Orcas Slaughter Blue Whale
The sea remains a vicious mystery. Here, Magog of Morskar relates a cruel event off the coast of Australia, as a gang of 70 Orcas surround and badger a blue whale, bringing it down for the slaughter.
Call Me Stormy
Finding righteous currents in turbulent times
Archive for the category “Animal Kingdom”
Biden’s Pet Dog Banished
We’ve all heard that Joe Biden’s German shepherd has been banished from the White House. Why did the pet dog get the boot? Perhaps now, we know the reason why. More from Not Fake News.
Frozen In Ice
From long-dead, pre-historic viruses to extinct creatures found for the first time, Origins Explained features 10 amazing animals and organisms found frozen in ice.
As we all grapple with the realities of the coronavirus pandemic, it seems absolutely insane that anyone would want to revive a long-dead virus. But that’s exactly what happened in 2014, when a team led by evolutionary biologist Jean-Michel Claverie revived two viruses that were found frozen 100 feet underground in the Siberian permafrost.
In another amazing discovery in 2018, a team of paleontologists found a mummified horse foal in the 328-foot deep Bataiga Crater during an expedition in eastern Siberia. Its skin, hooves and tail were still intact, thanks to the frozen conditions preserving the young creature’s remains. Tune in for eight more amazing discoveries.
ARVE error: need id and provider
Unbelievable Giant Animals
When asked about the biggest animal in the world, what picture comes to mind? Is it a giraffe, an anaconda or a blue whale? These are some of the biggest animals on the planet, but you might be shocked at the unbelievable giants caught in the following raw footage presented by Wild Focus.
Among the miraculous sights is a massive 6-foot, 4-inch cow in Australia, who was saved from the slaughter house simply because he couldn’t fit through the doors of the facility. Or the huge turtle feeding underwater, who dwarfs a pair of deep-sea divers. Then there’s the monstrous rabbit in New York that would put Peter Cottontail to shame. Tune in for more.
ARVE error: need id and provider
Crazy Things Snakes Swallowed
When hunger pangs strike, snakes will eat almost anything. Take the hungry reptile who slithered into a Gainesville, Fla., backyard and devoured not one, but two 15-watt lightbulbs, each three times the size of the snake’s head.
When property owners saw the snake, they noticed two large bulges in its body as if it were pregnant with twins. The homeowners admitted that they discarded the bulbs from their chicken coop and the snake mistook them for eggs.
In the following video, Origins Explained features 10 of the craziest things that were found in the bellies of snakes.
ARVE error: need id and provider
Wild Animals Rarely Seen
From prehistoric-looking birds to the new generation of felines, Origins Explained features a variety of wild animals that have rarely been seen.
One of the weirdest is the shoebill stork, quite an intimidating bird that appears to be a creature right out of a 1990s animated movie. These large birds have a very direct look on their faces and are native to the wetlands of Central and East Africa. Then there’s the extremely rare bracken bat cave meshweaver spider, which hadn’t been spotted for 30 years until 2012, when a cave full of them was discovered in San Antonio, Texas. They measure the size of a dime and are harmless, mostly surviving in underground caves. Tune in for more rare species on Origins Explained.
ARVE error: need id and provider
Dogs Who Can Defeat Wolves
While man’s best friend has been living as a domesticated animal for the past few centuries, it’s still a fact that they share DNA with ancient canines. And because of this, some of today’s breed can more than hold their own against modern-day wolves.
In the following episode, 4 Ever Green takes a look at 10 dogs who are ferocious enough to take on their canine cousins.
ARVE error: need id and provider
Mythical Creatures That Exist
There are a few real creatures on the planet that are so amazingly unique, you’d think they jumped out of some fairly tale or fantasy movie. We’re talking mythical birds, deep-sea monsters and monster moles straight out of a science fiction film.
The following video, presented by 4 Ever Green, features 10 mythical-like creatures that actually exist in the wild.
ARVE error: need id and provider
5: Man’s Best Friend
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Call Me Stormy has been in existence nine years now, and we have made 15,000 posts. To celebrate these milestones, today we re-publish our top 10 posts as measured by their popularity with our readers. We begin with No. 10 and will work our way up to No. 1. All of these posts have more than 900 views each, the best nearly 50,000. Here’s No. 5, originally published March 9, 2015.)
There isn’t a lot known about how and when dogs were domesticated. But we do know that the process made them very different from their wild cousins, including three really weird things that are explained in this edition of SciShow.
ARVE error: need id and provider
9: Bizarre Creatures Abound
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Call Me Stormy has been in existence nine years now, and we have made 15,000 posts. To celebrate these milestones, today we re-publish our top 10 posts as measured by their popularity with our readers. We begin with No. 10 and will work our way up to No. 1. All of these posts have more than 900 views each, the best nearly 50,000. Here’s No. 9, originally published Sep. 8, 2014.)
There are many lifeforms strewn across the planet that still–in this day and age of technological excellence–baffle scientists. Hybrid Librarian takes a look at 10 of these conundrums that have our best minds scratching their noggins.
ARVE error: need id and provider
