Archive for September 2007
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New Hope for Exotic Parrots on Cook Islands
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Hunted to local extinction nearly 2 centuries ago, the Rimatara lorikeet has been re-established to Atiu, one of the Cook Islands with the aid of the islands’ royalty and funds raised at last year’s British Bird Watching Fair.
One of 27 Rimatara lorikeets reintroduced to Atiu. Photo Phil Bender
The queen of Rimatara Island in [...]
Twisted Students – Human Fireballs for Sport
Canadian students are playing with fire — literally — setting each other ablaze for cheap thrills.
Photo LeonelSerra
Some set their pants on fire, while others bare their stomachs, then squirt body spray or deodorant and torch themselves and each other with lighters and matches, according to Canada.com.
Ontario police said they’re aware [...]
When Pet Owners Go Too Far – Part 1
Since man domesticated dogs centuries ago, scientists have been trying to explain the intense love we feel for our animals. We care deeply for our pets, spending a wad every year on luxuries such as expensive pet condos, manicures, hair / fur appointments, sitters, strollers, health care, pet psychiatry, antidepressants, personal pet attendants, perfume, cosmetic [...]
Crocodiles have Built-in Navigation Defying Relocation
Scientists in Australia are shocked by recent research revealing that crocodiles have sophisticated navigational intelligence that defies the practice of relocation for aggressive creatures. Using satellite tracking devices fixed to wild crocs uncovered their well developed homing instinct and stamina of long distance migratory birds.
Photo Hekkeller
Three crocodiles were relocated from northern Queensland and [...]
Sensational Smoke Photography – Artist Stoffel De Roover
Where there’s smoke there’s … Stoffel De Roover — photography artist extraordinaire. A self-taught photographer, Stoffel has mastered his modus operandi for his distinctive ‘Smoke Photography’. Much like the Rorschach’s ink blot test, each of us visualizes something different in it.
Alien Boss
Stoffel De Roover’s introduction to photography with an SLR camera progressed [...]
World Record for Underwater Dining
500 slightly unhinged people attended an event underwater at a swimming pool in Acton, west London last Saturday at the Park Club, in a formal bid to set the world record for the largest formal underwater dinner party with Guinness World Records.
Photo The Telegraph
The 3 course banquet consisting of smoked salmon, candied [...]
