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Unique method of hunting

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:20:05 +0000

Photographer-animal painter Eric Cheng was in the midst of a flock of sardines, driven skillful predator – Atlantic sailing – which uses a unique method of hunting.

These photos can be seen high annual feeding with the fastest inhabitant of the ocean – the Atlantic sailboat and its extraction – Sardinia

In these pictures, made in late January, shows the Atlantic sailboat, which uses its long nose to collect cannot sardines in a “ball of profit.

This act was caught at a depth of 54 km off the coast of Isla Mueres on Mexico coast. Renowned photographer animalist 34-year old Eric Cheng from San Francisco had to calculate the time until a split second in time to photograph everything in detail.

“It was not easy – says Eric. - Sardines and a sailboat move very quickly, and within seconds you can prove yourself in the thick of things – including sardines, seeking protection. “

“Unfortunately, they often seek protection from the divers, that puts us in a difficult position. Our goal as photographers – swim up to a distance of two meters to Sardinia, which will be ideal for underwater photography.

“Sometimes sailboat sweeps around the corner, shaking his long, sharp nose from side to side. It is always disturbing, but the contact between us has never been.

“Sailing is floating around the” ball “that sardines were all together. One after another sailboat “pulls” sardine his long nose and then eats it. Sailing finishes his feast, but when there is neither a fish. “

Frightened, pursued by mining gets together to try to confuse their abuser and take a number. However, at a distance of up to three feet to escape a predator, moving at a speed of 112 km / h, almost impossible.

via: echeng.com

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Weird hobby for a one small mouse

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:25:22 +0000

Shane Wilmott, 39, from Australia, creates miniature surf boards specially designed for mice. 25 years ago Wilmott discovered the rodent’s ability to surf the wave and since then he has been breeding and training mice to master their unique skill.

Eight-month-old males Rocket, Peanut, Skidmark and Banzai have learned all the skills they need to maneuvre breakers on the beach. They are even able to turn on the boards while travelling by shifting their weight (see the photos.)

Via: theblogismine.com

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Weird choice for a home

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:17:27 +0000

In Washington, live wild ducks, you’ll be surprised when you find out where they settled on a ledge under the office of the bank.
What one would expect, the little ducklings are sometimes frustrated with this ledge and drop down
but that’s okay, usually Joule Armstrong was there, and catches ducklings.

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Animals and humans are pretty much alike

admin — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:05:40 +0000

Imitation is an advanced behavior whereby an individual observes and replicates another’s. Ethology is the scientific study of animal behavior.
The desire to understand animals has made ethology a rapidly growing topic, and since the turn of the 21st century, many prior understandings related to diverse fields such as animal communication, personal symbolic name use, animal emotions, animal culture, learning, and even sexual conduct long thought to be well understood, have been modified, as have new fields such as neuroethology.
Finally, imitation is often an important type of learning.

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Animals found their shelter in the underground

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:57:28 +0000

Living by a hasty road, these animals aren’t willing to take any chances when it comes to getting across securely. Instead, a rabbit and a stoat are cleverly using an underground network of drains to make it to the other side. The cute animals scuttle from one side of the road to the other and pop out of drains in order to avoid being hit by traffic.
A rabbit pops his head up from the drain before scuttling underground

Stoat, look, listen: The creature uses a network of drains to cross the road

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The rabbit pokes its head out of the drain, looking out for traffic

The rabbit comes out of its hiding place to have a look around

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Unusual Underground Map

admin — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:53:09 +0000

Animals on the Underground is a collection of over 20 animal characters made using only lines, stations and interchange symbols on the London Underground map, created by illustrator Paul Middlewick in 1987. In 2003, the concept was used in a poster campaign by advertising agency McCann-Erickson to promote the London Zoo. They have also appeared on London Television and in press articles around the world including The Daily Mail and The Guardian.

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) ran a fund raising poster campaign on the London Underground in April 2008. The posters used the Seal, Elephant and Whale images to raise awareness of seal hunting in Canada, the ivory trade and whale hunting respectively.

via: animalsontheunderground.com

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Elephant operator making films about wild animals

admin — Mon, 03 May 2010 07:33:10 +0000

The British director of films about the animal world, John Downer (John Downer) invented an innovative way of filming – as the main operator in his favor elephant. Camera mounted on the trunk and removes all that sees the elephant, allowing the “director’s eye” to get closer to wild animals.

On British television, BBC One now showing its three-part documentary film “Tiger – Spy in the Jungle» (Tiger – Spy in the Jungle).

John Downer Productions Ltd. — Wildlife Television. (Photo: Solo Syndication / Action Press)

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Thai elephants playing basketball

admin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:16:28 +0000

The Island Safari Centre on Koh Samui is teaching six-year old Malie, and nine-year old Toktak to use their trunks to perform basketball skills, in an effort to improve their health and vitality.

Organisers at the Island Safari centre, which cares for the animals, say the huge beasts have to undergo rigorous training to learn the basics of the popular game.

Training starts by teaching elephants the basics in ball control, before they move on to hold it in their trunk and throw it at the hoop.

To some this may seem cruel but it’s better than these beasts being walked along the night streets of Bangkok for tourists to feed bananas.

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Five unusual swimming animals

admin — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:30:11 +0000

Swimming is biologically propelled motion through a liquid medium. Swimming has evolved a number of times in a range of organisms ranging from arthropods to fish to molluscs. But, sometimes nature can be strange and funny, and to give swiming power to animals that don’t bellong to water! Bellow you can see funny examples of that animals swiming.

Swimming pig

On the beaches of Big Major Spot Island, the Bahamas, a family of brown and pink boars and piglets live freely on the sandy white beaches and swim in the tropical surf. This photograph was taken near a small key famous for the “swimming pigs.” A colony of pigs lives on the key, and they often swim near visiting boats.

Swimming elephant

Nazroo, a mahout (elephant driver), poses for a portrait while taking his elephant, Rajan, out for a swim in front of Radha Nagar Beach in Havelock, Andaman Islands. Rajan is one of the few elephants in Havelock that can swim, so when he is not dragging timber in the forest he is used as a tourist attraction. The relationship between the mahout and his elephant usually lasts for their entire lives, creating an extremely strong tie between the animal and the human being.

Swimming horses

Horses paddle with their legs, with most of the motion from the knee down, and they are quite buoyant. Most enjoy swimming! “Most horses see no reason to enter the ocean–there’s nothing to eat, they can’t drink the water, and they’d have a hard time escaping predators. However, in warm areas with small waves, some horses can actually enjoy ocean swimming.

Swimming tiger

This is a shot of Odin, a six year old tiger at Six Flags Marine World Africa. Unlike most cats, Odin loves to swim. This shot was taken by my ten year old daughter during her visit to the park. Odin is about ten feet long, was taught to swim by his trainer and by watching another tiger. He is gulping a chunk of raw meat tossed in the water in this photo, that is called motivation–tiger style.

Swimming deer

If you startled a deer, you might not expect it to jump into the nearest pond and submerge itself for minutes. But that is exactly what two species of mouse-deer in Asia do when confronted by predators, scientists have found. There are around 10 species of mouse-deer, which are also called ‘chevrotains’. All belong to the ancient ruminant family Tragulidae, which split some 50 million years ago from other ruminants, the group that went on to evolve into cattle, goats, sheep, deer and antelope.

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Butterfly and his unusual friends

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:15:49 +0000

A butterfly is any of several groups of mainly day-flying insects of the order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, butterflies’ life cycle consists of four parts, egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight.

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