Tag: evolution
The Most Traumatic Mating in the Animal Kingdom
When the terms “sex” “mating” or “copulation” are mentioned, those various images and thoughts that flash through our minds are often pleasant and exciting. Unfortunately, for one animal the word ‘pleasant’ is definitely not the case, and in fact the poor female experiences the most traumatic insemination known. The ill-fated victim is the common bedbug [...]
30 Examples of Extraordinary Battles in Nature
Image Credits: depinamug Every angle of an animal’s life is specialised in the business of competition, forcing individuals to compete for access of a potential mate, resources, food and space – all necessities to live and reproduce successfully. This extreme rivalry of limited sources has led to many differences in behaviour and evolutionary adaptations to develop [...]
The Incredible World of Cactus in Photos
The distinctive appearances of cacti are a result of adaptations to conserve water in the hottest and driest environments – and who would have known that such wondrous, beautiful and bizarre appearances would have become adopted? Spikes treacherously poking out in all directions, ready to take on anyone that wants a challenge, flowers that blossom [...]
The Animal Blood that Saves Lives
Its blood is blue and comes from a creature more ancient and resilient than dinosaurs – and even medicine itself has claimed this animal to be “a new life-saving tool”. Not only serving great purposes towards its natural habitat, but now saving countless human lives is the remarkable and bizarre horseshoe crab. Image Source: The [...]
5 Wonderful Things Inspired by Nature
“Come forth into the light of things, Let Nature be your teacher” ~William Wordsworth With increasing awareness of our surroundings, we have begun massively exploring how we can manipulate and adapt our surroundings to evolve around us, rather than slowly adapting to our environment. Nevertheless, many impressive breakthroughs of technology that propel changes towards medicine, [...]
The Most Visited National Park in Europe
Rising 7,500m above the ocean floor, basks the world’s third tallest volcanic structure. Encased by magnificent scenery and atmospheric conditions welcomes a National Park swamped with forever changing tones and colours of its landscape. Visually striking clouds swam together to create a misty backdrop to the mountains, and many beautiful flora species have colonised the [...]
Coral Reefs: 35 Beautiful Species to Adore
Welcome to the ‘Rainforests of the Ocean’ – one of the most beautiful, diverse and colourful marine habitats across the globe. An underwater body, constructed by calcium carbonate that lines the ocean floor has flourished into an ecosystem that is teeming with coral polyps, billions of colourful algae and impressive sea anemones. This amazing platform [...]
8 Wonderful Water Skeletons
Welcome to the world of Water Skeletons – an incredible twine of profoundly unique shapes, colours, sizes and extortionate forms of movement. Purely consisting of internal fluids, it’s hard to believe that these can perform functions whilst moving so professionally. But how do they work? How do they move? Why don’t they just fall apart? [...]
Perplexing Intelligence of the Chimpanzee
Intelligence – it is hard to avoid believing that those animals most similar to us in appearance and behaviour are those species that constitute some of the highest intelligence. But when delving into the behaviour of chimpanzees, this case is most certainly true as we have began to unravel and discover the impressive intellect of [...]
The Deadliest Plant in the World
A plant that appears green and a little unique in appearance easily hides the potent toxicity behind it. Like all the others, its fresh star shaped leaves often invite many passing herbivores – no wonder many animals stop to ingest and the danger behind these plants are too well hidden to be seen. Resting with [...]
The Beautiful Diversity and Photography of Hornbills
Hornbills sweep the bird kingdom with a wash of distinctive character. Being large in size, painted in stunning colours, noisy and intriguing in behaviour Hornbills are an amazement to see in zoo’s, tv programs and if you’re very lucky – the wild. Topping off such a distinction is their oversized thick beaks – decorated in [...]
The Last Breathtaking Wild Bison Herd in North America
Yellowstone – Discovered in 1807 was a lost world found by the hands of humanity after being the home to wild Native Americans for over 11,000 years. A land ruled by ice, brimstone and fire should be un-inhabitable, yet the most treasured wilderness can be found here than any other place on earth. One of [...]
5 Animals with Parachutes
Animals are marvelous creatures that have learnt how to flee when necessary. Just as swimming moves creatures through the water, flying moves them through the air. The use of flight takes animals to a new food source, fleeing from predators and makes possible long distance migrations. Birds have become the most evolved representatives in becoming [...]
