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[Helico-pterFunk]

Boy killed in shark attack near Coffs Harbour, Wooli Beach closed

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was attempted on the 17-year-old by friends and paramedics, however the boy could not be saved.

thenewdaily.com.au

Young surfer, 15, dies after being attacked by a shark

Mani Hart-Deville, 15, was surfing at Wooli Beach, near Grafton on the NSW North Coast when his legs were bitten just before 2.30pm on Saturday.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Teenager dies after being mauled by shark off NSW north coast

It's believed both the boy's legs were bitten by the animal.

7news.com.au

VIDEO: Hammerhead shark attacks goliath grouper

A Palm Beach Gardens wildlife photographer captured a stunning sight off the coast of Singer Island over the weekend: a hammerhead shark attacking a massive goliath grouper.

www.wflx.com

Guy Loses Rod After 450-Pound Fish Pulls Him Overboard But Catches It Anyway Thanks To An Absurd Series Of Events

I can envision someone sitting on a wooden barstool in a dusty dive bar in the Florida Keys trying to tell someone who they managed to land a 450-pound

brobible.com

 

[Ballatician]

hey, meat is meat playa

Damn, I didn’t know they ate them too.

 

[ghoststrike]

Damn, I didn’t know they ate them too.

Check the visible rib cages of the lions. Normally if they kill one, they leave it but when the herds of their regular prey have migrated elsewhere and faced with starvation, ANYTHING will do.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Black Bear Breaks Into Canadian Home Looking for Pizza

This front door didn't stand a chance to hold back a black bear.

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[the13thround]

Nature is indifferent and unforgiving. Life eats life. It’s a never-ending struggle to stay alive, whether you are the aggressor in this photo or the victim. The hardships animals face on a daily basis speaks to their resilience, and their ability to overcome these obstacles ensures that only the very best genetics are passed on to future generations. Survival is grueling, and difficulty breeds excellence.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Nature is indifferent and unforgiving. Life eats life. It’s a never-ending struggle to stay alive, whether you are the aggressor in this photo or the victim. The hardships animals face on a daily basis speaks to their resilience, and their ability to overcome these obstacles ensures that only the very best genetics are passed on to future generations. Survival is grueling, and difficulty breeds excellence.

Daaaaaaaaaamn.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

A swimming dinosaur: The tail of Spinosaurus

New bones suggest Spinosaurus is the only known aquatic dinosaur.

www.scientificamerican.com

'Tiny Bug Slayer' Dinosaur Relative Would Fit in the Palm of a Hand

A fossil from Madagascar shows giant dinosaurs and pterosaurs originated from teensy ancestors

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Drones Capture Close Encounters between Great White Sharks and Beachgoers

Over the past decade, the number of encounters between humans and sharks swimming off the coast of California has risen dramatically. Chris Lowe, director of the Shark Lab at California State University, Long Beach, says this summer is shaping up to be a major year for these sharks along the...

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Evolution

Evolution coverage from Scientific American, featuring news and articles about advances in the field.

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[Helico-pterFunk]

nature video

Videos from Nature and other leading science journals in the Nature Research portfolio. See experiments up close, meet our reporters and hear from the scient...

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[the13thround]

What an idiot.

 

[Gemini]

 

[blackpepper]

 

[blackpepper]

 

[blackpepper]

 

[Gemini]

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Live in B.C. ... pops had a bear walk down his front street a few years back one afternoon. He said he was out in the yard, and was like WTF and quickly went inside and called the right number(s) to report the sighting. Haven't seen any bears personally, but a number of foxes & coyotes the past decade.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Two tigers fight on their hind legs in front of group of tourists

Harsha Narasimhamurthy, 28, took pictures of the epic battle in Rajasthan, India. Footage shows the tigers fighting on their hind legs in front of a female in Ranthambore National Park.

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[blackpepper]

Live in B.C. ... pops had a bear walk down his front street a few years back one afternoon. He said he was out in the yard, and was like WTF and quickly went inside and called the right number(s) to report the sighting. Haven't seen any bears personally, but a number of foxes & coyotes the past decade.

