Nature can be found everywhere around us. Our environment is comprised of the sky above our heads, seasonal changes in flora and wildlife, as well as the people who share our environment with us. The images captured by photographers all across the world, ranging from bears battling in Alaska to a volcano erupting in Hawaii, make us reevaluate how we see the planet and the creatures that inhabit it.
Grizzly Bears Can Bite A Bowling Ball And Weigh 1,500 Pounds
We often underestimate Mother Nature’s power, despite her majesty all around us. Even your back garden can be full of intrigue and unexpected phenomena if you look closely. Nature can give and take, whether it’s in the ocean, the sky, or your garden. These unusual photographs capture nature in a way never seen before. The Antarctic’s terrifying strength and the ocean’s destructive beauty will send shivers down your spine as you discover. But what you’re about to see is authentic. Every day… are you ready to witness it? Grizzly bears are among the world’s most bizarre creatures. No matter how cute they are, they are not to be cuddled under any circumstances. They don’t mean to be mean or have a craving for human flesh, they just enjoy their own space. Like people, bears need their own area. When something or someone enters its space, it either flees or attacks. But there are enough tales of grizzly bears mauling people that you should get out of the way if you encounter one.
Grizzly Bears Can Bite A Bowling Ball And Weigh 1,500 Pounds
Thunder Dome… A Barn Funnel Weaver Awaits His Prey Inside His Carefully Woven Web
A Barn Funnel Weaver spider’s web is pure nightmare fuel. If you’re terrified of spiders, you might want to skip ahead. These eight-legged oddities can be found all throughout the US. They live beneath rocks, under trees, and in barns. These scary spiders can live up to seven years, which is unusual for insects. Like grass spiders, they prefer to rest in their webs. A pair of these bad guys hanging out together, potentially with web sacks encircling the area, is a sign of the mating season. The good news: They rarely bite humans. They’re bashful creatures who’d rather avoid you. If you are bitten by one of these spiders, expect nothing more than a little swelling. Still, be cautious when crawling into an ancient barn.
Thunder Dome… A Barn Funnel Weaver Awaits His Prey Inside His Carefully Woven Web.
A Raging Rhino Is The Scariest Thing Ever
What do you do when confronted by a charging rhino? These gigantic beasts are usually calm but will attack if they feel you aren’t. They don’t have amazing eyesight, so if they think you’re being a fool near them, they’ll move, and you’ll be lucky to survive. The white rhino will charge at you, not because it is the most aggressive, but because it is the most common in the eastern hemisphere. The black rhino is significantly more dangerous, but there are fewer of them. If a rhino is charging you, climb a tree and wait for them to calm down.
A Raging Rhino Is The Scariest Thing Ever
A Big Wave Struck A Lighthouse Off The Coast Of France In 1989, Yet The Man Inside Survived. (Photo credit: Jean Guichard)
On December 21, 1989, when enormous waves smashed into the lighthouse on La Jument off the coast of Brittany, France, photographer Jean Guichard happened to be in a helicopter above the premises with his camera ready. At the same moment, lighthouse keeper Théodore Malgorn was trying to stay safe at the top of the lantern room after seeing the water smash the windows at the bottom of the lighthouse and rip off the front door. If you look closely at the image, you can see Malgorn chilling as mayhem swirls around him. As the helicopter carrying Guichard flew overhead, Malgorn mistook it for his rescue chopper and dashed outside to catch its attention. When he stepped outside the lighthouse, he was met with a massive wave. He barely made it back inside before being thoroughly saturated by the icy water.
A Big Wave Struck A Lighthouse Off The Coast Of France In 1989, Yet The Man Inside Survived
A Microscopic Examination Of A Bee Stinger Vs The Point Of A Needle
Being stung by a bee has to be towards the top of the list of painful experiences. Whether you’ve been stung by an agitated bee or tripped on a dead one while walking around a public pool, these insects have a powerful stinger. Surprisingly, bee stings may be beneficial to your health. According to a 2013 study, being stung by a bee may help you overcome any latent pollen allergies you may have. Just obtaining a trace of the bee’s poisons in your system would help raise antibodies in your system, according to a group of mice. As intriguing as this sounds, don’t go out looking for bees to sting you or anything; that’s asking for disaster.
