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► The Official Animal Wildlife & Nature Thread (feel free to post pics, articles. vids, links, Youtube, Twitter, IG, etc)
Girls Chased by Sea Lions in La Jolla After Getting Too Close
A couple nitwits in San Diego decided it would be fun to get super close to a group of sea lions ... until the marine mammals had them running for their lives.
www.tmz.com
Scales helped reptiles conquer the land—when did they first evolve?
300 million-year-old tail print shows that scales evolved earlier than expected.
'Freaking out': Bears at Burnaby Gaelic football match make headlines in Ireland
A close Gaelic football game between Vancouver Éire Óg GAA and St. Finnian’s Vancouver GAA had to be called off last week after two bears took to the pitch at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex.
www.burnabynow.com
Shark Bites Florida Man Leaving Him in Critical Condition with 'Severe' Injuries to His Arm
A man is in critical condition after a shark bit him off Florida’s eastern coast, on Friday June, 28, Nassau County Sheriff's Office said on social media. The Sheriff's Office Marine unit responded to a distress call from a man aboard a vessel, who 'had suffered a severe bite to his right arm.'
Man savaged by shark while fishing in Florida
The images, released by The Nassau County Sheriff's Office, show the unnamed victim sitting in a rescue boat immediately after the scare, during which he suffered a bite to his right arm.
Reminds me of a story from my aunt some 20 - 25 years ago.
She was on holiday and put her foot into her shoe and realized a tarantula was in there ... she quickly panicked and kicked the shoe clean across the room and it smacked the wall.
Her response was ... "fuck that!"
Man vs. Bull: This Bull Got A Very Easy Knockout!
Man vs. Bull: This Bull Got A Very Easy Knockout. Posted By Persist
A giant, mysterious fish rattles surfers at busy Santa Cruz beach
One of Santa Cruz's rarest fish was spotted recently.
www.ksbw.com
This giant tetrapod sucked in prey with its 'toilet seat-shaped' head
The salamander-like Gaiasia jennyae stalked the swamps 300 million years ago.
www.popsci.com
Comb jellies won’t give into the extreme pressures of deep-sea life
Survival is in their cells. Survival is in their cells.
www.popsci.com
Actor Anthony Mackie and marine biologist Jasmin Graham talk sharks
New documentary features the strengths and struggles of sharks in the Gulf of Mexico. New documentary features the strengths and struggles of sharks in the Gulf of Mexico.
www.popsci.com
The world's most dangerous bird is at risk of extinction
Cassowaries boast sharp talons, a ‘naturally cranky' disposition, and blue plumage.
www.popsci.com
Fish in Earth's hottest water defy the odds
Warmer ocean temperatures have been linked to smaller fish–but not with these species.
www.popsci.com
Why blue animals are so rare in nature
These critters' unique mutations play tricks with physics.
www.popsci.com
Giant lizards could keep flesh-eating maggots off Australia's sheep
‘After five days we’d find over 1,000 maggots in one rat if a scavenger hadn’t found it.’
www.popsci.com
Meet the first electric blue tarantula known to science
The new tarantula species, with its extremely rare color, was found in a mangrove tree in Thailand.
www.popsci.com
Black widows battle their even deadlier cousins in a brutal spider war
Scientists have observed brown widow spiders increasingly displacing black widows. A new study shows the rivalry up close.
www.popsci.com
Dead whales and dinosaur eggs: 7 fascinating images by researchers
Scientists from Australia, Canada, and the UK submitted these winning images to the BMC Ecology and Evolution image competition.
www.popsci.com
New documentary explores the increased number of white shark observations
A new documentary filmed in Nova Scotia by marine biologist and veterinarian Dr. Chris Harvey Clark explores the increased number of white shark observations in Canadian waters.