Animal Architects: Bowerbirds Design & Build Showy, Colorful Homes to Attract Mates Turkeys strut, peacocks preen, and bowerbirds design. Of all the strange things that male birds do to attract a mate, the bowerbird's ritual is the only one that could make it into the MoMA. They use two distinct types of "architecture" and have a keen eye for color as well. Image via The Wilderness Alternative Once mating season rolls around, these Oceanican birds start gathering sticks and using them to erect structures called bowers. Amusingly, the bowerbirds pick one of two architectural styles, depending on their subspecies. The second is an "avenue" bower, where the sticks are arranged vertically to make a path down the middle, like something you'd see a bride and groom walk through at a wedding venue. Image via Isbirds Even crazier, they then start decorating the area around the structure using colored objects. Others stick with one color—and will even use manmade objects as long as they match, like Bic pens and bottlecaps: Image via Fritz Haeg Image via Imaginenation
Snow Leopard Kitten On June 16th, 2008, the Binder Park Zoo, in Battle Creek Michigan welcomed the birth of this adorable little furball. These pictures were taken at 15 days of age. She looks like a demanding little girl That's better Total contentment Milk coma Baby Snow Leopard is Born BATTLE CREEK MI, July 2, 2008 –On June 16, 2008 Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek, Michigan welcomed a 1 lb, 10 ½ inch baby female snow leopard cub. The new baby, now with her eyes open, is 15 days old, weighs almost 4lbs, and is 19 inches long from the top of her head to the tip of her tail. At birth, the baby cub spent approximately 2 hours with her mother (Lotus age 11), when she was removed for hand rearing by zoo staff. “We feel it’s very important to limit the amount of human contact that the new cub receives to lessen her imprinting on humans,” said Jenny Barnett Director of Wildlife Conservation at Binder Park Zoo. Snow Leopard Facts Binder Park Zoo…Come See Why We’re Different!
12 Rarest Species: I Bet You Never Met Before The Bumblebee Bat – the incredible bumblebee bat is one of the smallest mammal in the world, weighing about the weight of a penny. It is listed in the top 12 most endangered list. The crazy looking Valais Blacknose Sheep from Switzerland. The Glass Frogs are frogs of the amphibian family Centrolenidae. This Glasswing Butterfly has transparent wings and finds a Spanish name, “espejitos,” which means “little mirrors.” Giant Red Aeonium ‘Cyclops’ is beautiful tall succulent, it has rosettes of dark reddish-bronze leaves on stems to 4 to 5 feet tall. The beautiful Rainbow Eucalyptus – remarkably, this tree’s colouring is entirely natural. A Frizzle is a type of chicken with feathers that curl outwards, rather than lying flat as in most chickens. The Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrel is a type of flying squirrel. The Mountain Bluebird is a medium-sized bird weighing about 30 g with a length from 16–20 cm. The strange looking Monkey Orchid,found in high elevations of Ecuador and Peru.
move that camera Random photo Submit your photo Stumble Thru animal photography Tags: cheetah move that camera by tony karumba 40 508 views Rating: +3 Adorable Photos of Animals With Their Babies That Will Make You Go ‘Aww’ cheetah cub and her mother, kenya partners in photography cheetahs on a safari truck Place your ad here Loading... About OneBigPhoto is your daily dose of high quality photos. 2694 photos uploaded Important stuff Top rated Top galleries Submit photo Privacy policy Wallpaper Contact us Connect with us Search Some rights reserved. ©2013 OneBigPhoto.com
This Sea Lion Ended Up Lost In The Forest. Its Life Was About To Change Forever Somehow, a poor sea lion wound up lost and far away from the sea. Its chances of survival were up in the air. Elena from Kavalerovo, Russia tell the story of her parents’ dramatic rescue of this precious creature. Share the wonderful rescue of another innocent creature with your friends. Source: English Russia
Guardian of the Orb by =LoneWolfPhotography on deviantART These 25 Photos Were Accidentally Timed So Perfectly That They're Brilliant. I Love The Last One. Capturing the perfect photo can give anyone great satisfaction. (Then again, it’s almost better when that perfect photo happens by complete and utter accident.) These 25 photos were accidentally timed so perfectly, they literally couldn’t be any better. I have a feeling #16 is going to make you LOL. 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.) 11.) 12.) 13.) 15.) 16.) 17.) 18.) 19.) 20.) 21.) 22.) 23.) 24.) 25.) Life is full of hilarious accidents and coincidences… and they’re made even better when they are caught on film. sea lion close-up photo Random photo Submit your photo Stumble Thru animal photography Tags: close-up sea lion underwater Download sea lion close-up by jon cornforth 184 019 views Rating: +6 diver between two tectonic plates, iceland underwater life of poda island, thailand sea lion swim through a tunnel of fish ringed tubularia, the underwater pink flowers Place your ad here Loading... About OneBigPhoto is your daily dose of high quality photos. 2733 photos uploaded Important stuff Top rated Top galleries Submit photo Privacy policy Wallpaper Contact us Connect with us Search Some rights reserved. ©2013 OneBigPhoto.com