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In this amazing Daily Mail article, nature photographer Kim Taylor rigged an entire batcave’s worth of gadgets just to capture these eeety-beety bat tongues as they skimmed his backyard pond.

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Terrific bat-find, Catalina S.

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On this day, in late August of 2007, today, the 31st, which is definitely today, something else happened.  This is not that story.

Caked and wrinkly, turtle ‘tocks
Crinkly, crusty turtle ‘tocks

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Rumpled, puckered turtle ‘tocks
Ridged, and dimpled, turtle ‘tocks.

Olé!

Furrowed, folded, crumpled, crusty-tacular, Cheryl H.

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Welcome back, film fans!  Time once again for a “sneak peek” at the secrets of Tinseltown.  Today we’re on the set of Cheapo Productions’ “Ultra Power Turtles III: The Quest for Pocket Lint” to watch our high-flying heroes actually take to the air!

How do they do it?  “Now, your big studios would dangle the stars from an expensive rig, and blot out the wires in post-production,” says “Turtles” director Steve Rancid.  “But we’re kinda strapped, so we just hold them up to the camera and make ‘whooshing’ noises.”

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This one speaks for itself. Hilariously.


Thanks, Eleanor C.

More from BBC’s very, very funny Walk on the Wild Side can be seen here.

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While useful, there was something slightly disturbing about her new fanny pack that Sheila couldn’t quite put her finger on.

You complete me.

Amelie B., it would be an honor to name him Hawkeye.

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Don’t make me say it

by Meg on October 1, 2009

What should I title this post. Whaaaaaaat should I title it? I must think hard about a reference for this peckish pygmy. I can’t think of anything! If only I could reference a ridiculous, aggressive marble-munching game from my childhood!

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Via The Bobbeh Implosion who found this on a sweet lil’ Tumblog called You’re a Strange Animal.

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Of all the dangers faced by ancient mariners, none was more deadly or feared than the Giant Blorpular Sealberg.  These free-floating islands of blubber concealed as much as nine-tenths of their mass below the surface, just waiting to bounce any ship foolish enough to pass too close.

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A new niche!

by Meg on September 28, 2009

Ruhmember this guy? The blorp of butter that fell off a plate and into OUR HEARTS?

I Can't Belive It's Not a Duck

Just sayin’ it’s COINCIDENTAL THAT THERE IS A NEW WEBSITE called: “This Peanut Looks Like a Duck

Check it:

I am highly skeptikuhls, Karla B.!

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Boy, have I got a busy day planned.

First, I have to put off cleaning out the rain gutters, then I’ve got to avoid painting the spare bedroom.

And somewhere in between not edging the front lawn and forgetting to take out the trash, I’ve got to carve out time to refrain from cleaning the attic…

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See also. ;)

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Candid Critter Cams

by Meg on September 25, 2009

Check out these awesome critter cams over at the Museum…of… ANIMAL PERSPECTIVES!

First, the armadillo cam is all real-time armor and stuff:

Then, there’s the hummingbird cam!

1 Picture 7And my third fave the ground hog underground hog cam and last but certainly not least is the Little ringed Plover incubating eggs

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