Beautiful Animals

Another Praying Mantis

Meet The Helpful Pigs Of The New Forest
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ailbhemalone/meet-the-helpful-pigs-of-the-new-forest

Timber! (for those who weren't around when Timber was here, he's a strongly loved a2ker who passed away. Timberlandko.) His avatar was a fierce eagle.

Not only has this caterpiller got a snake's face, but it flicks out a dummy "snake tongue" to scare it's enemies when touched-

Thanks, vonny, for the two additional mantises.

tsar, Glad to know that the pigs are of help. Thanks.

Reg, Amazing, don't-mess-with-me eagle. In a word, wow. Thanks, kid.

Romeo, Thanks for the snaky-caterpillar and the two cat-soldier pics.This is not a religious thread, and I'd like to keep it that way.

Another raptor--the harpy eagle:

I look at that face and think she's (harpy eagle) well named.

ETA: A beautiful harpy, that is.

Roberta wrote:

Sorry, I thought it was a gallery of God's creatures..

It's a thread of pictures of animals. I'm hoping this discussion is closed.

Pronghorn deer--the second fastest land animal:

At Vonny, I missed a page

Meerkat





When I see photos like this, they are so. Human

Bison

Of course, when playing with cheetahs, there is no second place winner.

FS, Love dem meerkats. The orangutan baby is tres thud-worthy. I don't think the bison are bison. I think they are wildebeests. Could be wrong. Thanks for them all.

timur, How does that animal hold his head up? Wow!

vonny, THUD! Ducklings. How could I not thud? The hares are wonderful. Such ears.

roger, In a sprint, the cheetah wins. But if the race lasts too long, the cheetah poops out, and the pronghorn wins. The only other feline I know of that runs to hunt is the lion, which can reach speeds of 50 mph. Other felines are stealth and pounce hunters.

Reg, Such a beauty. And stealthy. Thanks, kid.

Roger, when compared to the Peregrine Falcon even the cheetah is sluggish.

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/animals/birds-animals/birds-of-prey/deadliest-peregrine-falcon/