Orangutan attempts to hunt fish with spear Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A male orangutan, clinging precariously to overhanging branches, flails the water with a pole, trying desperately to spear a passing fish.
It is the first time one has been seen using a tool to hunt.
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Robotic fish are latest weapon in fight against water pollution Posted: 8 months ago by AutumnLotus
Robotic fish, developed by UK scientists, are to be released into the sea for the first time to detect pollution.
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Orangutan used as Sex Slave in Borneo Posted: 2 years ago by Marz
Pony was shaved, and tied by the ankle to a wall in a hut. When customers came to look at her, she would "present" herself to them. It took over a year to finally rescue her. This Link Is of a YouTube video, explaining the plight of Orangutans like Pony in Borneo. If you don't want to watch it all, skip forward to 12.47 where they show some footage of Pony, and speak about her rescue.
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Orangutan on the loose! Posted: 2 years ago by buddha
Visitors to Zoo Atlanta's orangutan exhibit were surprised to see an orangutan right next to them!
I love how the reporter says "an Orangutan like this one" and the clip shows the mother of the kids...
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Male fish fake it to achieve oral mating Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A gene has been found in male cichlid fish that evolved to lure female fish so that male cichlids can deposit sperm in the females mouths.
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Goldfish Lives in a Working Deep Fryer! Posted: 3 years ago by gnikgnok
Brilliant (but obviously insane) Japanese chef created the Water Fryer, which is a fish bowl at the bottom of his deep fryer. Very cool concept!
updated link - now with video
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Flying Fish Posted: 3 months ago by Bornbad
If someone in a pub told you they’d just seen a fish flying for nearly a quarter of a mile, you might think there was something fishy about their story – or maybe just that they’d been drinking like a fish. But bad jests aside, certain of our Piscean pals are fully capable of such feats.
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Skiing To The North Pole Posted: 7 months ago by suebe
John Huston and his pal Tyler Fish became the first Americans to complete an unsupported ski trip to the North Pole this weekend. They carried everything with them without help.
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Zanzibar fishermen land ancient fish Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Fishermen in Zanzibar have caught a coelacanth, an ancient fish once thought to have become extinct when it disappeared from fossil records 80 million years ago.
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Alright that's it, everyone out of the pool! Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
That is what God will be saying to mankind as he pulls the plug on us. Why? Well it has to do with a orangutan named pony, who was shaved, kept chained to a wall and used as a sex slave in a brothel in Borneo. Quote, "it was a novelty for many of the men to have sex with an orangutan." Many!?
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Climate impacting on fish growth: CSRIO Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
Climate change is leading to bigger fish in shallow water, but they are growing slower at greater depths, CSIRO research in Tasmania suggests.
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Fish tank toilet 'will cut water use' Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A Chinese firm has come up with the perfect solution for pet-loving families who don't have the space to keep animals: the fish tank toilet.
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Impossibly Cool Fish Tank Posted: 3 years ago by gnikgnok
"I don't know how this fish tank works exactly, but from what I could understand, the tank on top that joins the adjacent tanks works as a vacuum. The result is that there are feeding holes in the side of the tank, and the water does not flow out. I could not wrap my mind around this technology, but it works."
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"Fat teens" hunt Australia's outback and viewers Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
Britain used to ship convicts to Australia. Now it is about to send overweight youths. New reality television series "Fat Teens Can't Hunt" -- a kind of "Survivor" meets "The Biggest Loser" -- will see 10 overweight British teenagers sent to Australia's outback to live and eat with remote Aboriginal communities.
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'Dracula' fish shows baby teeth Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
Scientists have discovered a highly unusual fish with fangs made of bone.
Dubbed the "Dracula" fish, the creature is about 17mm (0.7 inches) long and has been found in only one Burmese stream.
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Incredible Siamese twin fish conjoined at the stomach Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Two conjoined Nile Tilapia fish, dubbed "Siamese Twin", swim in a small aquarium in Bangkok. They are both eight months old and share part of the skin together. The bigger fish tends to protect the smaller one from harm while the smaller one looks for food at the bottom of the aquarium.
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Easter egg hunt goes to the dogs Posted: 8 months ago by kakana
The Canine Easter Egg Hunt, held by the Hawthorne Animal Hospital and now in its fourth year, is a benefit event for the TreeHouse Wildlife Center near Alton, which takes care of wounded and orphaned wildlife. The event has cultivated some regulars, now veterans of the hunt, generating hundreds of dollars for the center.
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Confusion over fish farm feces accident Posted: 3 years ago by suebe
According to theage.com, Australis said the empty tank had been drained before the maintenance work and there was no fish faeces in the container. The company said also that no serious injuries were sustained by the four workers.
Update to an earlier post
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Portable Fish Bowl Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A great way to relieve goldfish suffering from separation anxiety? Not quite. Michal Shabtiali's portable Fish Bowl design, a student project, is aimed at kids with divorced parents. It allows you to "walk" your fish, despite the fact that fish don't have legs and can't walk.
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Discoverers of Nunavut fish fossil hope to net more Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
American scientists who announced one of the most significant fossil finds in the Arctic have set their sights on the North again, in hopes of finding more discoveries that could further bridge the gap between fish and land animal.
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Subway Pole Dance Posted: 2 years ago by pocksucket
What do you need to pole dance? A pole. And where can you find a lot of poles that go unused? Carriages on the NYC Subway - do you see where this is going?
The routine itself is SFW, but the soundtrack isn't.
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