A Microscopic Examination Of A Bee Stinger Vs The Point Of A Needle
A Landslide In Taiwan
This avalanche in 2010 that buried a motorway near Taipai is truly terrifying. The rubble from the Sunday avalanche was the size of two soccer stadiums, according to firefighter Tang Cheng-yu. This scary natural occurrence demonstrates how terrifying it can be to be out in the middle of nowhere – even if the middle of nowhere is only a few miles from a city. While this natural disaster may have been far worse, some motorists were buried in the landslide and died as a result. To make matters worse, the landslide was followed by several days of rain, making volunteer rescue attempts all the more difficult. People dug for days with bulldozers before finding any of the tragic motorists.
A Landslide In Taiwan
A Plume Of Smoke Rises Over The Australian Outback
This may appear to be a simple plume of smoke rising over the Outback, but this smoky plume can quickly turn deadly. This type of meteorological phenomenon, known as pyroCbs, or firestorms, can exacerbate existing fires on the ground by generating huge winds that carry embers to dry places and start totally new fires. All that is required for a pyroCbs to form is tremendous heat and dry air. When a spark is fired and hit by a gust of air, the smoke forms a funnel that stacks on top of itself until it becomes a blazing thunderstorm. Mike Fromm, a pyroCbs expert at the US Naval Research Lab, explained:
“They are incredibly intense and erratic. Everything that goes into these phenomena are at their worst when these fires are occurring. These storms create their own wind field because they have such a violent updraft. It’s a very turbulent environment.”
A Plume Of Smoke Rises Over The Australian Outback
King of the ocean
When it comes to the Great White shark, everyone knows one thing for certain: these magnificent and terrible creatures are out for blood. Is this, however, true? It’s not easy to study these critters because they’re submerged. Is our apprehension of this lethal animal preventing us from learning everything we can about it?
Ryan Johnson, a Great White expert believes so. He explains: “If you could take every aspect of a huge, exciting, charismatic animal and stick it into one creature it would be the Great White Shark. You’ve got an evolutionary history that is incredible – not only of the Great White, where you’re talking of 420 million years that they’ve evolved separately… What was also really intriguing for me from a scientific perspective was that everyone was focused on one aspect of their life history – that they can bite humans.”
King Of The Ocean
How Tarantulas And Frogs Assist Each Other Live Is A Truly Terrifying Odd Pair
Do you think of the tarantula and the frog when you think about companions in the animal kingdom? If it isn’t, it should be. Microhylids, or narrow-mouthed frogs, reside near the tarantulas and feed on the little invertebrates that make their way to the remains of the giant spiders’ meals. The little frogs profit from having a fearsome creature as a best buddy in addition to eating the stealthy invertebrates that appear after the spider has finished its meal. Snakes and giant anthropods that are otherwise terrified of tarantulas are the michroylids’ natural enemies. As if that weren’t enough, michroylids consume ants, an insect whose primary food source is spider eggs.
How Tarantulas And Frogs Assist Each Other Live Is A Truly Terrifying Odd Pair.
A Stunning 50-ft Blue Ice Monolith In The Antarctic
This type of frozen wave appears to be gorgeous and breathtaking at first glance. It’s as if someone pressed the stop button on Earth’s remote control as a wave crashed into the ocean. It’s a breathtaking sight that must be seen to be believed, so how does something like this come to be? When large amounts of ice are crushed, the air bubbles inside are pushed out as the liquid hardens, resulting in frozen waves. The spectacular appearance of the ice wave, even down to the hue, is due to the wave freezing, melting, and re-freezing, which causes only blue light to flow through the ice while the red light of the spectrum is absorbed by the structure.
A Stunning 50 Ft Blue Ice Monolith In The Antarctic
A House Encased In Ice After A Blizzard
Living in a house on the water has a calming effect. You may look out your window and watch the waves breaking against the shore while drinking your morning coffee, and you can fall asleep listening to the sea lap against the dock. However, if the property is on the beach of a historically cold area, there is a risk of a deep freeze. Homes on the New York coast of Lake Ontario froze in 2019 as spray from the water battered the houses and covered them in ice. Winds gusting to 70 miles per hour whipped up massive waves, bashing them into homes on the beach and coating them in layer after layer of ice water. As lovely as these mansions are, they are also utterly demolished. The wood in the homes is likely to rot, and the foundation is completely destroyed.
