LH - NATURE

Sea Anemone Vs Cormorant

On May 29, 2014 by Tim Newman

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In the various battles between animals that we’ve seen here, a vibrant sea bird pitted against a pretty much stagnant blob of jelly should be an easy call. But how about a static blob...

Svetlana Petrova “Improves” Art By Adding Cats

On May 28, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Svetlana Petrova has a hobby. I’m not sure if it’s any stranger than most people’s hobbies, but it is pretty odd. She “improves” classic paintings with pictures of her fat ginger cat – Zarathustra....

Mobula Ray: The Jumping Bean Of The Sea

On May 26, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Meet The Mobula Ray Mobula ray (Mobula mobular), also known as flying ray, devil fish and my favourite – giant devilray, are huge epipelagic batoids. Basically underwater bats. They aren’t well understood and are relatively unstudied....

Mongolian Stamps: A Joyful Collection

On May 25, 2014 by Tim Newman

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For some reason, I recently got into stamps. I am getting old I suppose. I enjoy the art on them, and the fact that they’re small. Shoot me. Any how, I don’t feel...

Stamps Featuring Fungi From Around The World

On May 25, 2014 by Tim Newman

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If you thought putting up a post about old North Korean stamps was weird, wait ’til you get a load of this. So I was enjoying searching out images of weird stamps when I came...

The Onion: A Brief Science & History

On May 24, 2014 by Tim Newman

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The onion is so common a sight in the kitchens and gardens of the world that it scarcely seems worth a mention. But like so many of the things we take for granted...

Juan Fontanive: Flip Books Made From Scrap

On May 23, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Juan Fontanive, who lives in NYC, makes flip books featuring birds and butterflies from old bike parts and other useless bits and bobs he finds lying about. He hand paints each slide and, when they’re...

The Mysterious Stone Balls Of Champ Island

On May 22, 2014 by Tim Newman

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It’s easy to stick a “mysterious” or “amazing” or “mind-blowing” on the front of a title to try and garner a few extra clicks. But in this case I think my use of...

Photos From Inside A Wildcat Breeders House

On May 20, 2014 by Tim Newman

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I found these photos taken in the home of a wildcat breeder on a Russian website, but I don’t know if they’re actually from Russia. Due to the dodgy Russian-English translation via Mr Google I really can’t tell...

Wild Cats Pt 2: Serval

On May 19, 2014 by Tim Newman

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There are 37 species of cat on earth, one is the humble house moggy, and the other 36 are all wild beasts of the wilderness. The serval has to be one of the...

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