I've been in woods where black bears were reported to roam, but I didn't see one and didn't want to. I don't think I'd ever be out in the open where grizzly, or polar bears were known to be present.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

I've been in woods where black bears were reported to roam, but I didn't see one and didn't want to. I don't think I'd ever be out in the open where grizzly, or polar bears were known to be present.

Yeah - he said it was pretty unnerving. Especially on a residential street a reasonable distance from any trails/woods. 3 years back there were some cougar sightings on a neighboring city's local skytrain tracks. I've stood near the bench on the middle-right portion of the Youtube clip a number of times. Damn.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cougars-skytrain-1.4081072

Cougar commute: Big cats caught strolling through SkyTrain station (with video)

A pair of cougars strolled through the Inlet SkyTrain station early Friday morning.

vancouversun.com

 

[blackpepper]

Yeah - he said it was pretty unnerving. Especially on a residential street a reasonable distance from any trails/woods. 3 years back there were some cougar sightings on a neighboring city's local skytrain tracks. I've stood near the bench on the middle-right portion of the Youtube clip a number of times. Damn.

I had a friend that lived outside Denver and he said he saw a couple mountain lions in his neighborhood. He told me they cleaned out an over population of raccoons that had been raiding suburban trash dumpsters. When the raccoons dropped off the cougars move on.

 

[PJN]

Damn, I didn’t know they ate them too.

Shit was personal or they were starving.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

I had a friend that lived outside Denver and he said he saw a couple mountain lions in his neighborhood. He told me they cleaned out an over population of raccoons that had been raiding suburban trash dumpsters. When the raccoons dropped off the cougars move on.

Damn. Fresh meals for awhile, and then they were out.

 

[blackpepper]

Damn. Fresh meals for awhile, and then they were out.

That's how it works. We have coyotes move through my neighborhoods every couple years. They do the same thing but mostly with rabbits.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

That's how it works. We have coyotes move through my neighborhoods every couple years. They do the same thing but mostly with rabbits.

My mom's area (Victoria, B.C.) gets a fair amount of rabbits. Some local parks, etc. Lots of fresh meals for the coyotes.

I was driving home one weekend morning, and noticed a few dog walkers moving quickly and shielding their small dogs. Turns out a young fox was sizing them up from across the way and in semi-sprint.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Shark ‘grabs’ 10-year-old boy from boat in Australia, dad comes to the rescue

They’re going to need a bigger boat — though this dad came through just in time. A shark pulled a 10-year-old boy off of a fishing boat in Australia but was chased off by the young fish…

www.nydailynews.com

Shark pulls 10-year-old from fishing boat in Australia

A shark "grabbed" a 10-year-old boy from a fishing boat off Australia on Friday but swam off after his father jumped in to save him, officials said.

phys.org

 

[Gemini]

 

[ghoststrike]

Bears was madder than a mf! Mf stomped the ground like fuck them wolves! They ain’t put in on this mannnnn!

bear was like get yo dumbass back over there and let’s eat!

Hey fam, speaking of trickery

 

[The Plutonian]

Hey fam, speaking of trickery

Them Merkats was like nah man nawww! That funky ass bird got us twice!

 

[blackpepper]

 

[Gemini]

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

 

[Gemini]

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Belgian zoo opens suite with views into a walrus tank

The incredible suite, called the Walrus House, can be found at the award-winning Pairi Daiza Resort in Belgium. It has opulent lodges, suites and rooms that overlook the territories of a number of animals.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Scientists create a bizarre new species of fish called a sturddlefish

A team from the Research Institute for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Hungary, were trying to coax eggs from the endangered sturgeon into reproducing asexually.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

Hybridization of Russian Sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, Brandt and Ratzeberg, 1833) and American Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula, Walbaum 1792) and Evaluation of Their Progeny

Two species from the families Acipenseridae and Polyodontidae, Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, Brandt and Ratzeberg, 1833; functional tetraploid) and American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula, Walbaum 1792, functional diploid) were hybridized. The hybridization was repeated using eggs...

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