Published on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 by administrator Honeybees aren't native to U.S., but these other amazing bees are. And they contribute to pollinating delicious American crops such as pumpkins, blueberries and tomatoes. Halictus ligatus, Female Covered in pollen. From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Anthophora affabilis, Female Collected in Badlands National Park in South Dakota. Augochloropsis anonyma, Mal...

Published on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by administrator Unusual Animal Pictures that look like a ilusion. Source:  ...

Published on Monday, June 17, 2013 by administrator 24/7 trackers give researchers insight into how mice mate, form social hierarchies, and more. Behold the rodent equivalent of 'Big Brother.' Turns out Americans aren't the only ones getting spied on lately. By hooking up groups of mice with precise trackers, researchers have gotten a closer look at how societies form. At least in mice, the answer is: fast. W...

Published on Sunday, June 16, 2013 by administrator We all know our own fathers are deserving of annual praise, but nature is full of unappreciated fathers as well. From seahorses to great hornbills to giant water bugs, the planet is covered with loving, dedicated dads. Sandgrouse Wikimedia Commons Sandgrouses – pigeon-like, ground dwelling birds – typically live in dry areas or deserts. These habitats prese...

Published on Saturday, June 15, 2013 by administrator That's right, an extremely rare, two-faced kitten was born in Amity, Oregon, on Tuesday. According to Stephanie Durkee, the owner of both the female kitten and its mother, took the two-faced cat to a vet, who say she's in good health. Deucy was initially rejected by her mother, so she's been feeding her warmed kitten formula from a syringe. Yahoo News reports t...

Published on Thursday, June 13, 2013 by administrator Recovered from sedimentary rock strata deposited in an ancient Chinese lake roughly 55 million years ago, Archicebus achilles provides a key link in the history of human evolution. A tiny, beady-eyed, long-tailed primate with hand-like feet is now the world’s oldest known fossil primate skeleton. In a study to be released in the journal Nature this week, an i...

Published on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 by administrator Kim Kardashian and a Killer Whale Nicki Minaj and Lime Cat Katy Perry and a Peacock This lady and a caterpillar Sarah Jessica Parker and this dog   Source:  ...

Published on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 by administrator A relaxed diver drifts with the ocean current - as a fearsome 8ft killer shark circles around him.But Vincent Canabal, 34, seems unphased by the oceanic whitetip - despite the species being thought responsible for the most human deaths by sharks in history. The powerful hunters have a grisly reputation for dining on shipwrecked sailors - most famously during the si...

Published on Monday, June 10, 2013 by administrator The Amazon rainforest, a well-known epicenter of biodiversity, has offered up another trove of riches. The treasure takes the form of 15 newly described bird species.   Arapaçu-de-bico-torto, which loosely translates to crooked-beaked woodcreeper. This bird most closely resembles a Curve-Billed Scythebill (Campylorhamphus procurvoides), said Tom Schulenberg, a...

Published on Saturday, June 8, 2013 by administrator The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy lists 8 Heritage Turkeys – naturally delicious heirloom breeds that once teetered on the edge of extinction. Black Turkey Black Turkeys are also known as “Black Spanish” turkeys, as the breed can be traced back to native birds brought back to Spain by 16th century explorers. European emigrants to the New World subs...

Published on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 by administrator This giant fluorescent pink slug from a mountaintop in Australia was just recently identified as a variety of the species Triboniophorus aff. Graeffei. The pink slug of Mount Kabutar in New South Wales, Australia is rarely seen, as it is confined to this one remote area of land and only comes out at night. Park ranger Michael Murphy took photos of the seldom...

Published on Monday, June 3, 2013 by administrator The weather’s heating up and the fur is coming off, along with some inevitable loss of dignity. The squeezed tube of toothpaste: The blissfully unaware bobble head: The king of the jungle: The tell-us-how-you-REALLY-feel: The silent loss of dignity: The creepy-ass ferret being a creepy-ass ferret: The saddest/cutest little llama: ...

Published on Sunday, June 2, 2013 by administrator LOL Animal Pics – enjoy watching. Source:  ...

Published on Saturday, June 1, 2013 by administrator Running from May 15th through July 7th, 2013, the Canadian Museum of Nature‘s exhibit highlighting winners and runners-up from the 2012 Canadian Geographic Wildlife Photography of the Year contest showcases wondrous works from a wide range of amateur and professional Canadian nature photographers. Prairie Doggin’ It Amazing photography by a amateur photograp...

Published on Friday, May 31, 2013 by administrator Cercopithecus lomamiensis, Lesula Monkey People living near remote forests in the Democratic Republic of Congo have long known about this melancholy-looking fellow. It calls loudly at dawn and males have bright blue butts and testicles. People hunt and eat lesulas and scientists consider their status vulnerable. Chondrocladia lyra, Lyre Sponge This stellar ...

Published on Thursday, May 30, 2013 by administrator Photographer Joshua Lambus has put together a beautiful series of photographs showing luminous creatures of the deep glowing with light against a pitch-black background. The project is titled “Blackwater.” The photographs were captured in the ocean during the Hawaii-based photographer’s deep dives. Here are some of the beautiful photographs found in the serie...