A House Encased In Ice After A Blizzard
A Clever Dog Waits Till His Companion Has Finished Eating
Skunks and dogs aren’t mortal enemies, but they’re also not best buddies. Even though these two pals appear to get along well, the same cannot be said for every other dog and skunk pairing out there. This dog appears to have been subjected to the wrath of skunk spray at least once or twice. How can you keep your dog fresh and clean after being sprayed by a skunk? Many people believe that a tomato soup bath is the greatest way to get rid of a dog’s bad odor, but a mixture of hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and liquid dishwashing soap is your best bet. It’ll take a few washes and some elbow grease, but once clean, the dog should be as good as new – and it’ll have learned a valuable lesson.
A Clever Dog Waits Till His Companion Has Finished Eating
When A Woman Camping 30 Years Ago Heard Weird Noises In The Night, She Took This Photo With Her Camera Outside Her Tent
Raccoons are master scavengers. Like a lousy roommate, they only live to eat and sleep. While they normally eat fruits, plants, eggs, and small rodents, they became acclimated to eating human food in the late 20th century. In the 1950s, when people migrated out of cities and into new suburbs, housing constructions cut into wildlife habitats. Unlike many other animals, raccoons seemed drawn to the sights and smell of small-town life. So used to our food, they’ve got the same health issues. Prof. Albrecht Schulte-Hostedde of Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, told the CBC: “Just Google ‘fat raccoon’ and there’s so many news stories about how some raccoon got stuck in a grate, some raccoon got stuck in a garbage can. I had this idea that wildlife that are living in cities … they may be getting the same health problems that we do — obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome — these kinds of things.”
When A Woman Camping 30 Years Ago Heard Weird Noises In The Night, She Took This Photo With Her Camera Outside Her Tent
Qizai Is The Sole Known Brown Panda, Abandoned By His Mother In A Chinese Wilderness
Abandoned by his mother at two months old, the world’s only brown panda’s life could have been tragic. He was found weak and hungry in the Qingling Mountains of Central China. His mother abandoned him due of his distinctive color, and they saved him from destruction. No longer an abandoned panda, Qizai is having fun at the Foping Panda Valley. Initially tormented by black and white pandas, he now has a caretaker who ensures he is fed and cared for. He’s even paired with a seasoned female panda to ensure the world gets more brown pandas in the future.
Qizai Is The Sole Known Brown Panda, Abandoned By His Mother In A Chinese Wilderness
An Apocalyptic Sunset Over Moscow
This mind-blowing photo of chaos erupting across a Moscow bridge is stunning, but it’s not genuine. The photo was created by a photographer and graphic designer from Moscow, Russia. A metallic cloud with sunlight streaming through the first shot, and the bridge in issue in the second. The graphic designer blended two pictures and conducted a lot of color correction to obtain the end of days appearance in this photo. It’s extremely cool looking, and it’s amazing what photo editing software can accomplish nowadays. We’re delighted this shot isn’t real.
An Apocalyptic Sunset Over Moscow
Bald Eagles Are The Masters Of The Sky And An Apex Predator
The bald eagle is one of the few animals that does not have to hunt for food. That doesn’t mean this apex predator can’t hunt; it just doesn’t do so often. They prefer to scavenge or eat smaller birds. A bald eagle is more likely to be seen hunting on water. They usually fly over the father’s surface and snag a fish mid-swim. Unlike falcons, who dive into the water to get their prey, eagles just grasp and fly.
Bald Eagles Are The Masters Of The Sky And An Apex Predator
Catatumbo Lightning Only Happens Over The Catatumbo River, Venezuela
Catabumbo lightning is awe-inspiring and breathtaking. It is exclusively spotted in Venezuela around the Catatumbo River mouth. The “Maracaibo Beacon” is created when humid air collides with ice crystals in the air, creating a highly concentrated static charge. The clash of hot and cold air creates electrical energy in a zigzag pattern that could power 100 million lightbulbs. For the first time in history, this lightning can be predicted months in advance. If you’re lucky enough to view this lightning, enjoy it but be careful.
Catatumbo Lightning Only Happens Over The Catatumbo River, Venezuela
Cell Tower After Snowstorm
Unbelievable as it may seem, this shot is real. This cell tower was frozen solid after a snowstorm, but it wasn’t only pelted with snow. That wouldn’t make an ice tower. It was probably rimed iced. Formed by freezing water droplets in a mist or snow on a physical object’s surface. Usually found on trees and mountains in frigid areas, this rime ice grew around a man-made object, which is fascinating. The fact that the cell tower is as still as a tree helps. If it bowed and swung, it would be less prone to accumulate frost.
