Showing posts with label Animal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Animal. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Goatee The Surfing Goat
Goatee the surfing goat isn’t the first animal to hop on a surfboard, but it is the latest to receive media attention. Two-year-old Goatee, the pet of Dana McGregor, became a local celebrity in Grover Beach, California.
Dana McGregor says: “I just think it’s all hilarious. It’s just funny. Going with her everywhere and friends calling me up everywhere and just going, your goats famous… You know it hasn’t gotten to her head yet. She doesn’t even know it and that’s probably a good thing.”
Mr McGregor had bought Goatee to eat weeds in his garden but soon became fond of her and kept her as a pet. He discovered her hidden talent after taking her to the beach for a treat.
Pied Piper Duck Show in Australia
Easter parades occur all over the world, but in Sydney, Australia, a very special parade takes place. Behatted ducks in pink, green and yellow outfits waddle down the catwalk in the Pied Piper Duck Show at one of Australia's most famous annual country festivals. The show is a part of the 14-day Sydney Royal Easter Show which is the largest annual event staged in Australia, attracting an average of 900,000 visitors.
Brian Harrington, who runs the duck show, believes his feathered models are just as talented as their human counterparts, and completely under-appreciated. The 60-year old Harrington has run the show for some 30 years and dresses his ducks according to the latest fashion trends for each event. A farmer from New South Wales, Brian Harrington also trains pigs which, this year, reportedly played a chaotic version of musical chairs.
Aside from fashion parades, the Pied Piper Duck Show also showcase Racing Ducks, which have the crowds roaring in laughter as they cheer on their favorite duck. And of course, there are food stalls that offer everything from steak sandwiches, souvlakis, baked potatoes, strawberries, ice-cream, milkshakes, and duck roast too.
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Friday, August 24, 2012
Top 10 Colorful Animals
Life is the stories of all its heroes. The
tiny ones, the unexpected ones, the scary ones and the big and ugly
ones. And the most colorful one.
Life is made of many stories. There’s the one that makes you giggle and the one that makes you well up.
There’s also the red one, the blue one, the wow one, the people one and the animal one.
Life is colorful at TopTenz today, thanks to the BBC and their list of the Top 10 Colorful Animals.
The BBC is celebrating 50 years of the BBC’s Natural History Unit at
their Life Is website, which pulls together the best videos, images and
stories from BBC animal and nature programs from over the years.
Dive in at BBC Earth’s Life Is for more amazing stories, videos and photos and visit them on Facebook for exclusive content!
Everyone loves butterflies, especially these pretty ones. But their
beautiful colors actually serve as a warning to predators not to eat
them because they’re poisonous.
The Sailfish’s blue stripes certainly make a statement but it has nothing to do with fashion.
They light up when the Sailfish hunts, confusing their prey and letting
their fellow hunters know what they’re doing. Now that’s a useful use
of color!
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Did you know the famous pink Flamingo’s lovely color comes from pigment in the algae it eats? They do say you are what you eat…
The Clownfish may look pretty with its bright orange and white
stripes, but it’s covered in slime. It is essential to the fish forming
one of nature’s great teams with the sea anemone – they are dependent on
each other to survive and the slime protects the Clownfish from the
anemone’s sting.
Females are attracted to the male Booby’s brilliant blue boots, so it’s lucky for them that they get even brighter if they miss a mating season.
The Weedy Sea Dragon is a weird,
wonderful and colorful underwater creature. The female produce 250 eggs
at a time and the male looks after them. And he shouldn’t lose them
either – they’re bright pink!
With an orange and brown quiff
and a chest that looks like a whale shark lying on top of a heart, the
Temminick’s Tragopan is certainly striking. It’s no surprise it’s
considered to be the world’s most handsome pheasant.
Not only does the male Bird of Paradise have fantastic colorful plumage, he dances, poses and completely changes his shape to woo the less exotic-looking females. Still, lucky girls!
We might tan in the heat, or go red if we get embarrassed, but
imagine if the color of your skin completely changed with your
environment? That’s exactly what the Sockeye Salmon does – normally blue and silver they turn red and green before spawning.
Red, white, green and blue – and that’s just some of the time. The
Panther Chameleon has an amazing ability to change color to hide itself.
But unlike us, it can’t pick what color coat it wears – that’s affected
by temperature, light and even its mood!
tiny ones, the unexpected ones, the scary ones and the big and ugly
ones. And the most colorful one.
Life is made of many stories. There’s the one that makes you giggle and the one that makes you well up.
There’s also the red one, the blue one, the wow one, the people one and the animal one.
Life is colorful at TopTenz today, thanks to the BBC and their list of the Top 10 Colorful Animals.
The BBC is celebrating 50 years of the BBC’s Natural History Unit at
their Life Is website, which pulls together the best videos, images and
stories from BBC animal and nature programs from over the years.
Dive in at BBC Earth’s Life Is for more amazing stories, videos and photos and visit them on Facebook for exclusive content!
10. Monarch Butterfly
Everyone loves butterflies, especially these pretty ones. But their
beautiful colors actually serve as a warning to predators not to eat
them because they’re poisonous.
9. Sailfish
The Sailfish’s blue stripes certainly make a statement but it has nothing to do with fashion.
They light up when the Sailfish hunts, confusing their prey and letting
their fellow hunters know what they’re doing. Now that’s a useful use
of color!
For More Click Below.....
8. Lesser Flamingo
Did you know the famous pink Flamingo’s lovely color comes from pigment in the algae it eats? They do say you are what you eat…
7. Clownfish
The Clownfish may look pretty with its bright orange and white
stripes, but it’s covered in slime. It is essential to the fish forming
one of nature’s great teams with the sea anemone – they are dependent on
each other to survive and the slime protects the Clownfish from the
anemone’s sting.
6. Blue-Footed Booby
Females are attracted to the male Booby’s brilliant blue boots, so it’s lucky for them that they get even brighter if they miss a mating season.
5. Weedy Sea Dragon
The Weedy Sea Dragon is a weird,
wonderful and colorful underwater creature. The female produce 250 eggs
at a time and the male looks after them. And he shouldn’t lose them
either – they’re bright pink!
4. Temminick’s Tragopan
With an orange and brown quiff
and a chest that looks like a whale shark lying on top of a heart, the
Temminick’s Tragopan is certainly striking. It’s no surprise it’s
considered to be the world’s most handsome pheasant.
3. Bird of Paradise
Not only does the male Bird of Paradise have fantastic colorful plumage, he dances, poses and completely changes his shape to woo the less exotic-looking females. Still, lucky girls!
2. Sockeye Salmon
We might tan in the heat, or go red if we get embarrassed, but
imagine if the color of your skin completely changed with your
environment? That’s exactly what the Sockeye Salmon does – normally blue and silver they turn red and green before spawning.
1. Panther Chameleon
Red, white, green and blue – and that’s just some of the time. The
Panther Chameleon has an amazing ability to change color to hide itself.
But unlike us, it can’t pick what color coat it wears – that’s affected
by temperature, light and even its mood!
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