Dec 04
Two sixteen-year-old Norwegian kids recently spotted a fox near their homes, so they decided to lure him in with an app that mimics the cries of a dying rabbit. Because, why not. More »
Dec 04
A Fox has reportedly stolen a phone and subsequently send SMS messages from it. Here’s how it happened: kids spotted a fox near their homes and tried to attract it with an iPhone app that simulates the sound of a dying rabbit (there’s really an app for everything!). Left on the ground, the phone indeed attracted the Fox (probably by saying “diner time” in “fox/rabbit language”) which grabbed the phone and ran away with it. (more…)
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Nov 29
She did it! A jumping spider named Nefertiti went all the way to space for 100 days, hung out on the ISS, and now the little spidernaut has re-entered our atmosphere. She has officially hung up her space suit and retired to a quiet life in the Insect Zoo at the National Museum of Natural History. More »
Nov 27
Since we’ve already seen how people capture a photograph of a cheetah running at full speed, it makes sense to see the other side: the slow motion footage of a cheetah running. It’s mother naturally beautiful. More »
Nov 14
In an unbelievable story that includes a fishing trip, a curious bird and a lost camera, a woman found a camera hanging around a bird’s neck, posted the pictures online and found the camera’s owner. More »
Oct 25
If You Ever Wondered How People Take a Picture of a Cheetah Running at Full Speed
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Cheetahs are super fast and to capture them running at full speed is damn near impossible. Well, almost impossible. National Geographic shows how they captured a running cheetah and it’s pretty impressive: over 400 foot of perfectly level dolly track, a bevy of cameras, an able and willing cheetah and really fast instincts. [YouTube via PetaPixel] More »
Oct 23
You’re just drinking your coffee, minding your own business when you look down your cup and spill all over yourself. Because what is that at the bottom, a lobster? Yes, it’s a lobster. But never fear because it’s just ceramic and it’s supposed to be there. More »
Oct 12
Watching This Polar Bear Smash a $2,000 Camera Lens Is Surprisingly Cute [Animals]
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This polar bear is probably a really big Nikon fan that just loves to destroy expensive things because he was caught chomping, throwing and smashing a $2,100 Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 IS telephoto lens. It’s pretty hilarious to see a giant polar bear play around with a camera lens, it looks like he tries to smoke it, drink it, eat it and even flick it. More »
Oct 12
We thought Office supplies were just about the blandest thing we could talk about. And that statement held true until we laid eyes on these ferocious staple removers from JacZagoory. More »
Oct 05
This Unbelievable Footage Literally Shows a Bird’s Eye View of the Entire World [Watch This]
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Everyone has wanted to fly at some point in their life. Unfortunately for most of us, watching this unbelievable trailer about Discovery’s Winged Planet is the closest we’ll ever come to actually flying. That’s okay thought because the footage is unbelievable—cameras were mounted onto birds to see life from their point of view. More »
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