Ling Ling, the male giant panda at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, died of chronic heart failure early Wednesday at age 22 years and seven months, equivalent to about 70 human years. picked by punthe 2 years ago tags ling ling giant panda died dead death |
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A 2.8ft rabbit who munches his way through £60 worth of food every week is bouncing his way into the record books. 10 comments edit related share plime.comBenny the Flemish Giant is vying for the title of world's longest rabbit, currently held at 2.6ft (81.5cm), by Amy, a Continental Giant who died in May. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago |
The city of Yokohama, Japan is welcoming two giant spiders to celebrate Expo Y150, the 150th anniversary of the port city. The spiders are the work of La Machine and Artichoke. They did The Sultan’s Elephant in 2006 and La Machine in Liverpool last year. picked by bingo 7 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Ling and Lee — who were working for former Vice President Al Gore's California-based Current TV — cannot appeal because they were tried in North Korea's highest court, where decisions are final. picked by tvirus 6 months ago 7 comments edit related share politics |
New images show the "last meal" of a giant cannibal galaxy as it gobbles down a smaller spiral galaxy, which has been twisted and warped from being devoured. 2 comments edit related share scienceThe giant galaxy, Centaurus A (NGC 5128) is the nearest giant, elliptical galaxy, at a distance of about 11 million light-years. picked by AutumnLotus 5 days ago |
Myra Nicholson (December 14, 1894 – September 20, 2007) was the oldest living Australian and the eleventh oldest validated person in the world following the September 15, 2007 death of French doyenne Marie-Simone Capony. picked by punthe 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A panda once believed to be male and sent to Japan to breed with a female without success gave birth to twin cubs this week, state media reported today. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Have a break, have a BIG break. If you're not careful, you might even break your back picking this one up. Behold, the Giant Kit Kat. A home made chocolate confection that was lucky to even fit in the fridge! Totalling 45,888 Calories, 1860g saturated fat, it equates to 3 months worth of a daily allowance for a woman! picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |
Archaeologists have solved an ancient mystery surrounding the famous Easter Island statues. 2 comments edit related share plime.comAt 2,500 miles off the coast of Chile, the island is one of the world's most remote places inhabited by people. Up to 1,000 years ago, the islanders started putting giant red hats on the statues. picked by kakana 3 months ago |
THIS giant feral pig was shot on a Pilbara cattle station after it was spotted eating a dead cow. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Scientists in California have set up a unique experiment to track the life histories of some of the world's oldest and tallest trees. 1 comments edit related share plime.comThe project is designed to follow up research, in the Yosemite National Park, which suggests that giant trees are perishing as a result of climate change. picked by Bingo 4 months ago |
A 77-year-old Tokyo man who apparently died several days ago had been living with his wife's corpse for the past several months, police said. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share weird |
Texas Tech University used computer programs originally designed for aircraft to analyze the probable flight characteristics of Argentavis magnificens, a giant bird that lived in South America 6 million years ago. picked by kxmk 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Consider someone who has just died of a heart attack. His organs are intact, he hasn't lost blood. All that's happened is his heart has stopped beating—the definition of "clinical death"—and his brain has shut down to conserve oxygen. But what has actually died? picked by super 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Claiborne died Tuesday at the New York Presbyterian Hospital after suffering from cancer for a number of years. picked by punthe 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
A pair of police officers in Canterbury, England, said they were on their early morning patrol when they came across a giant white rabbit. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago 1 comments edit related share weird |
Scientists in Australia announced on Friday they had found the jawbone of a giant wombat the size of a large car that lived 20,000-40,000 years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
A giant goose-like bird that was the size of a light aircraft and had a beak like a crocodile’s jaws has been found to have soared above Britain 50 million years ago. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share science |
A release from the ''Paul Harvey News'' office says Lynne Harvey died early Saturday at their home in suburban River Forest after a yearlong battle with leukemia. Her age was not immediately available. 1 comments edit related share entertainmentUpdate: She was 92 -Good day. picked by punthe 2 years ago |
A new species of giant clam has been discovered in the Red Sea. 1 comments edit related share scienceFossils suggest that, about 125,000 years ago, the species Tridacna costata accounted for more than 80% of the area's giant clams. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago |
A GIANT 2.5 metre Queensland groper has washed up on a Northern Territory beach. The fish - filled with maggots and the smell of death warmed up - was decomposing and looked like it had been dumped ashore during high-tide. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago 6 comments edit related share weird |