The Japanese town of Inakadate has been converting its fields into living artworks every year since 1993. By arranging many rice species in intricate patterns, they produce amazing rice paddy art, drawing on their tradition as an agricultural community. The project for this summer features two well-known female portraits from both Western and Eastern art history. The famous … [Read more...] about A Japanese Village Grows Many Varieties of Rice to Create a Giant Tribute to Art History
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Diver Experiences Terrifying Face-To-Face With Giant Seven-Meter Long Anaconda
The amazing moment a diver swam alongside the Green Anaconda, the largest living snake, was recorded on camera. Professional underwater cameraman Bartolomeo Bove visited the Brazilian State of Mato Grosso do Sul in July to scuba dive in the Formoso River. The seven-meter speckled snake, which is laying on the riverbed near the city of Bonito in the Cerrado region of … [Read more...] about Diver Experiences Terrifying Face-To-Face With Giant Seven-Meter Long Anaconda
Giant 30-Foot Wild Snakes Die While Attempting to Flee Indonesian Forest Fires
While battling blazing forest fires in Indonesia, locals have found the carcasses of enormous snakes. According to The Washington Post, forest fires have been destroying certain parts of Indonesia since July. The fire's dense smoky atmosphere caused widespread suffering, but animals in the forest suffered significantly as well. According to Mothership, those battling the … [Read more...] about Giant 30-Foot Wild Snakes Die While Attempting to Flee Indonesian Forest Fires
The World’s Largest Giant Waterlily was Found for the First Time in More Than a Century
A case of mistaken identity for 177 years. Based on the amazing intuition of a waterlily specialist, a massive waterlily that has been growing at the Kew Gardens Herbarium in London, UK, for the past 177 years has now been identified as a new species. This is the first new species of enormous waterlily to be discovered in more than a century. Only two other species of … [Read more...] about The World’s Largest Giant Waterlily was Found for the First Time in More Than a Century
The First Giant Anteater Diagnosed With Diabetes And Fitted With A Human-Useable Device
Nala, an Edinburgh Zoo giant anteater, is the first known instance of diabetes in her species. "Keepers first noticed anything was awry when Nala began to lose weight while eating the same amount, or even more, as usual," said Stephanie Mota, the resident veterinary surgeon at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), in a statement. "We performed a comprehensive … [Read more...] about The First Giant Anteater Diagnosed With Diabetes And Fitted With A Human-Useable Device