Beautiful Animals

I think the best thing about this thread is being introduced to all the different creatures out there that I had no idea even existed!

Miss Roberta, that hartebeast reminds me of a moose in some regards.

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http://www.csmonitor.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/images/csm-photo-galleries-images/photos-of-the-day-images/2010/0813/01/8479215-1-eng-US/01_full_600.jpg

http://www.csmonitor.com/CSM-Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Day/2010/Photos-of-the-Day-08-13

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Two Black Panther cubs look towards the media during a presentation at the Tierpark Zoo in Berlin, Germany, on Friday. The two female cubs were born in the Tierpark on July 2.

Markus Schreiber/AP

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@tsarstepan,

tsar, I'm plotzing, feeling light-headed, and having a heart palpitation from this picture. If I drop dead from an overdose of gorgeosity and cuteness, it's on your head.

In other words, omigod. I'm left speechless (if you don't count what I said above). A rare occurence, indeed.

Thanks, bubby. This one's a doozy.

Crystal sea slug. BTW, Arella Mae, if you want to be dazzled, google sea slug nudibranch and look at the images. You won't believe your eyes.

http://blog.warehouseexpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/The-Crystal-Sea-Slug-is-well-named-this-one-was-riding-some-waving-weed.JPG

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@Arella Mae,

Arella Mae wrote:

Miss Roberta, that hartebeast reminds me of a moose in some regards.[/color]

I think you just broke her harte!!!

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@tsarstepan,

tsarstepan wrote:

http://www.csmonitor.com/CSM-Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Day/2010/Photos-of-the-Day-08-13

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Two Black Panther cubs look towards the media during a presentation at the Tierpark Zoo in Berlin, Germany, on Friday. The two female cubs were born in the Tierpark on July 2.

Markus Schreiber/AP

I had completely forgotten that panthers are born with spots! Oh these two are such beauties.

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@dlowan,

dlowan wrote:

Arella Mae wrote:

Miss Roberta, that hartebeast reminds me of a moose in some regards.[/color]

I think you just broke her harte!!!

Well, I sure didn't mean to do that! When I first saw the picture I thought it was a moose without antlers. LOL

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@Arella Mae,

I don't think I ever known that fact until I saw the photograph. I'm more fixated on their steel grey/blue eyes.

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@tsarstepan,

They are so beautiful. The black panther has always been my favorite of the cat family. It's so hard to imagine something so beautiful can be so very deadly.

Miss Roberta, I looked up the nudibranch! WOW! I love this one.

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3692/217d1c5440de80eab0a5116.jpg

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I am soooooooooo amazed at animals! I am not sure I am believing this is real. What do you guys think?

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/1d323c66f5/ninja-bear-kung-fu-fighting

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@Arella Mae,

I don't know if the majority of this video was kosher or not but the end when he was incapacitated by that itch? I believe that was real! Poor thing!

Your previous post looks more like a colorful ribbon than an actual animal. Is it a fish or some kind of slug?

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@tsarstepan,

It is one of those nudibranch things Miss Roberta told me to look up. Here's a link to more:

http://www.oceanlight.com/lightbox.php?x=nudibranch_/_sea_slug__gastropods_/_snail__mollusk__marine_invertebrate__animal

I'm not sure about the bear video either but I sure did like it.

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http://www.csmonitor.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/images/0814-park/8480546-1-eng-US/0814-Park_full_600.jpg

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A tourist snaps a photograph of a mountain goat crossing over the trail to Hidden Lake near Logan Pass in Glacier National Park on Wednesday.

Nate Chute/AP

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0814/Free-admission-National-Park-Service-waives-fees-this-weekend

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Arella Mae, I have great doubts about that bear video. It looked to me like the camera was adjusted for speed, and it kept going back over what had been done. On the other hand, I agree with tsar. The itch was real.

Glad you like the nudibranchs. Tsar, they're simply slugs--snails without shells. Most are quite small. They have dazzling colors and amazing, other worldly shapes. Love the goat pic. What are the chances of that happening.

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Crown of thorns sea star:

http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/09/17/336439_4.jpg

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Pit bull and very small kitten:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/08/ys_cute1.jpg

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@Roberta,

I was at my critter friend's today, and he has a fresh hatch of blue budgies.

thought of you.

mebbe I can get a photo soon...

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@Rockhead,

I would like that, RH. Love dem boids. I've had six budgies in my life. Sigh.

Elephants at watering hole at twilight:

http://www.nocaptionneeded.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Elephants-at-a-watering-hole.jpg

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Sailfish:

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I believe that nudibranches are flat worms - one of the earliest life forms. We share a common ancestor, I believe.

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@littlek,

I just did a bit of googling, k. Nudibranchs are unshelled mollusks. However, sea slugs ain't the same as nudibranchs (news to me). They might be the flatworms you refer to.

So while I'm reading about nudibranchs, I see mention of a sea angel. I'm curious. Here's one:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_1I7KiCuAU4k/SX1HdcIh_DI/AAAAAAAAEYo/UkkH9RJOYxM/s400/sea_angel.jpg

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