South Floridians woke up to an unsettling and surreal sight: green iguanas scattered across yards, sidewalks, driveways, and even roadways, motionless as if frozen in place. The rare cold snap that swept across the region pushed temperatures to record lows, stunning the invasive reptiles and leaving them temporarily incapacitated. By 8:50 a.m. Sunday—just minutes before the … [Read more...] about Floridians wake up to ‘frozen’ reptiles in their yards and driveways
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Photographer captures award-winning photo of mice fighting in London
Photographer Sam Rowley captured a powerful, split-second scene of two mice appearing to square off over a single crumb on a London Underground platform. The image freezes a raw moment of tension beneath the city’s constant movement, revealing a hidden world most commuters never notice. The photograph was the result of several long, late nights spent lying flat on the … [Read more...] about Photographer captures award-winning photo of mice fighting in London
This London tree looks full of leaves — but it’s actually alive with thousands of parakeets
At first glance, the tree looks unusually dense, as if it’s overflowing with thick green leaves. But in several London neighborhoods, this striking sight has nothing to do with foliage. As night falls, these trees are not filled with leaves at all — they are completely covered in ring-necked parakeets. As the sun sets, the birds gather together in massive numbers, settling … [Read more...] about This London tree looks full of leaves — but it’s actually alive with thousands of parakeets