The Ajanta Caves are a series of temples carved from rock in India. While it sounds like a cheesy location for a new Indiana Jones movie, the images are simply amazing.
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Month: February 2011
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Super Mario Brothers Ballet
Next time someone tells you video games don’t contribute to our culture, just point to this brilliant Super Mario Brothers ballet performed for a group of school children in Brazil. Now there’s culture at its finest.
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Ever So Strange
For those readers who love the animal kingdom, but prefer to hear about its oddities over its deadliness, may I suggest Ever So Strange, a brilliant animal blog that specializes in the weirdest natural occurrences on earth.
Not only is the content great, but the writing is delightful. Just check out this excerpt on the sex life of the leopard slug:
They slide down their mucus string, and in mid air each with its enormous penis unsheathed from their head, their kilt-tilters tangle and wind around one another, much in the same way as the slugs themselves. The penises fan out into a rather smashing flower-like structure and they can at this stage exchange sperm. Sometimes the penises will become so entangled that apophallation is the only way to go… one will chew off the others penis. The de-tallywhackered slug will still be able to mate, just only as a lady. Usually, and indeed thankfully, it doesn’t always have to come to this.
These absolutely precious animals certainly know how to keep things romantic. In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we want to see your cutest critter kisses. So we’ve partnered up with the tee-shirt company 604Republic to reward you for showing off your romantic side.
UPDATE: Because we weren’t getting enough entries, we’ve changed the rules of the contest. To enter, just start following 604Republic on Twitter or like their Facebook page, then leave a message on their Facebook page or compose any tweet with the hashtag #kissingcritters. That’s it and good luck.
One person from each service will be chosen at random on Saturday the 19th to win a free tee-shirt of his or her choice from 604Republic –a great gift for your special someone, or a nice way to treat yourself. Winners (and their picture submissions) will be posted here after the contest is over.
Now on with our cute animal pictures:
Image via Spicuzza [Flickr]
Image via Muzina Shanghai [Flickr]
Image via BekiPe [Flickr]
Image via Foxtongue [Flickr]
Image via Lovehate [Flickr]
Image via Muzina Shanghai [Flickr]
Image via Wolfy! [Flickr]
Image via Athene8 [Flickr]
Image via Piez [Flickr]
Image via CornholioLU [Flickr]
Image via zund [Flickr]
Image via Vectorlyme [Flickr]
Image via Magnusvk [Flickr]
Image via Tambako The Jaguar [Flickr]
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The Deadly Kingdom
Regular readers know I am a big fan of animals, which is why I love Deadly Kingdom, a blog all about the darker side of the animal world. It includes stories of animal attacks and information on especially deadly animals. The site’s author has even published a book by the same name, so you know he’s knowledgeable about this topic.
The guys at Extreme Birdhouse certainly live up to their own title. These bird dociles are certainly stunning.
A burrito inside a burrito inside a burrito to the fifth degree.
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Siberean Foxes For Adoption
Years ago, scientists in the USSR set out to discover how quickly a selectively bred animal could start to become domesticated. They started with red foxes and the offspring soon started to have gentler, friendlier personalities and their looks started to change as well. They started turning silver.
After the fall of communism, the scientists lost their funding and started selling offspring of the domesticated foxes as pets in order to further their research. You can buy your own for just under $6,000.
What a crazy, crazy life.
Bill Murray is an awesome actor, but he’s also a really cool guy who crashes random people’s parties and reads poetry to construction workers.