Solitary magpies are supposed to bring bad luck, but birdspotters have not been put off flocking to see the rare albino specemin. The odd-looking bird had been spotted in the grounds of Dover Castle in Kent and being fed by […]
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BUTTERFLY sex is not as elegant an affair as you might think. It seems that male monarch butterflies conduct an all-out sperm war based on a crude measure of how much sperm is stored inside a female from a previous […]
The German Shepherd Dog originated in 1899 at Karlsruhe, Germany due to the efforts of Captain Max von Stephanitz and others. Derived from the old breeds of herding and farm dogs, the first German Shepherd Dog exhibited in America was […]
With his piercing blue eyes and pale skin this rare alligator stands out like a sore thumb. Weighing over 500 pounds, Bouya Blan is one of only 12 white alligators in the world. The 22-year-old, whose name means white fog, […]
Another great collection of helpless cute animals in costumes. Earlier collections can be found here and here. Well, some may argue that it is animal cruelty but there are innovative creativity in some of these costumes. 26 more pics after […]
Great promotional dog costume to attract people to go to the Zoo Neunkirchen in Germany. The motto ‘Come To The Zoo Before The Zoo Comes To You’ is brought by a dog which apparently became a crocodile’s lunch with half […]
The world’s fastest man adopted the animal kingdom’s fastest sprinter on Monday, as Usain Bolt welcomed a baby cheetah named Lightning Bolt into his life. The Jamaican sprinter’s sponsorship of the three-month-old male cheetah is part of an effort to […]
The images of Wen Li and her twin sister Ya Li were taken at the Chengdu Giant Panda Research Institute. They show Wen Li struggling up the side of her playpen, before losing her balance and toppling over the side. […]
In a series of experiments, researchers observed the insects climbing a ladder while a high speed camera caught every stumble and missed step. The locusts’ task was made more difficult by having one eye painted over, or having their antennae […]
Two other bears slept and played nearby as the fight broke out in a snow storm. David C Schultz, the photographer, spent five days in the Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada, capturing this series of wonderful images. He sat […]