These fish have eyes on top of their heads and have a curious appearance. They are called Stargazer for this reason. The stargazer has large, upward-facing mouth in addition to top-mounted eyes on large head. Brilliant adaptations for an ambush predator include the protruding eyes and grimacing mouth. And when they are all that you can see of the fish, they have a very … [Read more...] about This Fish Hides in the Sand and Stargazes, Ignoring the Fact That It Shocks Like an Eel
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”The most gentle snake”: 7-year-old girl has tea parties with her 16 ft-long pet python Cher
For most of us who aren’t familiar with snakes the sight of 7-year-old Emi having tea parties with a 16-foot-long python could be quite shocking. But Emi, from Surrey, England, has been playing alongside her pet snake Cher since she was two years old. At the time her Lavender Motley Sunfire Tiger reticulated python was tiny and Emi could carry her around her neck. Now … [Read more...] about ”The most gentle snake”: 7-year-old girl has tea parties with her 16 ft-long pet python Cher
Polar Bear Feeding From A Tank, 1950
Photo taken in the Chukchi Peninsula, Soviet Union, during a routine military expedition. It's unclear whether there are more white bears or people on the Chukchi Peninsula. The weather can be very harsh, and sometimes it can get so cold in the winter that the temperature drops to -40°F (40°C), starving and freezing the poor white bears and their cubs. The soldiers who … [Read more...] about Polar Bear Feeding From A Tank, 1950
This Meteorite Is Billions Of Years Old And Contains The Oldest Material Found In The Solar System
In Antarctica, a massive meteorite containing the oldest material in the solar system was discovered. The 7.6kg space rock discovered in December 2022 was one of the largest meteorites ever discovered on the continent. When the dark rock was discovered perched in the snowy white ground, it stood out effortlessly. A large meteorite of this size is extremely rare. Over … [Read more...] about This Meteorite Is Billions Of Years Old And Contains The Oldest Material Found In The Solar System
A Food Blogger Who Cooked And Ate A Great White Shark Has Been Fined $18,500
The video shows her preparing the six foot long shark in two ways: griller over an open fire and sautéed in a wok. A Chinese food blogger who posted a video last year showing her buying, preparing and eating a great white shark was fined about $18,500. The blogger, who goes by Tizi, posted the video on a Chinese social media platform showing her buy the shark, which is … [Read more...] about A Food Blogger Who Cooked And Ate A Great White Shark Has Been Fined $18,500