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  • Animals React to Their Reflections in a Mirror

    What happens when you set up a giant mirror in the middle of a forest and film animals’ reactions? Well, in the west African country of Gabon, French photographer Xavier Hubert-Brierre set up a mirror in several different locations and captured some fascinating and hilarious animal behavior. Have a look: As you can see, the […] More

  • Bee Pulls Nail Out of Wall

    In a truly amazing display of insect intelligence, one bee manages to pull and entire nail out of the burrow it has claimed amid some bricks! More

  • Owls Aren’t Afraid to Attack Much Larger Birds — Even Bald Eagles

    Owls are terrifyingly skillful at the art of silent assassination, sneakily swooping in and snatching up their victims in the blink of an eye. With a series of helpful hunting adaptations and a voracious appetite, these devious night-time predators sometimes take on surprisingly large foes — and even other large birds like eagles aren’t out of bounds. In mythology […] More

  • WATCH: Giant Isopod Snags a Shark for Dinner

    In the pitch darkness of the deep sea, all manner of monstrosities lurk — including giant, shark-eating isopods. From the demonic anglerfish to the hellish vampire squid, the sea creatures of the abyss have evolved to fuel nightmares, and the giant isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) is no exception. Dwelling between 500 and 7000 feet below the surface, […] More

  • Chimp Takes Down Drone With Stick, Takes Selfies

    Chimpanzees + sticks = a broken drone. It happened during a video shoot for the Burgers Zoo in the Netherlands. After the drone made its first fly around the enclosure, the chimps were seen running around and picking up sticks ad climbed to the tops of trees. One armed chimp then lunged at the drone, […] More

  • Deep-Sea Shark Boasts 25 Sets of Needlepoint Teeth

    With its frilled gills, layered needle-point teeth, snake-like appearance, and quick-striking abilities, this shark is one of the most engrossing creatures of the deep sea. Chlamydoselachus anguineus, most commonly referred to as the frilled shark, is widely distributed throughout the Atlantic and Pacific oceans but rarely ever encountered. This deep-sea dwelling animal prefers to live […] More

  • Eagle Takes Down Super-Venomous Snake

    Sea snakes are unbelievably venomous. Some of the most venomous snakes are swimmers, although they actually rarely bite humans due to their docile nature. This knowledge goes out the window when you glimpse one: having seen one myself whilst scuba diving in Thailand, the sight of it swimming around was enough to get the adrenaline pumping […] More

  • Mother Elephant Protects Calf From Tourists

    For an elephant calf, everything is new and interesting and needs to be investigated. That includes a truckload of tourists. Enter the mother elephant. In this video submitted to Kruger Sightings, an elephant mother and its calf — still in its first few months of life — walks out of the bush and into the […] More

  • Sea Turtle Attacks Tiger Shark

    Tiger sharks are among the largest and most dangerous fish in the ocean, and they can grow up to 18 feet (5.5 meters) long and weigh up to 3,360 pounds (1,524 kilograms). They have a reputation for eating anything (literally), and their jaws are packed with hundreds of razor sharp teeth that can slice through […] More

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