The coconut crab is the largest land-living arthropod in the world. It is found on islands across the Indian Ocean and parts of the Pacific Ocean as far east as the Gambier Islands, mirroring the distribution of the coconut palm; it has been extirpated from most areas with a significant human population, including mainland Australia and Madagascar. The diet of coconut crabs consists primarily of fleshy fruits, nuts and seeds, and on the pith of fallen trees.
William Shakesbear hopes to be Romeo’s understudy in his college’s theater production.
T15,000 crocodiles escaped from a crocodile farm in South Africa during the recent floods.
Meet Sam, the cat with eyebrows.
Very cute pictures of cats playing or sleeping with stuffed animals.
Amazing photos capturing the last moments of a penguin in icy waters off the Antarctic Peninsula before being eaten by a leopard seal. And here we’ve got even more photos of leopard seals.
The jaguarundi is a small-sized wild cat native to Central and South America. The jaguarundi is found from southern Texas and coastal Mexico in the north, through central and South America east of the Andes, and as far south as northern Argentina.
The #doginabag tag is proof that puppies of all shapes and sizes look adorable in bags.
Zookeepers at 12 zoos across the country are experimenting with how orangutans use iPads and the results are really amazing.
As usual, all the big names came out to Sundance for a week of free stuff and movies.
The photos were taken in Cowichan River Provincial Park, Canada.
The dog named Oscar was adopted from animal shelter in South Africa. He has travelled around the world with his new owners. Recently, Oscar was killed by a car in California.
Amblypygi is an order of invertebrate animals belonging to the class Arachnida, in the subphylum Chelicerata of the phylum Arthropoda. They form a separate order of arachnids alongside the spiders, scorpions and others. Native to New Zealand and Australia. Amblypygids are also known as whip spiders and tailless whip scorpions. The name “amblypygid” means “blunt rump”, a reference to a lack of the telson (“tail”) carried by related species. Despite an offputting appearance, they are harmless to humans.
On his highly reputable Chinese fashion blog, Snoopy models his androgynous personal style with a variety of outfits mixing high fashion with costume shop props, handmade details, intricate jewelry, and thrifted hats.
So many fat rolls!
Good things come in small packages, but great things come in huge packages.
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These people love their dogs way too much. This project by French photographer Erwan Fichou shows dog owners wearing clothes made from their pet’s fur.
