae, or weaver birds. For the males of each colony must compete each year in a test of skill and creativity which has made them famous: the weaving of the most elaborate nests of any known bird. Artistic ability is in abundance amongst these labourers come casanovas.
Continue reading...7 Most Disgusting Insect Delicacies on Earth
Friday, July 24, 2009
Now before we get started, let’s get one thing clear. Disgusting as defined by you and me might not be disgusting as defined by the next gourmand. What one abhors the next adores. So get those "yucks" and "eeews" out of your system. You’d eat this stuff if you had to, or if society didn’t wrinkle its collective nose at it. It all tastes like chicken anyway, doesn’t it? Well let’s find out. Mmm. Om nom nom nom nom nom nom.
Continue reading...5 Most Incredible Waterfall Caverns
Friday, July 17, 2009
Waterfalls in caves prove that constant pounding is not like making a hole in water. Often, they have flowed over the same rock for so many hundreds of years that it did finally cave in and let the water have its way... Though popular in the virtual and gaming world, waterfalls inside caves are not very common in the real world – if you’re not counting trickles and caves behind waterfalls. We’ve found five around the world that made the cut.
Continue reading...Bowerbirds: The Casanovas of the Bird Kingdom
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Flowers, shells and shiny objects – which female wouldn’t fall for it, especially if coupled with persistent and masterful serenading? Bowerbird males are the masters of seduction who lure their females into elaborately built bowers – true bachelor pads where the mating will take place. Once their goal is achieved, it’s good-bye though as fatherhood is an alien concept to bowerbirds.
Continue reading...20 Amazing Images of Earth as Seen From Space
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The Earth is a truly beautiful and fascinating place – even more so when seen from Space as distances and proportions take on a whole new dimension. Is this how ants see their world, we wonder? Follow us on a tour of our Blue Planet as seen from Space and be ready for some stunning pictures.
Continue reading...Magnetic Termites Are the Architects of These Giant Monoliths
Saturday, May 16, 2009
The image above doesn't show slabs of stone, neatly aligned, or mud sculptures – well, at least not human-made mud sculptures. What look like prehistoric menhirs are actually magnetic termite mounds, incredible, climate-controlled marvels of architecture. Somehow, termites can do what we clumsily try to achieve with air conditioning, namely master the challenge of perfect climate control in weather conditions ranging from scorching hot to flooded in the wet season.
Continue reading...Around the Sky in 80 Kilowatts: Edmonds’ Flying Dynamo
Monday, February 2, 2009
It would take a stony hearted environmentalist not to appreciate the uplifting sight of hot air balloons floating in the air. But it could be argued that our oldest flying devices are vehicles for environmental harm given the amount of propane they consume. Now, though, a solar powered hot air balloon has been developed that far from burning up will actually generate energy by working as a giant engine.
Continue reading...The View from the Seven Highest Peaks on Earth
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Only a select few have conquered the Seven Summits, a grueling challenge that involves climbing the tallest peak of every continent. They've seen the spectacular mountain-top views firsthand, and now you get a chance to soak in the scenery too as we go on a whirlwind tour of images captured by these exceptional mountaineers. Come along as we travel from the most famous Everest to the Western Hemisphere and Europe, to warm climes in Australia, Indonesia and Africa, and to the coldest ends of the earth.
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Friday, November 6, 2009
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