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 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 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...

Published on Sunday, May 26, 2013 by administrator Little pig, you expect an Etsy store to be your only source of income in such an oversaturated marketplace??? The odds of needing a tiny pig extra on "Law & Order: SVU" are so low. How many pages exactly do you have written of this "great American novel," tiny pig? Who would even drive you to the 'America's Got Talent' auditions anyway, tiny p...

Published on Friday, May 24, 2013 by administrator Surprisingly, sometimes the best way to camouflage oneself is to stick with the herd: for example, when a lion walk by a bunch of zebras, it only sees a big striped mass. Some fish that are covered in bright vertical stripes might also be clearly visible when alone, but if a large group of them swims by, a predator will see an unidentified colored blob. Without furthe...

Published on Thursday, May 23, 2013 by administrator Shunsuke is a 12-year-old Pomeranian with over 200,000 fans on Facebook. He lives in Japan with his human, Shun Mama. He is amazing. Hello, America! Meet Shunsuke. Shunsuke is a vision of everything that is good and perfect in the world. You can call him Shun for short. His hobbies include dressing up as a watermelon… …and making newspaper hats. He’...

Published on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 by administrator Sometimes you just need a hug, and these guys know when to give it. Source:  ...

Published on Monday, April 22, 2013 by administrator Dutch artist Johan Schreft creates three-dimensional lifesize models of birds from pieces of paper. To make his works even more realistic he paints each one by hand with watercolors and gouache. The results are simply mind-blowing. Leiden-based Johan Schreft showed an interest in drawing as well as animals and nature at a very young age. Inspired by the artworks ...

Published on Thursday, April 4, 2013 by administrator The term “living fossil” has been used to describe creatures that retain primitive features, have remained unchanged for millions of years, or are members of species-poor taxa. Many of which, incidentally, are unbearably cute. Here are the most adorable of the lot presented in no particular order. New Zealand Rock Wrens New Zealand Rock Wrens (Xenicus gilviv...

Published on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 by administrator They may look like creatures from another universe, but these multi-coloured sea slugs are in fact one of the marvels of our oceans. Nudibranchs are soft-bodied marine molluscs that shed their shells after their larval stage, revealing their brightly-coloured exteriors. These stunning images were captured by wildlife photographer Franco Banfi in some of Earth's ...

Published on Saturday, March 23, 2013 by administrator Source:  ...