ANIMALS
Adorable Shelter Dog Who Enjoys Carrying Lots of Toys Still Searching for a Family
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Arabella is a kind and cheerful dog without a home who really enjoys getting noticed. She also has a cute habit that the shelter workers have noticed, and now lots of people are talking about it too.
“Every morning after she returns to her kennel for breakfast, adoptable Arabella challenges herself to fit as many toys as possible into her mouth and proceeds to carry them around for the rest of the day. The fluffier, the better! ” the SFC Virginia writes.
Image source: SFC Virginia
A couple of weeks back, Arabella reached an important achievement. SFC Virginia shares “Today she won the crowning achievement: three whole toys at once! She’s very proud of herself, and we are too, so we told her we would celebrate her victory by posting it here on Facebook….”
Arabella joined the SFC Virginia team a few months back when one of their rescue friends saved her.
“Arabella is a sweet boxer mix lady who came in underweight from one of our shelter partners,” SFC Virginia wrote on Facebook. “She is stressed out with the sights and sounds of the other dogs in our HQ, and is in need of swift placement in a home environment so she can gain some weight, decompress and hopefully live her best life!”
Unfortunately, a temporary home hasn’t become available – a problem many shelters in North America are facing right now. So, SFC Virginia is sharing Arabella’s special skill, hoping that someone will come forward to take care of her by fostering or adopting her. They write, “Arabella has been here way too long, and would love a home of her own where she can entertain you daily with her toy carrying antics and XL mouth capacity.”
The shelter adds, “Arabella has done beautifully with all of the people she has met since arriving at SFC. At this time we are hoping for a foster/adoptive home where she can be the only dog OR a room/space of her very own away from other pups so she can relax and truly settle in.”
Even though Arabella’s Facebook post became really popular and got shared by thousands of people, the shelter has only received two requests from people interested in adopting her.
Image source: SFC Virginia
“With an unexpected response to her post that received thousands of shares, we got two applications. The first one was a maybe and we are still reaching out to the second one, so she is very much still looking for a home,” updates SFC Virginia. “Arabella has been with us for quite some time and would make a lovely companion to a family in need of a pup to love. She would be best as an only dog based on our experience of her during her stay here. She appears to have some Boxer in there and is around 45 lbs, full-grown. Arabella is a sweet and happy girl who LOVES receiving attention.”. Now, all she requires is a family that can understand and value her affectionate personality.
If you’re interested in fostering or adopting Arabella, you can find more information at www.sfcva.org.
And for those who are curious about Arabella’s stuffie achievement, the shelter team mentions that Arabella has shown the impressive skill of carrying four or five stuffed toys all at once!
ANIMALS
Amazing Video of Unseen Ocean Creatures in the Ningaloo Canyons
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The Schmidt Ocean Institute recently explored the Ningaloo Canyons on the western coast of Australia using a robotic underwater vehicle called the ROV Sebastian. Check out the amazing video of what they discovered in the deep parts of the Indian Ocean.
More info: Youtube
ANIMALS
These Pics Are Art and the Artists Are Insects
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Flying insects move so quickly that they are hard to follow, but new technology and some smart ideas have helped Spanish photographer Xavi Bou do just that. After spending 10 years focusing on birds in flight for his Ornithographies project, he turned his attention to insects.
For Entomographies, he uses high-speed video footage taken by Adrian Smith, an insect expert at North Carolina State University, to study and record how insects move. Bou then picks multiple frames and combines them into single images that show the fast movements of one or more insects through space and time.
With Smith’s help, Bou has captured the aerial tricks of wasps, the jumps of leafhoppers, and the fluttering of butterflies in amazing detail. He hopes that by doing this, he can make people more aware of the decline in important insect populations around the world.
1. Zebra longwing
This butterfly, which is common in many areas of the Americas, really fits its name. It can fly very high with just a few flaps of its large wings.
Image source: nationalgeographic
2. Two-lined spittlebug
This insect, which comes from the eastern United States, is often seen as a pest because it likes to eat grass. Its springy back legs can make it jump into the air like a rocket.
Image source: nationalgeographic
3. Yellow-collared scape moth
Unlike most moths, this North American species flies during the day. Its shiny blue-black wings sparkle in the sunlight.
Image source: nationalgeographic
4. Ailanthus webworm moths
These tropical moths have spread farther north in the U.S. Because of their larval host, the invasive tree of heaven, they are now one of the most common backyard moths in the country.
Image source: nationalgeographic
5. Common stonefly
Mostly found in eastern North America, this insect starts its life as an underwater nymph in forested streams or rivers. Then it leaves the water, sheds its skin, and becomes an adult with wings.
Image source: nationalgeographic
6. Green lacewings
Eighty-seven species of this insect have been found in the U.S. and Canada. Since they eat a lot of unwanted plant pests like aphids and mites, they are often used to naturally control these pests.
Image source: nationalgeographic
7. Grapevine beetle
This insect, fittingly named, eats the leaves and fruit of grapevines, both wild and farmed, but it doesn’t do much damage to the plants. As a type of scarab beetle, it often flies in a curved path.
Image source: nationalgeographic
8. Oak treehopper and green treehopper
Treehoppers are known for their uniquely shaped pronotum, the part behind their head, which often looks like plant parts to hide from predators. They can jump well thanks to special muscles.
Image source: nationalgeographic
9. Banded orange
This brightly colored butterfly can be found from Mexico to Brazil. Before mating season, male butterflies look for mineral salts, sometimes even drinking salty fluids from the skin, eyes, and nostrils of other animals.
Image source: nationalgeographic
10. Sapho longwing
Longwings can live for 6 to 7 months, longer than most butterflies. This type, found from Mexico to Ecuador, has shiny blue wings, which is why it’s also called the Sapphire longwing.
Image source: nationalgeographic
ANIMALS
Eagle and Fox in an Epic Midair Battle Over a Rabbit, Were Captured by a Photographer
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Wildlife photography often depends on the perfect combination of good timing and the right place.
That’s exactly what happened when Kevin Ebi, an experienced wildlife photographer, captured an incredible battle between a bald eagle and a red fox, both competing for a rabbit meal.
In a detailed blog post, Ebi shares the fascinating series of events that unfolded while he was photographing foxes in San Juan Island National Historical Park, located in Washington state.
Ebi noticed a lively group of eight fox kits as they began their hunting lessons. Suddenly, they spotted a rabbit, and a thrilling chase ensued. Eventually, one of the foxes emerged as the winner, proudly carrying the rabbit across the field.
Image source: Kevin Ebi
Ebi shares what happened at that moment: “As I followed the fox with my camera, a sudden bald eagle cry caught my attention. It was swiftly approaching, clearly aiming for the rabbit. I quickly focused on the fox, anticipating a quick turnover of events.”
To Ebi’s astonishment, instead of a quick surrender, the situation turned into a intense fight in the air.
The eagle used its power to lift the fox and rabbit high up in the sky. Even while airborne, the fox attempted to break free by swinging back and forth.
Image source: Kevin Ebi
Image source: Kevin Ebi
Image source: Kevin Ebi
In the end, the eagle moved the rabbit to its other claw, causing the fox to let go. The intense battle came to an end in less than 10 seconds.
Image source: Kevin Ebi
For those worried about the fox’s well-being after the fight, Ebi reassures that it was not injured. The fox swiftly bounced back from the encounter and resumed its playful behavior with the other young foxes, showing no visible wounds from the aerial clash.
Image source: Kevin Ebi
Image source: Kevin Ebi
Image source: Kevin Ebi
Image source: Kevin Ebi
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