Earlier this year, a pod of killer whales in the Monterey Bay was on the hunt for dolphins. Aboard a boat following the pod was photographer Jodi Frediani. Over roughly 45 minutes, she and the others observed the killer whales pursuing and catching a long-beaked common dolphin, with Frediani taking some stunning photographs of the high-speed hunt.
“This koala was sleeping in a tree when it was rudely awakened by a gardener who decided to water his trees.”
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The Angora rabbit is a variety of domestic rabbit bred for its long, soft wool.
Red panda attack.
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A beetle in Cambodia that evolved with a handle so termites can carry it around. Via.
Therapy llamas - - part of a photo set by Jen Osborne. Here’s video of the trip:
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Alarm Jellyfish; Atolla wyvillei
The biolumnescent alarm jellyfish puts on a fascinating light show when disturbed, in an attempt to attract the attention of a larger fish to eat its predator.
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“The one trying to sleep is a fennec fox. The one trying to eat his ears is a coati (a.k.a. coatimundi).” Via.
“The black swallower, Chiasmodon niger, is a species of deep sea fish in the family Chiasmodontidae, notable for its ability to swallow fish larger than itself (for which it is sometimes named the “great swallower”)” Via.
