Monday, February 18, 2008
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Water Holding Frogs
This little Australian frog will do anything to survive tough times. It uses its body like a canteen, its feet like shovels, and its skin like a cocoon.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
TIME LAPSE: SAN FRANCISCO FOG
The combination of cold ocean water and the high heat of the California mainland creates the city's characteristic fog that can cover the western half of the city all day during the spring and early summer. The fog is less pronounced in eastern neighborhoods, in the late summer, and during the fall, which are the warmest months of the year. Due to its sharp topography and maritime influences, San Francisco exhibits a multitude of distinct microclimates. The high hills in the geographic center of the city are responsible for a 20% variance in annual rainfall between different parts of the city.[35] They also protect neighborhoods directly to their east from the foggy and cool conditions experienced in the Sunset District; for those who live on the eastern side of the city, San Francisco is sunnier, with an average of 160 clear days, and only 105 cloudy days per year.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Life of Mammals: Sloth
David Attenborough introduces the sloth in this except of The Life of Mammals.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Lizards in strange poses
Lazy lizards like nothing better than lounging around at the home of this reptile expert. Henry Lizardlover places them in amazing poses and photographs them on his mini sofas, hammocks and even waterskis.
Henry said: "When they are calm and relaxed they like to sit in chairs.
"When I get lizards to ride on a waterski they just love it. And when I get one of them to hold a guitar he will just stand there for half an hour because lizards are really comfortable doing that.
"I have been living with them in my house since 1982 and I have always had 30 to 50 lizards living with me."
More pictures after the jump.
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