Category: Nature and global warming
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Rhinos fly the chopper
The WWF has a wide Black Rhino Range Expansion Project which is trying to ensure a better future for the Black Rhinoceros species. They are under a severe threat because their horn is considered as the source of a powerful medicinal drug in several cultures. The black rhino is protected and poaching is slowly reducing…
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Fight between an ant and a spider
And the winner is not the one you would bet on. You must always stay very attentive to the very last move of your opponent under the microscope (or the video camera with a macro-photography lens). Spider attack from Ahmet Ozkan on Vimeo.
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The woodpecker book
Woodpeckers are birds which are often superb and specially pleasant to watch and photograph. But picidae (the family of most birds we group under the generic name of woodpeckers) also have their illustrated monograph. ‘Monographie des Picidées’ @ Harvard University Library {volumes II + III}. This is the result of digitization of a reference book…
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Underwater ballet with an octopus
YouTube link Octopus ballet.
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The ladybug and the sprinkles
Ladybugs are little carnivorous insects and this one probably considered these sprinkles as a potential meal. But the result is really fun: YouTube link
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3 Berkeley Lab radiation experts about Fukushima
This is an exceptionally precise and understandable presentation of the knowledge amassed about the Fukushima dramatic events since 11th March 2011. On April 17, 2011, Robert Budnitz, Ed Morse and Tom McKone discussed Japan’s nuclear crisis. I recommend their comments (including the web sites they list in the end of the presentation). YouTube link Listed…
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Vexin français: Free wallpaper
If you were looking for a free wallpaper for your PC with a French countryside inspiration, here a photo of Spring in the Vexin français. The wallpaper is available in various screen sizes: 1920 x 1200 pixels 1280 x 1024 pixels 1024 x 768 pixels
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Hares in the grass
European Hare (Lepus europaeus), Lièvre commun d’Europe. Photograph shot in 2011 in the Vexin Français.
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Vexin français
Click on the thumbnails to enlarge them. Vexin français.