The world would be certainly dull without birds with bright sounds and colors. Apart from flowers, they are perhaps one of the most exciting things to see. Here is a colorful photo gallery featuring birds of different shapes and sizes.
Filed under: Photos on November 30th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
The 21st century is marked not only by new technologies but also by an ever growing number of extinct and endangered animals. Apart from the extinct animals we will never see, these rare felines are so few since they are either threatened by loss of habitat or they have suffered from rare color mutation. Take […]
Filed under: Be involved, Documentary on November 28th, 2007 | 16 Comments »
More and more animals die to create a designer fur coat. To make one fur coat you must kill at least 55 wild mink, 35 ranched mink, 40 sables, 11 lynx, 18 red foxes, 11 silver foxes, 100 chinchillas, 30 rex rabbits, 9 beavers, 30 muskrats, 15 bobcats, 25 skunks, 14 otters, 125 ermines, 30 […]
Filed under: Photos on November 26th, 2007 | 5 Comments »
In the last 20 years, natural disasters have quadrupled - source
More than four times the number of natural disasters are occurring now than did two decades ago, British charity Oxfam has said in a study that largely blamed global warming.
The First Solar Hydrogen House - source
Mike Strizki is the civil engineer to construct the first […]
Filed under: News on November 26th, 2007 | No Comments »
The female hippo reaches sexual maturity at 5 to 6 years of age, carrying the baby for 8 months. When the time comes for the baby to come out, the female hippo isolates herself from the herd, for anywhere from 10 to 44 days. The magic happens underwater and the baby is born alive. The […]
Filed under: Caught on cam, Documentary, Photos on November 23rd, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Shining above Bear Lake, this phenomena is perhaps one of nature’s greatest visual masterpieces. Named after the Roman goddess of the dawn, Aurora, the unusual glow can only be seen in the Northern hemisphere, ocurring from September to October and from March to April. Witness a breathtaking show, the aurora borealis!
Filed under: Caught on cam on November 21st, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Giant Catfish Caught in Cambodia - source
Perhaps the largest catfish in the world was captured just before midnight on November 13. The Mekong giant catfish has some amazing measurements, it’s 8 feet long (2.4 meters long) ands weighs 450 pounds (204 kilograms). After collecting data, the fish was released unharmed.
Filed under: News on November 21st, 2007 | No Comments »
With a third of the monkey species being threatened by loss of habitat, conservation becomes a growing issues for our primates. One in every 3 of the world’s apes, monkeys, lemurs, and other primates is now endangered with extinction, according to a report released this week by Conservation International. With help from the UNESCO and […]
Filed under: Photos on November 19th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
