Peter Lammer is chef in a restaurant in Germany. He was involved in a motorcycle accident and, after rehabilitation, doctors advised him to retire.
Together with his friends, he came up with this effective mobile seat.
Crested mynas, as many other birds, are born altricially, which means young are underdeveloped at the time of birth, therefore fed by parents. When they grow up, they have to learn that food doesn't simply jump into their beaks [📽️: Rebecca Gelernter]
Julian Voss-Andreae is a quantum physicist-turned-sculptor. His work is heavily influenced by his background in science and his blending figurative sculptures can vanish in front of our eyes
A horse archer is armed with a bow and arrows and able to shoot while riding from horseback.
In Mongolian culture, horseback archery was used for hunting, for protecting livestock, protecting the tribe from outside enemies.
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Animals actually do mourn their dead.
This is the heartbreaking moment a grieving koala mourns the death of his female companion in the Adelaide Hills.
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Photographer Vadim Trunov has had close encounters with squirrels in his career, but these photos of squirrels shooting photos of each other and of birds are probably the most captivating he took
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"Fire phoenix" flies in the sky: a man made a phoenix kite controlled by a drone, and flew it in the sky in Shangqiu, central China's Henan Province
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The Chinese algae eater's mouth is inferior with a special "sucker" modification which allows the fish to eat algae. If deprived of proper forage, they may feed off of the body slime on other fish
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This very popular photo captured by Timothy C. Roth from Task Force Turtle portrays a snapping turtle that emerged after hibernation carrying the "earth" on its back
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50% of Panda births result in twins, but Panda moms almost always abandon one. Therefore, zookeepers have to switch the cubs every few hours to trick the mom in to caring for both
Yet, with this trick, it's true love
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To pay tribute to all the enslaved people buried in cemeteries with no name, artist Craig Walsh put a face in the trees to honor their souls in an installation in Charlotte, North Carolina, called "Monuments" [read more: ]
Tumbleweeds start out as tiny seedlings; by summer the plant has a round shape. They grow flowers and fruits. By fall they dry and detach from their roots, so they spread their seeds
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Stunning sunset
This happens because of a phenomenon called Rayleigh scattering: cirrus clouds scatter the longer, red wavelengths of light and give the sky an orange or reddish hue
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In 1997, Julia Hill climbed a 200-foot 1000-year-old Californian redwood tree and did not come down for 738 days to prevent Pacific Lumber Company loggers from cutting it down.
She ultimately reached an agreement with the company to spare the tree and a 200-foot buffer zone…
Marmots became tame over the years and are quite happy to eat the food passers-by put down for them on hiking trails. Unfortunately this is not healthy for them, as marmots have been found to be frequently overweight
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While bumble bees live socially in hives usually located underground (with 50 - 500 individuals), foragers or males can happen to sleep in flowers, especially when tired after too much work
This study led by University of Central Florida found that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms manifest watching videos requiring executive brain function
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Perfectly matching and replicating colors just by seeing them is an art, and, while it's also a very useful task, people who can do this are primarily artists.
The average cat's reaction time is approximately 20-70 milliseconds, which is faster than the average snake's one (44-70 ms). The average human one is not less than 250 ms
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Frederik the Great is a Friesian stallion that lives in Arkansas's Ozark Mountains. He was imported to this farm from the Netherlands when he was six years old. In May 2016, he became known for unofficially being the "world's most handsome horse"
In the West Sahel, farmers recover degraded land and prevent desertification by digging half-moon holes. Also called “zai pits”, the ditches capture scarce rainwater and direct it toward growing plants, helping reforest the edges of the southern Sahara