Cell Tower After Snowstorm
Coyote Pups Learning To Howl
Learning to talk is crucial for both humans and animals. A beautiful sight of baby coyotes learning to perfect their parents’ howl is nature in action. Young coyotes that can’t howl may never be able to mate, feed, or flee danger. Coyotes, like dogs, have distinct howls and yips that indicate their intents. Coyotes are said to know not just what a howl indicates, but also who is making it. It’s remarkable to think that it all starts with a pup learning to assert itself.
Coyote Pups Learning To Howl
Crazy Bird Tornado
One of the most amazing things about birds is how they fly in formation as if something in their heads commands it. We’re used to seeing geese fly in a V, but they’re not the only birds who do so. Smaller birds travel in large flocks to avoid predators, hence the gigantic bird does. A murmuration occurs when a large flock of starlings flies together at the same time. This strange assemblage of little birds is simply their way of keeping safe while moving. Unless you get caught in a murmuration, you should be fine.
Crazy Bird Tornado
Do You See It Look Closer The Gray Owl Is Hiding In Plain Sight
Many of us have heard of but never seen a gray owl in the wild. This isn’t because the owls aren’t around, but because they’re trying to remain undetected while hunting. Except for photographers on the hunt for the next spectacular snap. Alan Murphy, 59, captured this photo of a Gray Owl in British Columbia…sort of. In many of Murphy’s images, the owl is barely visible. Photographing the bird, he wrote: “While searching the forests of British Columbia for birds to photograph, I came across this guy. It’s like finding a needle in a haystack. See if you can see the Great Gray Owl. Nature is amazing!! You can see how the plumage of the owl blends right into the texture of the tree bark making it almost invisible… I am in awe of the wonders of nature and this is a great example of how wonderful it is to get to see such clever camouflage used by a bird.”
O You See It Look Closer The Gray Owl Is Hiding In Plain Sight
Geese Have Multiple Rows Of Teeth Like Appendages Made Of Cartilage
Yikes. There’s really no other way to describe this insane-looking shot inside a goose’s mouth. Mother Nature, it turns out, isn’t only amusing; she’s also terrifying. Surprisingly, while these appear to be teeth, they are actually fragments of cartilage that resemble a pair of chainsaw chompers. While the tooth-like appendages visible aren’t actually teeth, they serve a comparable purpose. They aren’t made of bone and don’t have enamel, but they help geese cut and tear their food exactly like people. And, more importantly, the tomia are extremely sharp and firm. They have to be to rip through food for the geese, so don’t put your band in a goose’s beak anytime soon unless you want to face the tomia’s wrath.
Geese Have Multiple Rows Of Teeth Like Appendages Made Of Cartilage
The Harpy Eagle Is The Largest Eagle In The World
The harpy eagle is a wonderful bird called after the beaked creatures of Greek mythology. It is serene, gorgeous, and lethal. These gray-feathered birds appear pensive as well as menacing. It helps that they’re enormous, with talons that can grow to be five inches long. If you’re curious, that’s bigger than a grizzly bear’s talons. Harpies, with wingspans of up to 6.5 feet, fly across the jungles of Mexico and northern Argentina with astonishing speed and agility. The harpy eagle reproduces every two to three years after pairing for life and only lays two eggs at a time. The parents usually spend their attention on the first egg, leaving the second to fend for itself.
The Harpy Eagle Is The Largest Eagle In The World
Photographer Darren Pearson Captured This Incredible Long Exposure Shot Of Lightning Striking A Tree… Or Did It?
When this shot of a tree being struck by lightning became viral in 2015, viewers were stunned. Audiences were perplexed as to how this photograph was taken at precisely the proper time. Is it really feasible to get such vibrant hues from a single lightning strike? It turns out that this spectacular display of nature is actually a spectacular display of photo retouching. Pearson didn’t try to hide the fact that he modified the photo after it became viral on the internet. Instead, he went into detail about how he achieved it: “My image is a long exposure, 619 seconds, taken at night. During this time, I used ‘el wire’ to create the blue smoke-looking effect, and a color-gelled spotlight to give the tree a pink glow. The lightning bolt was an idea that my roommate… He mentioned, ‘You know what would be incredible? A lightning bolt striking the tree…’ I never intended it to be taken for a real photo of lightning striking a tree. It was meant to be an artistic expression, but turned into an internet misinformation fiasco.”
