Texas is cooling off, but it’s still hot as hell…
This is an actual video taken September 5th from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
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Flying Snakes, very interesting how far horizontally the snake can throw itself…
Source: National Geographic
American Tigers
This has got to be one of the biggest WTF moments I’ve had recently…
An article from the National Geographic blog (link), says “As few as 3,200 tigers are left in the wild across Asia, down from 100,000 a hundred years ago. America’s 5,000-plus captive tigers are mostly kept by private individuals, not zoos.”
Let that sink in for a second… and read it again:
“As few as 3,200 tigers are left in the wild across Asia, down from 100,000 a hundred years ago. America’s 5,000-plus captive tigers are mostly kept by private individuals, not zoos.” [emphasis mine]
Seriously… PRIVATE AMERICAN CITIZENS keep 1.5 x the number of tigers than are in the WILD IN ASIA…
Now, I’m not a PETA member (nor do I want to be) but this is actually alarming. I mean, seriously, what the fuck…
Source: National Geographic
“In this video a single Corynactis viridis polyp (about 8mm in diameter) is seen capturing and digesting tiny plankton as they flow past in the current. As the tentacles capture food, they retract towards the animal’s mouth, located at the center of the polyp. The mouth is likewise transformable; capable of extending, expanding, and enveloping food items.”
from Corynactis viridis
Saw this Harpy Eagle at the Fort Worth Zoo… beautiful…
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