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The Amazing Versatility of Animal Tongues
Some animals put us to shame with their tongues and what they can do with them. No teenaged, first French kiss nerves for any of the creatures featured here. The muscle on the floor of our mouths used to manipulate food for chewing and swallowing is also of course the primary organ of taste. Yet while our animal counterparts cannot use their tongues for its other main function in humans – speech – many creatures put them to other uses that could easily leave you tongue-tied.
Continue reading...Animals Menace Photographers
Monday, August 31, 2009
On the one hand, being a wildlife photographer sounds like the greatest job in the world. Travelling to far-flung destinations in search of amazing fauna, then getting all outdoorsy as you prepare to take the perfect animal shot. On the other hand, however, one might foresee certain risks attached to the profession, not least for those trying to take pictures of the larger, more aggressive or carnivorous of our creature kin – and particularly when going in for a close-up.
Continue reading...The Flying Tree Snake of Southeast Asia
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
When pigs fly. It's an archetypal expression of disbelief. What kind of pig could possibly fly? It'd be as crazy as some other flightless creature, like a snake, taking to the air. But let's slither back just a second. A genus of snake called the flying snake does indeed exist, and while technically it's able to glide rather than fly, this resident of South and Southeast Asia can still make some serious headway as it sails through the jungle – travelling distances as far as 100 metres before landing.
Continue reading...Predator Vs Prey
Friday, July 10, 2009
Predation. It's meat and drink to anyone interested in our obsessive documenting of the natural world. Maybe it has to do with parallels with the culture we live in, where many seem only too eager to prey on perceived weaker individuals for their own prosperity. You'll doubtless enjoy the following pics – while we offer a verdict on what the animals mean culturally. We kept expecting the voice of Donald Trump or Allan Sugar to declair: "You're fired!"
Continue reading...Death is Milliseconds Away…
Monday, May 11, 2009
This photo makes you want to shout, "He's behind you!", because you know that there cute little robin is as good as a goner. Yet we are often most keen to watch animals in their natural setting when they are busy gobbling one another up. The photos collected here add something else to the whole guzzling theme, capturing creatures enjoying their lasts moments in this world before the jaws of death close on them forever.
Continue reading...Snake Attacks Man’s Penis
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
When you answer to nature’s call sometimes she says ‘hello’ back. Via Imagine a common scenario: you’ve been driving for hours, you’re hot, partially sweaty and full to the brim, you’ve recently missed that ‘turn here’ sign and that next sign ain’t appearing on the horizon line [...]
Continue reading...Python Hitches Ride, Refuses To Pay Fare
Friday, April 4, 2008
Manila, Pearl of the Orient, received a bit of a strange visitor Thursday when a seven-foot long Python crawled out from under the suspension of a jeepney bus. Doesn’t look terrified at all. Image from bsmith4815 on Flickr
Continue reading...Two Headed Reptile Zoo
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
‘We couldn’t force-feed it, because we don’t know which head eats.’ Meet the snake, crocodile and tortoise that are not only connected by their cold blood. These animals all have polycephaly: the condition of having two heads. These ‘conjoined twins’ although different are locked within the same operating body [...]
Continue reading...The 5 Most Dangerous Animals in Asia
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Asia has fascinated western societies since its discovery. Its rich culture and exotic animals have captured the imaginations of countless generations. Image by Gregor Younger I was watching a documentary on tigers the other day, and I started thinking about the dangerous animals in Asia. This inspired me to
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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