Photographer Darren Pearson Captured This Incredible Long Exposure Shot Of Lightning Striking A Tree… Or Did It
Thunderstorm Over Lake Michigan
This photo of multiple lightning strikes hitting Lake Michigan at the same moment epitomizes nature’s majesty. Lake Michigan is one of the most beautiful spots in the Midwest, but does it attract a specific amount of lightning, or was this just a lucky shot? It turns out that it’s not just Lake Michigan, but every lake in the country. Water bodies transmit electricity, and since they act as a flat surface (despite being completely liquid), they attract lightning at their greatest point. With the exception of the peaks of Lake Michigan’s waves, lakes tend to be quite straight across, so when lightning strikes, it’s pretty much all a bullseye.
Thunderstorm Over Lake Michigan
Incredible Supercell Storm Near Howard, Kansas
When you look up in the sky during the summer and see a storm cloud that resembles a red hot dome heading directly for you? That is a supercell thunderstorm poised to shower down thunder and lightning on your neighborhood. The high winds and cracking thunder produced by supercells are caused by a mesocyclone, which is caused by a persistent rotating updraft. Storms caused by supercells can continue for hours, but they don’t appear out of anywhere. These unique storms necessitate high wind speeds and directional sheer that blows between 20,000 feet. Furthermore, a large updraft and downdraft are required to keep the storm going. These storms are more common in the Midwest and central parts of the country, but if you really want to witness a supercell in action, head to the Great Plains.
Incredible Supercell Storm Near Howard, Kansas
It’s Not An Alien Craft, But A Bloated Whale Carcass Floating In The Ocean.
This bizarre-looking orb in the middle of the ocean isn’t from another planet, nor is it a man-made object. There’s no need to conceal the lede because this bad boy is a rotting whale carcass ready to burst. When a whale dies, anything left in its stomach decomposes, and all of the germs inside produce a surplus of gas, which builds up until the animal blows up like a horrible time bomb. Areas with a high concentration of whales are normally prepared with someone whose duty it is to deliberately puncture a dead whale to keep the body from exploding, but it’s still a messy procedure. In these cases, puncturing the whale’s body while it is still in the ocean prevents its entrails from being strewn across whatever shore it lands on. It’s a dreadful job, but someone has to do it.
It’s Not An Alien Craft, But A Bloated Whale Carcass Floating In The Ocean
Clouds In The Shape Of A Lens That May Be Seen From 60 Kilometers Away
Lenticular clouds appear to be from another planet and are not only beautiful but also aesthetically attractive. It’s no surprise that they’re frequently mistaken for UFOs. Don’t worry, these aren’t giving birth to strange lifeforms from within. They’re simply the result of a perfect storm of temperature variations in the air. These clouds are frequently observed to the south of a mountain range. They form as a series of waves of steady, moist airflow across the mountain. If the air temperature matches the dew point temperature, then BAM! You’ll receive a lens-shaped wave as a result. Lenticular clouds form as the air temperature varies in such waves.
Clouds In The Shape Of A Lens That May Be Seen From 60 Kilometers Away
Closer Inspection Reveals The Mother Polar Bear Lurking In The Shadows, Ready To Attack
People-aggressive polar bears are rare. They’re not simply hard to find, but also kind creatures. That rule is nullified if someone gets between a mother and her cub. And that’s not just basic sense. A polar bear only assaults a human around three times a year. These occur when a polar bear approaches a campsite at night and is startled by a human. Polar bear cubs are scarce, therefore stealing one from its mother is a catastrophic error.
Closer Inspection Reveals The Mother Polar Bear Lurking In The Shadows, Ready To Attack.
Mammatus Clouds Over Nebraska After A Tornado
These bizarre sky constructions appear to be oozing from the heavens, but they aren’t Dali creations. They’re actually from another kind of cloud. These cotton ball-like structures are usually spotted hanging from the underside of a thunderstorm cloud. A Mammatus cloud usually means bad weather is coming. While some belief these clouds stretch into funnel clouds, they are actually generated by rising air during a storm. These clouds only last 10 or 15 minutes in the sky, which makes them even more magnificent.
Mammatus Clouds Over Nebraska After A Tornado
Morocco’s Tree Climbing Goats
The Argania tree-climbing goats of Morocco aren’t just a tourist attraction, they’re doing what they do naturally. Every summer, goats flock to the trees to eat the fruit of their knotty, thick bark. These goats don’t only eat what falls from the tree; they literally climb its branches to acquire it. In addition to the tourism dollars, goats help grow trees through their feces. The seeds that clump up on the ground after passing through the goats are processed to generate Argan oil.
