The Komodo dragon is the largest extant species of lizard & can eat up to 80% of its body weight in one meal
While it mostly eats carrion, the view of a goat that gets swallowed in one bite is truly impressive
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Sky Pool is a swimming pool in Houston, Texas. Constructed on top of the Market Square Tower apartment complex, it's 150 meter high with a glass floor
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This timelapse records a dragon made of drones gliding across the sky in Shenzen, China. The display marked the beginning of the countries Dragon Boat Festival
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The geographus cone snail can harpoon a prey with a venom potent enough to kill humans, but it can also release an insulin agent that cause fish to undergo hypoglycemic shock, essentially stunning it
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Sometimes the drop of an anchor can go terribly wrong. This is the loss of an anchor on a ship
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Porcupines' quills take on various forms, but all are modified hairs coated with thick plates of keratin. This video of a couple of porcupines defending their young from a leopard, shows their effectiveness
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When confronted by ruthlessness sometimes the hunted choose a dangerous strategy,
like this mountain goats’ method of fending off an eagle, a blazing fire of unyielding determination
The fight for freedom is at any cost.
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Woodpeckers ram their bills at 25 times per second with 1200g’s acceleration.This research refutes the theory that their skulls act like helmets, absorbing the shock of impact. Instead, they minimize it to strike harder
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Deer are herbivores and classified as ruminants because of their rumen, which helps them digest tough plant matter like cellulose.
But if food is scarce or they lack minerals such as calcium and phosphorus, they may eat meat
Watch this one eat a snake
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Trees can burn from the inside out in case they are hit by lightning or due to a forest fire, posing a danger even weeks after the main fire has been extinguished. This is how prevention works
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