On Sunday evening, Max Keliikipi was driving home from work when he saw the waves at Makaha Beach on Oahu, Hawaii. Max Keliikipi said a shark “bit a huge chunk off” his board. (Credit: Courtesy Max Keliikipi) The 16-year-old grabbed his surfboard and paddled out, as he’s done almost every day this summer. About 100… via …
Meet the Model – Harry the Harvest Mouse — Wildonline.blog
Most people think of the harvest mouse as the tiny red-brown animal clinging to a ripe ear of wheat, however you are just as likely to find the mouse in a reed bed or clump of cocksfoot grass in an arable field margin. The harvest mouse is the smallest rodent in Great Britain , […] via …
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No room at the inn. — nature has no boss
Three big birds on one little rock made seemingly made for two. A full house indeed yet still a good place to pull up out of the current and just watch the water pass on by. American White Pelicans along the Madison River. via No room at the inn. — nature has no boss
Spider silk ‘library’ could hold secrets for new materials — NBC News Top Stories
Arachnid genes could help bring better bulletproof vests, space gear and biodegradable fishing lines. via Spider silk 'library' could hold secrets for new materials — NBC News Top Stories
Treats All Around: The American Kennel Club Has Certified Its Millionth ‘Canine Good Citizen’ — TIME
https://www.youtube.com/embed/W77DYbZTm2E?feature=oembed (NEW YORK) — Who’s a good dog? The American Kennel Club says there are now a million of them. The club is announcing Wednesday that (including dogs past and present) a Bernese mountain dog named Fiona recently became its 1 millionth “canine good citizen.” Fiona and owner Nora Pavone had a special reason for pursuing… …
Duck Duck Goose…
There's always something happening down at the harbour, whether it be wildlife or human-related activity. One day late last week, things got very interesting with the arrival of two rival gangs. There was about to be a rumble – with feathers. Ducks on one side, Canada geese on the other… oh dear, the feathers were …
The Revival of a Second Greek Language – BBC Travel
The language of the Pontic Greeks – ethnic Greeks who settled on the coast of the Turkish Black Sea – evolved completely differently to the language in their homeland. By Jessica Bateman 12 August 2019 "On a warm June evening, I was making my way to Alsos Papagou park in the northern Athens suburb of …
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New Zealand Scientists Discover Fossilized Bones of Human-Sized ‘Monster Penguin’ — TIME
(WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — Scientists in New Zealand say they’ve found fossilized bones from an extinct monster penguin that was about the size of a human and swam the oceans some 60 million years ago. They say the previously undiscovered species is believed to have stood about 1.6 meters (5 feet 2 inches) tall and… via …
Photo Capture # 125 – Mourning Doves — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
Mourning Doves “Honey?… Guess what?” © HJ Ruiz – Avian101 via Photo Capture # 125 – Mourning Doves — H.J. Ruiz - Avian101
Fireweed — Wilder Alaska
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The Northern Herper 
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