Morocco’s Tree Climbing Goats
Oh no oh no oh NOOOO
Is there anything scarier than an angry deity showing up in your universe and banging on a wall you didn’t even know existed? The dread that fish feel when someone smacks, taps, or knocks on their aquarium window is akin to the boogeyman appearing out of an alley at night. Even though fish have limited minds, tapping on a glass wall can stress them out and make them swim erratically. The easiest approach to keep your fish (or someone else’s fish) calm is to keep them near the ocean. Keep the lightning cool, don’t overstock the tank, and don’t knock on the walls of their house. Imagine someone randomly knocking on your bedroom window.
Oh No Oh No Oh NOOOO
The Black Jaguar Is A Rare Species On The Earth
The black jaguar is an uncommon color variant of the Amazon’s “normal” spotted jaguar. Beautiful cats that eat what they want and leave the remainder for the scavengers. While their bright colors help them hunt, they also attract poachers looking to profit from their unusual pelts. Between 2010 and 2019, there were 26 confirmed sightings of black jaguars in South America and Mexico. Big cat melanism is thought to be induced by a recessive allele that arises deeper in the forest. The animals’ markings and rosettes are still visible but obscured by their inky black fur.
The Black Jaguar Is A Rare Species On The Earth
Photo of a Morning Glory Cloud Formation Taken From A Plane Near Burketown In QLD, Australia
As stunning as this incredible cloud formation is, you’ll have to travel to Australia to see it. There are still unanswered concerns about these clouds, but it’s thought they’re created by humid air coming from the east Coral Sea colliding with the warm air of the Gulf of Carpentaria. The chilly air above Cape York in the evening then travels behind the mixed layers of humid air, resulting in this one-of-a-kind cloud. Depending on how these variables interact, the clouds can form a single enormous tube or as many as ten clouds in a row. This cloud formation is so unusual that many people are unaware of it, and even then, the only ones who see it in all its (morning) beauty are pilots. Caboolture Gliding Club’s Garrett Russell explained:”If they are really obscured by condensation, the humidity is high and the pilots will finish their beer and go home for an early night, ready to get up before dawn to ride the cloud.”
Photo Of A Morning Glory Cloud Formation Taken From A Plane Near Burketown In QLD, Australia
Photographer Captures The Real-Life Jaws Image
The billboard shot that made people terrified to get into the ocean in the 1970s was a painting of a gigantic shark rising through the water to make a meal out of a young swimmer, and it has now been flawlessly duplicated by an underwater photographer. Euan Rannachan, a British videographer and cage diver, flew to Mexico in 2019 and captured this incredible image of a shark swimming straight up to the surface of the ocean. He was able to snap it thanks to collaboration, excellent timing, and steel nerves. Rannachan stated how he was able to get this shot while discussing how he got it: “The shark in my image is a female and her name is Squirrel. We’d been with her for a while. We have these people on the boat called shark wranglers and they throw these two-foot chunks of tuna to get the shark close to the surface… A guy named Crazy Luis stood up on the boat to bring the shark to us when we sit on the surface in the shark cage.”
Photographer Captures The Real Life Jaws Image
Portrait Of An American Buffalo
Whether you like to call them bison or buffalo, it’s no secret that millions of these large, majestic creatures roamed America at one time. They wandered in enormous herds from Mexico to Florida, but the greatest concentration of the mammals was found in the country’s midsection, in the plains. It is estimated that 30 to 75 million buffalo roamed the land at one time, darkening the plains. The males are the largest of these magnificent creatures, reaching about six feet tall and clothed in thick layers of fur, they can travel at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour. During the majority of the year, buffalo are peaceful creatures, but during mating season, they transform into roaring bullies who fight over the ladies of their pack until they have their way. While millions of these species were slaughtered in the nineteenth century, environmentalists have worked hard to bring these animals back from the brink of extinction, and there are now hundreds of thousands of buffalo roaming the plains.
Portrait Of An American Buffalo
President Theodore Roosevelt Riding A Moose Across A River In 1912
This shot of Theodore Roosevelt riding a moose is cool, but it’s not real. It’s actually two actual images that were stitched together in a very seamless manner to make it appear as if Roosevelt has the capacity to tame any animal he comes across. Roosevelt was running as a member of the Bull Moose party in 1912, so what better way to promote his campaign than with a photo of him atop the party’s mascot? The photograph was created by the photography business Underwood & Underwood and is a composite of Roosevelt riding a horse that was superimposed over the swimming moose. The ad is practically faultless, but if you want to identify a flaw in this early-twentieth-century Photoshop, check below Roosevelt’s knee. As great as this advertisement is, it isn’t the real thing.
