Live long and prosper.
Photo credit: Unknown
Category Archives: Wildlife
The Parting Shot for April 1, 2012 9
Harry the pygmy hippo calf,
born at the Cango Wildlife Reserve in South Africa,
is looked after by his caretaker, Toni Inggs.
Photo credit: Miller & Maclean/Cango
The Parting Shot for March 19, 2012 2
Power to the animal kingdom!
Photo credit: Laurie Rubin
The Parting Shot for March 15, 2012 11
The Parting Shot for March 13, 2012 7
Fish That Walk 9
The mudskipper. A fish that has fins which have evolved so that they are able to use them as arms in order to travel across land. Plus some other incredible features unique to themselves. Talk about an masterpiece in evolution – only the strongest survive. And they wanted to survive. I am familiar with the mudskipper – probably saw them originally on Mutual of Omaha’s “Wild Kingdom”… but I do not recall having seen them up close and personal as shown in this short video from National Geographic. I love how their dorsal fin flares up making them look prehistoric.
The Parting Shot for February 29, 2012 6
The Parting Shot for February 28, 2012 9
Captured in flight.
Photo credit: Unknown
Siku the Polar Bear Cub | LiveCam and International Polar Bear Day 7
89 days old
When Siku the polar bear cub was introduced to the public late last year, he quickly became an Internet sensation, with his own Web and Facebook pages. But with fame often comes responsibility, and officials at Denmark’s Scandinavian Wildlife Park said Siku would have an important burden to shoulder.
“Siku is going to be an ambassador for polar bears, for global warming,” park director Frank Vigh-Larsen said in December.
The Parting Shot for February 22, 2012 18
The Parting Shot for February 21, 2012 4
Here is a photo I took of the early morning sun shining through the eye cut-out of a hummingbird yard decoration.
Photo credit: Motley Photos (me)
The Parting Shot for February 19, 2012 8
Nature & Wildlife Category winner. © Andiyan Lutfi (Indonesia) courtesy of Sony World Photography Awards 2011.
Hungry ants clamour to get their hands on a piece of chocolate brownie that had been left on a pile of leaves.
Known in Indonesia as the Rang-Rang, the insect lives in colonies where each
has their own role as either worker, drone or queen.
Photo is best seen by clicking on image once to pull it up, then clicking again for full size.
The Parting Shot for February 15, 2012 17
Hey! Where is my double shot of Espresso?
Photo credit: Unknown
Creepy Cockroach Courtship 10
Ewwwww…. I am still making a “scrunchy” face and shuddering over watching this three-minute documentary from National Geographic on cockroaches and their mating ritual. However, it was something I did not know and most definitely had not witnessed up close and personal – so I found it actually rather fascinating.
If you can stomach three minutes of watching thousands of these radiation-resistant creatures scurrying around, it is worth watching. Very interesting and educational. But this is still the only creature I will purposely stomp on when I see them.
The Parting Shot for February 12, 2012 4
The Earth does not belong to us; we belong to the Earth. ~ Unknown
Photo source: 1x.com
“Hila arborea”
By: Carlos Barriuso
The Parting Shot for February 5, 2012 9
There are no seven wonders of the world… there are seven million.
~ Walt Streightiff
Pelican in flight capturing fish. Photo source: Telegraph
The Parting Shot for January 30, 2012 3
Look closely. Beautiful illusion. Source/photographer unknown.
Humpback Whale Shows Appreciation for Being Freed From Nets 4
Beautiful video showing how Michael Fishbach, co-founder of The Great Whale Conservancy (GWC), and a few others aboard their boat encounter a Humpback whale tangled in some netting.
The Parting Shot for January 19, 2012 7
I think this picture is priceless.
Found on Animal Advocacy photo album (Friends of Crouton, rescued by Rocky Ridge Refuge) on Facebook.
A Closer Look At Nature 2
Here is a phenomenal video with macro footage showing insects on flowers – activity which is difficult to see from normal observation. It is filmed with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II and a Canon EF 100mm 2.8 L IS USM lens. Edited in Adobe Premiere Pro CS4. More…
Pictures: Rare “Cyclops” Shark Found 4
When I first saw an image of a one-eyed shark circulating around the internet, I thought it was a photoshopped joke. I was wrong. This is an actual life form. Here is a brief description and some photos of this very odd creature. More…
Touched by a Mountain Gorilla 4
Absolutely amazing encounter of a troop of wild gorillas which wandered into this camp. On Dec. 11, King was in a private safari camp near Bwindi National Park, in Uganda, to see mountain gorillas. Apparently, they wanted to see him, too. He was sitting beside a trail when a family of wild gorillas joined him. Curious about their fellow primate, at least two of the gorillas touched King’s head and neck, smelled him and tasted him on their fingers. I can only imagine how his heart was racing during this whole time. Although typically not agressive, a male Silverback does have the strength to tear apart a man limb by limb in only a few mere seconds should he feel his family is being threatened. More…
Video | Baby squirrel gets a little help from his friends 2
Absolutely precious video of show a big squirrel refused to leave his little squirrel friend behind. With a little help of human friends, see how baby squirrel is able to conquer “The Wall.” More…
The Top 5 Genius Animals 3
We humans presume we’re smarter than animals, but are we really? Let’s take a closer look as we countdown the Top 5 intelligent animals. More…
A man, his wife, their dog… and a bear Reply
A black bear attacked and injured a Perry County couple early Monday after chasing their dog into their home.
Richard Moyer told abc27 News he was letting in the dog at around 3 a.m. when the bear rushed through a patio door and jumped on him. He suffered injuries to his head, face and arms.
