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A junior freestyle world champion of indoor skydiving, Maja Kuczyńska loves to invent complicated new tricks that are sure to astonish, even in classic skydiving

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What are those red filaments in the sky?

They are a rarely seen form of lightning confirmed only about 30 years ago: red sprites. This image was taken from Las Campanas observatory in Chile

[📷 Yuri Beletsky]

What are those red filaments in the sky? They are a rarely seen form of lightning confirmed only about 30 years ago: red sprites. This image was taken from Las Campanas observatory in Chile [📷 Yuri Beletsky]
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After thousands of years of erosion, many rock pools have formed in the Zambezi river at Victoria Falls.

The fearless ones enjoy this sight against the natural rock walls of the Devil's pool

[📹 Pretty Mairy]

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The mesmerizing transformation of an octopus as it gracefully changes its colors

[📹 Federico Piu / frederick_more]

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The coconut crab is the largest terrestrial arthropod in the world. It has powerful walking legs with pointed tips, which allow it to climb vertical or overhanging surfaces

[📹 pohnpei_surf_club]

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Artist Philipp Weber has developed a unique, individual signature style: an extremely (and stunning) hyper-realistic technique mainly applied to female portraits that you couldn't tell from a photograph at first glance

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Established in 1880, Nara Park, Japan is home to over 1200 wild sika deer freely roaming around in the park and in the city, happy to be hand-fed by tourists. They are classified as a national treasure

This is what happens when they have to cross the road

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Tribolonotus gracilis, commonly known as the red-eyed crocodile skink is endemic to New Guinea, where it lives in a tropical rainforest habitat. It was first described by Nelly de Rooij in 1909

Tribolonotus gracilis, commonly known as the red-eyed crocodile skink is endemic to New Guinea, where it lives in a tropical rainforest habitat. It was first described by Nelly de Rooij in 1909
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The telescpefish has large-lensed forward-pointing eyes—which are adapted for optimal binocular light collection and help them to better judge the distance of prey

[📷 Dave Johnson]

The telescpefish has large-lensed forward-pointing eyes—which are adapted for optimal binocular light collection and help them to better judge the distance of prey [📷 Dave Johnson]
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This is what the inside of the mouth of a leatherback sea turtle looks like.

Their preferred prey, by far, are jellyfish so they have those spikes to ensnare them and ensure that they don't escape after the turtle bites them

This is what the inside of the mouth of a leatherback sea turtle looks like. Their preferred prey, by far, are jellyfish so they have those spikes to ensnare them and ensure that they don't escape after the turtle bites them
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The story of the jungle myna that was trained to steal cash and bring it back to it's onwer's house

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The evolution from the Brahmi numeral system through the Arabic numeral system to the one used in Europe in XV and XVI century

The evolution from the Brahmi numeral system through the Arabic numeral system to the one used in Europe in XV and XVI century
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Sun bears are smallest bear species and have an exceptional sense of smell. They are named for the golden patches of fur on their chests, which some people say resemble a rising sun.

This is Golab, a rescued one.

[📹 camwhitnall]

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The coconut crab is the largest terrestrial arthropod in the world. It has powerful walking legs with pointed tips, which allow it to climb vertical or overhanging surfaces

[📹 pohnpei_surf_club]

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Bowhead whales travel long distance below heavy ice and if no open water is available they find the thinnest ice in the area and push it up with the top of their head, breaking the ice to form a breathing hole

[📹 dailywhaledose]

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This is what the inside of the mouth of a leatherback sea turtle looks like.

Their preferred prey, by far, are jellyfish so they have those spikes to ensnare them and ensure that they don't escape after the turtle bites them

This is what the inside of the mouth of a leatherback sea turtle looks like. Their preferred prey, by far, are jellyfish so they have those spikes to ensnare them and ensure that they don't escape after the turtle bites them
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