You’ve been reading or watching Game of Thrones. You’ve lovingly lingered over the descriptions of Gray Wind running into battle with Rob. You cried for Lady and cheered when Nymeria used Joffrey’s arm as a chew toy. Perhaps you’ve even caught yourself looking back over your lease agreement and wondering if “dire wolf” qualifies as an exotic pet. Well, now your dreams of owning a dire wolf can finally come true!* *sort of. [More @ Underwire]

You’ve been reading or watching Game of Thrones. You’ve lovingly lingered over the descriptions of Gray Wind running into battle with Rob. You cried for Lady and cheered when Nymeria used Joffrey’s arm as a chew toy. Perhaps you’ve even caught yourself looking back over your lease agreement and wondering if “dire wolf” qualifies as an exotic pet.

Well, now your dreams of owning a dire wolf can finally come true!*

*sort of.

[More @ Underwire]

(Source: Wired)

  • April 1
  • , 2013
Malnourished sea lion pups have started arriving in northern California – by the vanload. It’s a three-day, two-night trip for the weary mammalian travelers, with overnight stops in San Luis Obispo and Moss Landing. At the end of the road: The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, where the pups will be cared for and returned to health. [More SUPER CUTENESS over @ Wired Science]

Malnourished sea lion pups have started arriving in northern California – by the vanload.

It’s a three-day, two-night trip for the weary mammalian travelers, with overnight stops in San Luis Obispo and Moss Landing. At the end of the road: The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, where the pups will be cared for and returned to health.


[More SUPER CUTENESS over @ Wired Science]

(Source: Wired)

  • March 28
  • , 2013
Bats are among the world’s most successful mammals. Found on six continents, they do at night what birds do in daytime. But other than a bit of Halloween lip service, they go largely unnoticed, and are appreciated mostly for being scary and carrying disease. We at Wired, however, are big fans of bats, and we’ll tell you why right here. …as if this photo isn’t reason enough.

Bats are among the world’s most successful mammals. Found on six continents, they do at night what birds do in daytime. But other than a bit of Halloween lip service, they go largely unnoticed, and are appreciated mostly for being scary and carrying disease.

We at Wired, however, are big fans of bats, and we’ll tell you why right here.

…as if this photo isn’t reason enough.

(Source: Wired)

  • November 2
  • , 2012

archiemcphee:

Chipmunks are small, striped squirrels with seemingly limitless cheek pouches. Their awesomeness is inversely proportional to their size. Come to think of it, they should probably be wearing underpants as well.

Today’s theme is a perfect excuse to revisit the work of one of our favourite photographers by posting a couple more photos from Chris McVeigh’s awesome series entitled Chipmunk Adventures.

(Prints available here)

Today is Forest Friends Day on Geyser of Awesome!

Chipmunks + Star Wars = AWESOME.

  • July 22
  • , 2012
mothernaturenetwork: Photo of the day: Panda salutations OHAI!

mothernaturenetwork:

Photo of the day: Panda salutations

OHAI!

  • June 27
  • , 2012
motherjones: Leatherback turtle hatchlings like this one are already in danger of extinction from egg poaching and bycatch in fisheries. Now climate change threatens them further. As if climate change wasn’t despicable enough…

motherjones:

Leatherback turtle hatchlings like this one are already in danger of extinction from egg poaching and bycatch in fisheries. Now climate change threatens them further.

As if climate change wasn’t despicable enough…

  • May 24
  • , 2012
thedailywhat: Morning Fluff: Researchers in China donned panda suits last month to help a 21-month-old panda and its mother transfer to a new home; the costumes were meant to ease the process by limiting the animals’ interaction with humans. And the real pandas were like: “Really? How dumb do you think we are?” See the rest of the ridic pics here. [mercnews] Dressing like a panda + handling real-life pandas = An AWESOME day.

thedailywhat:

Morning Fluff: Researchers in China donned panda suits last month to help a 21-month-old panda and its mother transfer to a new home; the costumes were meant to ease the process by limiting the animals’ interaction with humans.

And the real pandas were like: “Really? How dumb do you think we are?”

See the rest of the ridic pics here.

[mercnews]

Dressing like a panda + handling real-life pandas = An AWESOME day.

(Source: thedailywhat)

  • May 22
  • , 2012
If you think movie actors are hard to deal with, try directing bugs. The tarantula won’t sneak into a slipper in Arachnophobia. The bees swarming around Matt Damon in We Bought a Zoo might sting him. The mosquito won’t sit still. The fly won’t clean itself. So to get insect and arachnid stunts done, the biggest shot-callers call Steven Kutcher, a 68-year-old entomologist who has worked on over 90 movies in the past 30 years. More @ Underwire. Photo: Bryce Duffy

If you think movie actors are hard to deal with, try directing bugs. The tarantula won’t sneak into a slipper in Arachnophobia. The bees swarming around Matt Damon in We Bought a Zoo might sting him. The mosquito won’t sit still. The fly won’t clean itself.

So to get insect and arachnid stunts done, the biggest shot-callers call Steven Kutcher, a 68-year-old entomologist who has worked on over 90 movies in the past 30 years.

More @ Underwire.

Photo: Bryce Duffy

(Source: Wired)

  • May 15
  • , 2012

Robot, meet tiger. Tiger, meet robot.

[via National Geographic]

  • March 16
  • , 2012

Animals making art!

They’re better than the average first-year art student!

See for yourself over at Wired Science!

(Source: Wired)

  • February 13
  • , 2012