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Whale Leap Gives Twitchers a Surprise

429 votes | submitted 2008-09-07 19:14:22 by MediaSight | 51 comments

This is the breathtaking moment a humpback whale was caught on camera leaping from the sea. The extremely rare photograph of the 50ft mammal was taken by wildlife enthusiast Ross Newham just two miles off the Isles of Scilly, near Cornwall.

The World's Biggest Beasts

349 votes | submitted 2008-09-07 16:44:45 by chris1234 | 56 comments

Huge creatures that went extinct, and other big animals that still roam this planet for now anyway.

Rattling labrador dog ate 13 golf balls

352 votes | submitted 2008-09-06 06:48:42 by chris1234 | 17 comments

A rattling dog had to have 13 golf balls removed from his stomach after swallowing them during walks on his owner's local course.

Top Ten Most Destructive Dog Breeds

704 votes | submitted 2008-09-05 13:14:07 by chris1234 | 134 comments

Which Cutie Destroys The Most?

Genetic Scientists Develop Sheep With Brain Of A Goat

454 votes | submitted 2008-09-05 23:29:16 by jaybol | 55 comments

Baaaaaaaaaah.

Insects in morning dew

692 votes | submitted 2008-09-05 06:46:33 by D14BL0 | 62 comments

Heroin addicted elephant clean after rehab

703 votes | submitted 2008-09-04 17:30:48 by akpwnz | 106 comments

A former heroin addicted elephant has emerged from rehab clean after a three-year detox programme.

Moment a Dolphin Gave Birth Caught on Film

778 votes | submitted 2008-09-02 17:34:55 by kianat | 62 comments

The unique moment was captured by a photographer at the Oltremare Aquarium at Riccione in Italy.Normally after a year-long pregnancy, captive dolphins give birth at night and away from the public gaze.But this Bottlenose dolphin unusually gave birth in broad daylight and close to a viewing window so that photographer had a grandstand view.

New Studies Show Fish Are as Smart as Rats

489 votes | submitted 2008-09-01 22:32:26 by miranda622 | 74 comments

While owls and foxes have earned a reputation for wisdom and cunning, the humble goldfish has become popularly known for its ignorance, swimming contentedly around its bowl as its memory was wiped every three seconds. But scientists now claim fish are as intelligent as rats.

Rottweiler plays with Kitten

2512 votes | submitted 2008-08-31 03:47:54 by akpwnz | 246 comments

My buddy tells me at least once a week how scary his Rottweiler is. This is what happened when his wife brought home a kitten the other day.

8 Animals With Real Superpowers

1377 votes | submitted 2008-08-31 15:01:38 by insaincain02 | 103 comments

It’s no secret: animals are out to kill us. While we spend hundreds of billions of dollars fighting the terrorist threat overseas, animal sleeper cells are biding their time, developing strange and fabulous powers far beyond those of man.

The Most Easy to Miss Deadliest Creatures [PICS]

2228 votes | submitted 2008-08-30 06:02:07 by TalSiach | 205 comments

The deadliest (and easy to miss) critters lurk in dark silence, ready to strike with either the barest of warnings or none at all - and with absolutely fatal venom.

Nemo Sniffs His Way Home

402 votes | submitted 2008-08-30 04:41:19 by louiebaur | 38 comments

Tiny orange clownfish, made famous by the Disney character Nemo, use the smell of leaves and anemones in the water to find their way home on the coral reef.

Don't do it for me, do it for this poor guy! [pic]

2210 votes | submitted 2008-08-30 17:31:02 by msaleem | 469 comments

Struggling against the waves, this polar bear faces almost certain death after becoming lost at sea in the Arctic.

Bite reveals 51 poisonous snakes in apartment

548 votes | submitted 2008-08-28 09:29:42 by broalexinfo | 69 comments

A nearly fatal bite by a poisonous snake led to the arrest of a man Wednesday for keeping 51 deadly cobras and mambas in his Tokyo apartment without permission, police said.

Kitten of War (PIC)

2947 votes | submitted 2008-08-28 07:05:27 by MrBabyMan | 320 comments

Not to be confused with KittenWar.com

Afghan spider forces Army family out of home

1087 votes | submitted 2008-08-28 05:54:35 by chris1234 | 261 comments

The family of a British paratrooper has moved out of their home after a dangerous spider hitched a lift back from Afghanistan with him.

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