The Tasmanian Giant Crab is the king of crabs
Add the Tasmanian Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) to one of the animals you’ll want to see in person one day. Moreover, the crab’s…
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The colorful slots of Antelope Canyon
Keep reading: The colorful slots of Antelope CanyonThere’s a colorful slot canyon in Arizona where the interplay of light and geometric sandstone create a remarkable effect. Antelope Canyon consists of an upper and lower section, aptly named Upper Antelope Canyon (The Crack) and Lower Antelope Canyon (The Corkscrew). Both parts exist on Navajo territory in northern Arizona. Wind and rainwater eroded and smoothed out…
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The ongoing mystery behind Poland’s ‘Crooked Forest’
Keep reading: The ongoing mystery behind Poland’s ‘Crooked Forest’Located outside Nowe Czarnowo, Poland, is an eerie-looking collection of curved pine trees nicknamed The Crooked Forest or Krzywy Las. No one knows how the original 400 pine trees got their identically bent shape — all 90-degree drops at the base, like elephant trunks. But it’s believed that a special technique was used in the…
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Climbing Austria’s Intersport Klettersteig aka “Sky Ladder to Heaven”
Keep reading: Climbing Austria’s Intersport Klettersteig aka “Sky Ladder to Heaven”Austria’s 140-foot long “Sky Ladder,” or “Ladder to Heaven” via Ferrata Intersport Klettersteig connects a massive gorge on the way to the peak of Donnerkogel on the Gosaukamm mountain range. Captured by adventure photographer Alexander Ladanivskyy, these insane panorama-ladder stairs (made out of steel cables) lie 2,297 feet above the ground and overlook Gosau Lake below.…
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The edge of the Earth: Australia’s Nullarbor Cliffs
Keep reading: The edge of the Earth: Australia’s Nullarbor CliffsWhat looks like the end of the Earth is really just the end of Australia: what’s known as Nullarbor Cliffs. The Bunda Cliffs, as the Nullarbor Cliffs are also called, are located in Southern Australia on the Nullarbor Plain. The terrain of the Nullarbor Plain is so flat that the Trans Australian Railway spans a…
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The tiny Etruscan pygmy shrew
Keep reading: The tiny Etruscan pygmy shrewThe Etruscan pygmy shrew is a tiny mammal of the family Soricidae. It is the smallest mammal on Earth by mass, weighing just 1.8 grams on average. The adorable animal can eat twice its body weight though, feeding mostly on insects throughout the day. At night, they use their elongated nose and short whiskers to search…
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Meet the Traelanipa “slave” cliffs of the Faroe Islands
Keep reading: Meet the Traelanipa “slave” cliffs of the Faroe IslandsLocated on the island of Vagar in the Faroe Islands, Denmark, is the beautiful Traelanipa cliffs. This chasm is the westernmost and widest in the islands. The lake above the ocean — also known as “Flying Lake” — starts from the shores of Sorvagsvatn Lake and juts out to the steep cliffs over the Atlantic…
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The exceptionally long tongues of Sun Bears
Keep reading: The exceptionally long tongues of Sun BearsThink twice if you think your or your pet’s tongue is longer than a sun bear’s. Sun bears have tongues up to 10 inches (25 cm) long, which they use to slurp up termites, ants, and beetle larvae. Their agile faces and strong jaws help too. These bears also love to climb trees to find…
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The fabulous bowl haircut of the Gloster Corona Canary
Keep reading: The fabulous bowl haircut of the Gloster Corona CanaryIt looks like someone is having a bad hair day. The Gloster Corona Crested Canary sports a bowl haircut — often referred to as bushy, rounded ‘crests’ — made famous by The Beatles. This chubby and cute wig-wearing little bird also dons a dynamic singing voice, much louder than other groups in the canary breed.…
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Norway’s stunning obelisk-shaped Stetind mountain
Keep reading: Norway’s stunning obelisk-shaped Stetind mountainStetind is a stunning obelisk-shaped mountain in Nordland county, Norway. Author and mountaineer Peter Wessel Zappfe once described its smooth, vertical, and overall distinct shape as “an anvil whereupon the Gods can hammer.” The 4,566-foot wonder became the official mountain of Norway in 2002. Sailors often use the mountain as a landmark because it rises…
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Iran’s mesmerizing rock salt formations
Keep reading: Iran’s mesmerizing rock salt formationsWho knew salt could look like beautiful snow cones? Mountains of rainbow-colored rock salt formations dominate the Zagros mountains of Iran. The Jashak salt dome formed when the Persian Gulf evaporated millions of years ago and left behind massive quantities of salt. Salt and other evaporites have since risen upward through the overlying rock layers.…
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The slender sunfish shaped like a Dorito
Keep reading: The slender sunfish shaped like a DoritoOne of the more peculiar fish you’ll ever see, the slender sunfish (Ranzania laevis), looks like a mutant fish that’s been cut in half. Yes, this Dorito-shaped fish is in its complete form! Interestingly, they also can’t close their funnel-like jaws, which makes them look like mouth-breathers of the ocean. The Ranzania laevis is a…
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The Picasso bug, where art and nature collide
Keep reading: The Picasso bug, where art and nature collideYou can’t beat the brushstrokes of nature. Native to tropical and subtropical Africa, the oval-shaped Picasso Bug or Zulu Hud Bug is truly nature’s work of art. The Picasso Bug (Sphaerocoris annulus) is a shield-backed bug species with a vibrant carapace that does more than illustrate its aesthetic beauty. The mosaic markings serve as a…
