Yeah. I see why those pelts are so valuable.Gotta love the coat / markings!
Yeah. I see why those pelts are so valuable.
Dead Man Hopping. Knavish red-shouldered hawk takes a brisk walk with his deliciously hoppy, soon-to-be lunch. Red-shouldered hawks are obligate carnivores, which means that something else needs to die in order for them to satisfy their energy requirements. It's not a choice. It is a necessity that they kill and consume the flesh of small to medium sized mammals, amphibians, reptiles, (especially small snakes) small birds, and fish. This photo might give the impression that these two just got back from getting froyo, gabbing about some trendy cause célèbre, but the underlying truth is that the frog was attacked, killed and at least partially eaten shortly after this frame was committed to digital memory.
Polar bear cub looks up from the remains of a much needed bite to eat. Polar bears are classified as marine mammals because of their dependence on arctic sea ice. Although most bears are born on land, they will carry out the majority of their lives on the thick ocean frost. Their main prey are ringed seals, which they hunt by sitting still close to a hole in the ice and waiting for the seals to come up for air. Adult polar bears can hold up to 10 - 20% of their body weight inside of their stomach, so if the average weight of a polar bear is 876lbs (397kg) that means they can walk around with over 150lbs (68kg) of ring seal blubber/flesh in the ol' breadbasket.
400-year-old Greenland Shark