Video of a boy playing with an otter

Video of a boy and a playful otter at Sea World. Via.

Jellyfish wallpapers

Gorgeous blue jellyfish wallpapers available for download.

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Planking on the news via.



Beautiful way to display a PS3 and its cords. Via.



Shaved alpaca.



Crashed spaceship by Michal Karcz on sale as described here. Via.



Crest Pro-Health Protection - - 24 hour protection as long as you use it twice a day.

Baby spiny turtle

Check out the fearsome shell on this baby spiny turtle.

The weird and wonderful world of bioluminescence

"In the deep, dark ocean, many sea creatures make their own light for hunting, mating and self-defense. Bioluminescence expert Edith Widder was one of the first to film this glimmering world. At TED2011, she brings some of her glowing friends onstage, and shows more astonishing footage of glowing undersea life."

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Do you want this octopus to have fewer arms?



Deer escaping a flood.



Wedding plea for help.

Terrific TED talk about Antarctic Ice and the fearsome leopard seal (narwhals, too)

This presentation by Paul Nicklen is possibly the best TED talk I've watched - - funny, fascinating, well-delivered, and supported by tremendous photographs. Among the interesting factoids: The ice he regularly dove in was so cold that he typically vomited each time he hit the water. National Geographic's informal motto is "we publish photographs, not excuses." And unless I heard wrong, one of the whales pictured in the video is believed to be 250 years old.

But most of all, the leopard seal stars as a fearsome (as in, sometimes they eat people), but sometimes charming creature.

*Buy National Geographic back issues at eBay.

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A few gems, mostly spotted at Reddit:


Middle school classroom/cabinet of wonders.



Petra, Jordan.



Fleeing a dragon.



If you see something, skate something. Via.



Deadly bird.

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A few gems from Reddit:


Tiny turtle.



Portal poster.



If you look over a typist's shoulder in Doom 3, he'll notice.



Rap enthusiast.

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A few gems from Reddit:


Mama bear and her cubs one year later.



Monster house.




Fennec fox.



Owl hates being washed.



Google gets some weird questions.

Wolf eels ready to hatch

Wolf eels ready to hatch. Photos of the hatching at the link.

Cemetery frequented by kangaroos

The cemetery at Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park in Australia is frequented by kangaroos. The video below shows a few boxing (watch without sound):

A boy and a golden eagle

Boy and golden eagle.

*Previously: Dozens of bald eagles in a backyard.

Baby aardvark

Baby aardvark and widescreen wallpaper. Via.

*Buy aardvark toys at eBay.

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Please clap for bubbles. Via.




Blue whale skull. Via.




Don Cherry is a sharp dresser. Via.




Footprint pool via.




Drain at the beach - - this mindbender was part of the Pure Water Vision show. Via.

Tapir loves his massage

Video of a tapir thoroughly enjoying a massage. Via.

Breeding animals for violence and domesticity

Interesting article (and great photo gallery) at National Geographic about scientists breeding rats and foxes for violence and domesticity. (That's a angry rat, above.)

Link roundup

1. Flickr posted a collection of fennec fox photos.

2. What impact did the tsunami have on Apple's ability to keep producing iPhones etc? They claim it had "no supply or cost impact."

3. Portal turret Easter egg. Also, an explanation for who the bald guy is on Valve's splash screen.

Monstrous alligator

Monstrous alligator (and child). Via these sites.