Masquerading as flying elephants, these cool helicopters were used by the Indian Air Force to display their military might and industrial strength, as well as India??s cultural diversity. Although it??s difficult to pinpoint the exact year these dancing elephants were first used, they were first showcased at the annual Republic Day parade at some point in the 70s. Over the years, the Indian Air Force even dressed up their helicopters as other animals such as a fish and a Dodo bird.
"But, Officer, I haven't been drinking. I was trying to get a better look at the flying elephants that flew by me."
Can we say stranded. Not once, not twice, but three times stranded. Wow.
Part of North Carolina’s Outer Banks, Hatteras Island is a barrier island known for water sports such as surfing, windsurfing, and kiteboarding. In 2011, Hurricane Irene tragically destroyed significant infrastructure and properties on the island, as seen in this insane-looking picture.
How cool is this honeycomb?! Did you know the color of honey changes depending on the nectar source visited by the bees? Just in the US, there are over 300 unique types of honey originating from different flower sources. This honey, in particular, though, was created by French bees who found a nearby M&Ms factory.
Believed to be over 2,000 years old, the beautiful Banaue Rice Terraces were carved into the mountains of Banaue, in the Philippines. Approximately 4,900 feet above sea level, these terraces are fed by an ancient irrigation system from the rainforests above them and are still used nowadays for planting rice and vegetables.
What a view!
While this might look like an abstract painting, it is actually a completely different type of art. This is a corner window that allows you to see the outside world from a whole new perspective. While it does not look super practical, it would be pretty cool to have a skylight-window hybrid…
Somewhere there is a little story about how an ant can't move a rubber tree plant---but it did.
This silly bird has a similar problem. Inadequate aerodynamics to move this big round hay bale that probably weighs 1500 pounds.
I thought they were playing leapfrog. But, what do I know?
Woodhouse's toads Anaxyrus woodhouseii demonstrating axillary amplexus.
I used to really enjoy dragging a chain across late summer "already-been-cut" stubbled wheat fields. The leather thong on the end would flip and flop like a snake or rodent. Hence almost assuredly drawing the attention of a hungry red tailed hawk. They'd swoop in, snag the thong and attempt to climb...until the weight of the attached chain would pull it from their grasp...rinse and repeat..
I played with them until I felt guilty for making us both waste so much time. Ah, the good old days. 😉
"knew" ????
But if you want to learn things, search google for
Destin smarter every day
He does some amazing things.
Sorta like trolling for hawks with the thong on a chain. Sooner or later, you will catch one.
I have to learn something new every day to make up for all the things I forget.
breeding behaviour of frogs and toads
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In frog and toad: Breeding behaviour
…anteriorly to the armpits (axillary amplexus). The latter position brings the cloacae of the amplectic pair into closer proximity and presumably ensures more efficient fertilization.
@dougie MY father caught s seagull once. On purpose. Killed a minnow from the bucket (fishing was slow), threaded the monofilament throught its gills and tied it on. Cast it out in front of our dock. Cruising seagull swoops down, picks it up. Pops opens the bail, gull continues down the lake at about 50' above the water. After about 100 yards, he closes the bail and "sets the hook" (no birds were ultimately harmed). Gull does an immediate faceplant in the lake, comes up shaking its head. Takes off again, Dad starts playing it, reeling it in slowly persuading it back to our dock. Pretty soon it's circling about 20' over his head. He reeled it down to about 10 feet; he's grinning like a madman. At that point, I guess the bird must have figured out what was going on, because it barfed up about a pint of partially digested gull food (and his minnow still tied to his line).
Direct hit on his face. Of the ten or so eyewitnesses, no laughed. Didn't dare, Pops was not a guy you laughed at. But while he was in the shower, we were dying.
