Amazing Nature
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I'd never used the feature before, but thanks, it showed the butterfly much better.
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Re: Amazing Nature
Bear attacks in Japan are at a record high. Climate change and an aging population are making the problem worse
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/09/asia ... index.html
You see any Buks while there? Map of risk areas and photos at link.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/09/asia ... index.html
You see any Buks while there? Map of risk areas and photos at link.
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Don’t need the slow-mo with this one!!
This was taken from inside my garden - the dogs had started barking and I thought it was a snake - I’d say that from nose to tail it was a good 2m long - beautiful.
This was taken from inside my garden - the dogs had started barking and I thought it was a snake - I’d say that from nose to tail it was a good 2m long - beautiful.
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We were warned about bears in Kamikochi but didnt see any.
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Certainly not something I get to see in the garden in West Wales!! Hell of a creature!!Dannie Boy wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2023 8:12 am This was taken from inside my garden - the dogs had started barking and I thought it was a snake - I’d say that from nose to tail it was a good 2m long - beautiful.
And the same applies to this little 'un...
"The skull of a colossal sea monster has been extracted from the cliffs of Dorset's Jurassic Coast.
It belongs to a pliosaur, a ferocious marine reptile that terrorised the oceans about 150 million years ago.
The 2m-long fossil is one of the most complete specimens of its type ever discovered and is giving new insights into this ancient predator.
The skull will be featured in a special David Attenborough programme on BBC One on New Year's Day."
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More @ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67650247
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The oceans. So calming yet so violently destructive. Mother nature has us all in the palm of her hands.
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Adding to the last post, remembered these two clips I watched recently. First one can skip to 30sec. No tsunami, shows the ocean retreating in actual waves just before.
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No "lost", Nature is certainly no joke and "Mother" or "Gaia" are not to be messed with - "Bitten on the Arse" can be and certainly is an understatement at times. Unfortunately, more payback to come our way the way we are doing things at the moment.....
On the other side though, there's always some light!! The photo below is taken from "Winners of The 2023 BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition" (link at end), so could well be put in the Photography Thread, but in this instance I feel better suited here for obvious reasons: -
"All My Children: Human/Nature Finalist. Chimpanzees share nearly 99 percent of their DNA with human beings. At the Lwiro Primate Sanctuary in Kahuzi-Biega National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this genetic bond is perhaps reflected in the relationships that form between orphaned chimps and their human caregivers. Wild chimps typically stay close to their mothers until they’re about 5 years old, so when a mother is killed by poachers, the separation can cause irreparable harm for young, developing chimps. Many of the orphaned chimpanzees brought to the sanctuary by Congolese wildlife officials arrive carrying both physical and emotional wounds. The healing at the sanctuary goes both ways: Some of the caregivers who feed, cuddle, and help rehabilitate chimps are themselves victims of sexual abuse who have found independence and employment working with chimpanzees. The photographer Marcus Westberg, who spent weeks at the sanctuary, said that caregivers treat the chimpanzees as tenderly if they’re human children, and the young chimps, likewise, often act like kids—alternately playful, mischievous, and vulnerable."
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https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2023/ ... on/674419/
All the very best for the New Year guys and gals - there are positive things in life!!
On the other side though, there's always some light!! The photo below is taken from "Winners of The 2023 BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition" (link at end), so could well be put in the Photography Thread, but in this instance I feel better suited here for obvious reasons: -
"All My Children: Human/Nature Finalist. Chimpanzees share nearly 99 percent of their DNA with human beings. At the Lwiro Primate Sanctuary in Kahuzi-Biega National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this genetic bond is perhaps reflected in the relationships that form between orphaned chimps and their human caregivers. Wild chimps typically stay close to their mothers until they’re about 5 years old, so when a mother is killed by poachers, the separation can cause irreparable harm for young, developing chimps. Many of the orphaned chimpanzees brought to the sanctuary by Congolese wildlife officials arrive carrying both physical and emotional wounds. The healing at the sanctuary goes both ways: Some of the caregivers who feed, cuddle, and help rehabilitate chimps are themselves victims of sexual abuse who have found independence and employment working with chimpanzees. The photographer Marcus Westberg, who spent weeks at the sanctuary, said that caregivers treat the chimpanzees as tenderly if they’re human children, and the young chimps, likewise, often act like kids—alternately playful, mischievous, and vulnerable."
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https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2023/ ... on/674419/
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Extremely rare white whale sighted off Thailand
Video shows the moment stunned tourists were greeted by a rare white Omura's whale off the coast of Phuket, Thailand.
The first living Omura’s whale was seen in the wild in 2015, but this is the first known sighting of what could be an albino of the species off Thailand.
The discovery, on 1 January, sparked a search by marine experts, who successfully tracked more of the rare whales - but not the white one.
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More.....
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... -biologist
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... earch-team
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... -biologist
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... earch-team
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Quite something - unfortunately the tourists (and Chinese) will flood in. Cracking on the Thai Tourist front, unfortunately not so much for nature methinks.
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Not sure where to put this - the 'weird' thread seemed a tad cruel.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68017390
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68017390
Dog with six legs has operation to remove extra limbs
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Not sure if the astronomy thread quite fits either DM.dtaai-maai wrote: ↑Sat Jan 20, 2024 7:05 pm Not sure where to put this - the 'weird' thread seemed a tad cruel.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68017390
Dog with six legs has operation to remove extra limbs
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Well, we'll try here then...
Not been working on those "Flood Defenses" again have you DM....
Not been working on those "Flood Defenses" again have you DM....
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