‘Dancing Squid’ – Eating Zombie Cuttlefish

On July 13, 2013 by Tim Newman

I found this appetite destroying video ages ago and thankfully forgot about it. Now I’ve remembered again I desperately want to re-forget. To share my distress around like a shower of germs, I...

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Video: Catfish Hunt And Kill Pigeons On Dry Land

On July 13, 2013 by Tim Newman

It’s no surprise to see something surprising in the natural world. There’s more variety out there than you could shake a stick insect at. Today’s natural surprise is footage of catfish creeping up...

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Why Have Thresher Sharks Got Such Long Tails?

On July 13, 2013 by Tim Newman

An article this week in the Plos One journal documents how pelagic thresher sharks (Alopias pelagicus) utilise that wonderfully long caudal fin of theirs. Threshers are a relatively rare species and not that much is known about their habitats and hunting...

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Do Big Cats Like Catnip?

On July 13, 2013 by Tim Newman

As we all know 98.2% of the internet is cat based and I realised this morning that I had been neglecting this trick. So here’s my first cat based post to put this...

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Catatumbo Lightning – The Biggest Light Show On Earth

On July 11, 2013 by Tim Newman

Are you a fan of thunder? Do you get excited by an electric storm? If the answer to both those questions was yes, I have found the perfect holiday destination for you. Read...

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Clearing Out China’s Yellow River Of Silt

On July 9, 2013 by Tim Newman

These incredible pictures were taken at Xiao Lang Di Dam on the Yellow River in Jiyuan, Central China’s Henan province. Silt builds up in massive amounts and has to be periodically cleared. They adjust...

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Incredible Algae Covered Beach In Qingdao, China

On July 7, 2013 by Tim Newman

These aren’t exactly images of the sort of tropical beach you might want to hang out at, it looks more like the bog of eternal stench. But this Chinese algae jungle has become...

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Johannes Stoetter: World Body Painting Champion

On July 7, 2013 by Tim Newman

Johannes Stoetter won the World Body Painting Championship in 2012, a competition I didn’t know existed. The impressive Italian artist uses his art as an excuse to touch naked women… Only joking, but...

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Réunion Island – A French Gem In The Indian Ocean

On July 5, 2013 by Tim Newman

Something that always gives me great pleasure is getting visits on my site from countries I’ve never heard of, and recently I got a visit from Réunion Island. I’d not come across Réunion so I had a look at it....

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Earth’s Biggest Natural Crystals: The Naica Mine, Mexico

On June 30, 2013 by Tim Newman

The Cave of the Crystals – Cueva de los Cristales – in Naica, Mexico, houses the largest naturally formed crystals that have so far been found on god’s weird earth. These mighty blocks are...

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