President Theodore Roosevelt Riding A Moose Across A River In 1912
Proof That Cats Are Smarter Than Dogs
If there’s one thing everyone “knows” about cats and dogs, it’s that they hate each other. That they are creatures who will never be pals, despite the fact that they frequently have to live in close proximity to one another. But is that correct? Is it inevitable that cats and dogs will compete for pet supremacy? No, cats and dogs aren’t born disliking one other. They simply have distinct inclinations and were bred in different ways. Dogs were bred to hunt tiny animals when they were domesticated, and cats are typically small, fuzzy critters that appear like they’d make a terrific meal. Dogs have an innate desire to hunt cats, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be pals. It simply takes a lot of effort and attention to ensure that the animals in your life get along.
Proof That Cats Are Smarter Than Dogs
Roger, The Buff Kangaroo, Was Clearly The Group Leader
Roger rose to prominence thanks to his ripped body, but he was an orphaned joey long before he was the most toned marsupial on the internet. Roger was discovered in his dead mother’s pouch by Chris Barns, the founder of an Australian animal sanctuary. Roger grew to be the sanctuary’s 6′ 7″ alpha male beefcake after being saved. Barns explained to Australia’s Traveler website that Roger got his upper body gains not from a strict diet, but from fighting: “Basically he’s just a fighter. ‘It’s natural for an alpha male. He likes to see the threat go, so will always come out to confront you. If he grabs you, he doesn’t let go. You can’t get out easily. It’s a chokehold. As for a well-placed kick, it can disembowel you.”
Roger, The Buff Kangaroo, Was Clearly The Group Leader
Sadly, This Tasmanian Tiger Family At The Beaumaris Zoo In Hobart In 1910, Is Extinct
For more than 80 years, these enormous striped animals were thought to be extinct. This photograph depicts some of the last things on the planet, or at least the last things we thought were on the planet. After all, this strange-looking marsupial may still have some life in it. There have been sightings of wild animal in Tasmania throughout the 2010s, though these have yet to be validated. In 2017, a driver reported seeing one of these tiger-striped creatures near the Deep Gulley Forest Reserve in the area’s northern corner. Two years later, a footprint that obviously matched that of a Tasmanian Tiger was discovered. Could these animals still exist? Time will tell.
Sadly, This Tasmanian Tiger Family At The Beaumaris Zoo In Hobart In 1910, Is Extinct
Seaweed Infesting A Wave
Consider yourself in the water, ready to be hit by a wave. You want to feel the cool saltwater splash over you, bringing you closer to the Earth than you’ve ever been before. But then you see it: a wave covered in sargassum, a thick kind of seaweed that would entangle you in its sticky limbs and refuse to let go. That’s a big no for us, but it’s very likely that this will become the new normal. According to Dr. Chuanmin Hu of the University of South Florida College of Marine Science, deforestation and an explosion in fertilizer use have caused a change in ocean plant life. He told the BBC: “The ocean’s chemistry must have changed in order for the blooms to get so out of hand. This is all ultimately related to climate change because it affects precipitation and ocean circulation and even human activities, but what we’ve shown is that these blooms do not occur because of increased water temperature.”
Seaweed Infesting A Wave
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Trans-Antarctic Research Vessel “Endurance” Stranded In Sea Ice, 1915
Among Ernest Shackleton’s three Antarctic journeys, his near-year-long ice-trap aboard the “Endurance” was his most perilous. On January 18, 1915, the ship slowed down through an ice field. There was no going back. Shackleton remained upbeat to his crew, but he felt “what the ice gets, the ice keeps.” Alive and with the ship, he had no illusions. The crew abandoned the ship and began walking over the tundra. It had been over a year since they left for Elephant Island. To save the rest of his crew, Shackleton and two men traveled 36 hours straight to a whaling station at Stromness.
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Trans Antarctic Research Vessel
Soviet Soldiers Feeding Polar Bears In The 1950s
This photo of a Soviet soldier caring for a polar bear shows how similar we are to animals. Photographed at the icy Chukchi Peninsula, Soviet Union. Polar bears and their young can die from starvation and hypothermia if they don’t consume enough. Local soldiers didn’t waste time feeding the bears. They had so many tin cans of condensed milk that the soldiers freely gave them away. They’d open the tin and feed the condensed milk to the bears, who happily ate it. Condensed milk was not rationed in the Soviet Union at the time, thus the country basically fed the polar bears for a few years.
