Wildscreen Arkive - Discover the world's most endangered species Wildscreen's Arkive project was launched in 2003 and grew to become the world's biggest encyclopaedia of life on Earth. With the help of over 7,000 of the world’s best wildlife filmmakers and photographers, conservationists and scientists, Arkive.org featured multi-media fact-files for more than 16,000 endangered species. Freely accessible to everyone, over half a million people every month, from over 200 countries, used Arkive to learn and discover the wonders of the natural world. Since 2013 Wildscreen was unable to raise sufficient funds from trusts, foundations, corporates and individual donors to support the year-round costs of keeping Arkive online. As a small conservation charity, Wildscreen eventually reached the point where it could no longer financially sustain the ongoing costs of keeping Arkive free and online or invest in its much needed development. Therefore, a very hard decision was made to take the www.arkive.org website offline in February 2019.
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Beauty Of Nature: 100 Brilliant Examples Of Bird Photography Bird photography is one of the most challenging types of nature photography, but remains an incredibly popular hobby for many people. The subject is usually small, may not stay still, moves rapidly from branch to branch, sits in less than favourable lighting conditions and is extremely aware of an approaching photographer. Tricky! Examples and Inspiration Tips & Resources for Bird Photography Practice on Your Pet! Home is where the heart is, and there’s certainly something to be said for starting out photographing your own pet. Let Nature Come to You Keep your distance, stay still, and play the waiting game. Continuous Shutter This one might go without saying, but using a continuous shutter is a great technique to practice when shooting a subject that’s liable to move quickly. Other Resources Be sure to check out a few of these other articles and tips for perfecting your bird photography technique! Backyard Bird Photography Bird Photography Tips Nigel Blake’s Blog
30 Sites for Students Who Finish Early! #elemchat Vampire squid from hell eats faeces to survive depths While most vampires prefer their prey alive, vampire squid are rather less demanding. They munch on any dead plankton, crustacean remains and faecal matter that happens to pass by, making them the only cephalopod not to hunt living prey. Vampyroteuthis infernalis – literally the "vampire squid from hell" – has a pair of thin, retractable filaments. It uses them like a fishing line, letting them drift and collect bits of waste. Wiping the filaments across its arms, the squid combines the waste with mucus secreted from its suckers to form balls of food, which it gobbles up. This diet, unique among cephalopods, allows the squid to live in environments that are too difficult for most predators to survive in, says Henk-Jan Hoving at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in California. Journal reference: Proceedings of the Royal Society B, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.1357 More From New Scientist Masturbation calms restless leg syndrome (New Scientist) More from the web Recommended by
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Oh They're So Surprised! Oh They’re So Surprised! Posted by SHMO on November 5, 2012 · 124 Comments What if the animal kingdom could understand the dramatic presidential election? What if they could comprehend the shocking nightly news? What if they could understand the latest gossips from our weekends… “She left with who?… He got arrested for what!?” …We figured they might look like this…