Soviet Soldiers Feeding Polar Bears In The 1950s
Spiders Cocooning Themselves In Trees During A Flood
Like something from an Edward Gorey book or a weird spaghetti, this photo of trees cocooned in spiderwebs looks unreal. During a flood in Pakistan, millions of spiders take to the trees to avoid the rising floods. With time, the webs grew thicker and thicker, eventually engulfing the trees. Seeing their trees draped with ghostly webs isn’t something that happens every day. Despite the stagnant water, this cocooning did have one benefit: it greatly reduced the mosquito population in the area. The huge webs may have collected mosquitos, which is a benefit.
Spiders Cocooning Themselves In Trees During A Flood
Starlings Obscure The Sky Over Rome In Dystopia Viral Photo
Imagine waking up to a black and white horizon, with starlings flying and twisting where the clouds used to be. This apocalyptic view of Rome’s sky is common. Every year, four million starlings obscure the sun. The worst aspect is that they cover the city in their own waste. It’s not only scary, it’s nasty. The Romans tried various methods to stop the rise of the starlings. They tried to scare the small birds away with falcons but to no avail. The Romans also tried to keep birds away by pruning their trees. So far, the starlings have remained in flight.
Starlings Obscure The Sky Over Rome In Dystopia Viral Photo
Sylvester Stallone With His 40-Year-Old Rocky Turtles
With all of his film work and bulking up for said film work, Sylvester Stallone doesn’t seem to have time for pets. But he’s kept two pet turtles since 1976 for a movie called Rocky. Cuff and Link are still alive and well with the actor, as he confirmed on Instagram in 2019. The turtles, at 44, are enjoying life with Stallone and will certainly outlive him. Some turtles live for almost 50 years. Giant tortoises live for centuries. Will Stallone’s turtles outlive him? We won’t know.
Sylvester Stallone With His 40 Year Old Rocky Turtles
Terri And Steve Irwin With A Croc At Their Australia Zoo In 1996
Steve Irwin was one of the only persons who could bring some of the most terrifying apex predators into his viewers’ homes. He wanted people to realize that these creatures aren’t monsters, they’re just doing what they were intended to do. He died doing what he loved, but he revolutionized our perception of these animals. While speaking with Scientific American in 1996, Irwin explained why he wanted to go out into the jungles of the world and get in the nitty gritty with these creatures: “My field is with apex predators, hence your crocodiles, your snakes, your spiders. And then of course you’ve got lions, tigers, bears. Great big apex predators they’re the species that I enjoy the most. That’s where my passion lies. Historically, people have seen them as evil, ugly monsters that kill people. Take the crocodile, for example, my favorite animal. There are 23 species. Seventeen of those species are rare or endangered. They’re on the way out, no matter what anyone does or says, you know.”
Terri And Steve Irwin With A Croc At Their Australia Zoo In 1996
Texas State Capitol Austin Tornado May 4, 1922
Texas has odd weather. A tornado will occasionally blow over the area, causing havoc in Tejas. On May 4, 1922, two tornadoes formed minutes apart, traveling south-southwest. The “eastern storm” that roared across the city killed 12 people and injured 50. A tornado hit St. Edwards College and the St. Elmo neighborhood in South Austin. The tornadoes left Austin in ruins late in the day.
Texas State Capitol Austin Tornado May 4, 1922
The Arctic Hare, Also Known As The Polar Rabbit
These lovely tiny fluffballs are a northern hemisphere rarity. The Arctic Hare is found in Canada, Greenland, and Newfoundland, while a similar puffball is found in Europe and Asia. The Arctic hares don’t mind the lack of food. They’re herbivores who eat berries, roots, and seaweed. While these adorable bunnies are rare in populous areas of North America, they are abundant in the Arctic. Regardless of their numbers, wolves, foxes, and owls constantly look for these creatures over the ice.
The Arctic Hare, Also Known As The Polar Rabbit
The Bearded Vulture The Most Metal Bird Of Prey
The lammergier, or bearded vulture, is a strange animal. This huge bird’s feathers are dyed red by the blood of its meals. The brighter and more vivid their plumage, the more blood they drink. Yikes. They have no natural predators, thus the rich color of their feathers after a blood feast is a source of pride for them. They think the more passionate and filthy a bearded vulture is, the higher it’s feathered rank. The brighter the bird, the better its resources.
The Bearded Vulture The Most Metal Bird Of Prey