The Swamp

Posted: **Mon Dec 28, 2015 10:14 pm**

I'll translate what they are saying in this video...

"Holy shit! That squid is 15 feet long!"

Posted: **Sat Jan 16, 2016 1:15 pm**

How about this adorable photo of a kangaroo cuddling his fallen mate, perhaps so she can see her child one last time?

Or is that what's happening?

But the Australian Museum quickly weighed in with another interpretation of the image, with principal research scientist Dr Mark Eldridge saying the picture shows the standing male is in a state of sexual excitement and is “trying to get a female to stand up so he can mate with her.”

Other commentators say that the male may well have been trying to mate with the female for some time and, along the way, caused the injuries that killed the animal.

Koalas may not be hard, but that kangaroo sure is.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/15 ... ons_heart/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Posted: **Tue Jan 19, 2016 12:16 pm**

Shirley wrote:How about this adorable photo of a kangaroo cuddling his fallen mate, perhaps so she can see her child one last time?

Or is that what's happening?

But the Australian Museum quickly weighed in with another interpretation of the image, with principal research scientist Dr Mark Eldridge saying the picture shows the standing male is in a state of sexual excitement and is “trying to get a female to stand up so he can mate with her.”

Other commentators say that the male may well have been trying to mate with the female for some time and, along the way, caused the injuries that killed the animal.
Koalas may not be hard, but that kangaroo sure is.

All in front of her child.

Posted: **Tue Jan 19, 2016 2:05 pm**

The Sybian wrote:
Shirley wrote:How about this adorable photo of a kangaroo cuddling his fallen mate, perhaps so she can see her child one last time?

Or is that what's happening?

But the Australian Museum quickly weighed in with another interpretation of the image, with principal research scientist Dr Mark Eldridge saying the picture shows the standing male is in a state of sexual excitement and is “trying to get a female to stand up so he can mate with her.”

Other commentators say that the male may well have been trying to mate with the female for some time and, along the way, caused the injuries that killed the animal.
Koalas may not be hard, but that kangaroo sure is.

All in front of her child.

Whatever. Big Kangaroo's name is Steven and little one is a Brendan.

Posted: **Wed Jan 20, 2016 9:50 am**

I like whales when they're in the water, but

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is ridiculous

Posted: **Fri Mar 18, 2016 1:28 pm**

h/t

Posted: **Fri Mar 18, 2016 1:41 pm**

That looks like the Mario Maker level my kids made

Posted: **Fri Mar 18, 2016 8:38 pm**

I feel like that video was posted 10 years ago and someone made a porn money shot joke.

Posted: **Wed Apr 06, 2016 8:47 am**

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Posted: **Wed Apr 06, 2016 9:40 am**

wlu_lax6 wrote:

Poor kitty.

Posted: **Wed Apr 06, 2016 3:02 pm**

wlu_lax6 wrote:

Apparently you have to show proficiency in forced perspective photography to get a gator-hunting license.

Posted: **Thu Apr 07, 2016 12:49 pm**

Posted: **Thu Apr 07, 2016 1:05 pm**

Awesome as well as horrifying

Posted: **Thu Apr 07, 2016 1:17 pm**

Rabbits don't leave tracks like that.

Posted: **Fri Apr 29, 2016 12:01 pm**

rass wrote:Fucking wildfires.

Crazy reading about all of the complex multi-level infrastructure we have in place to fight them (which under other circumstances would be interesting to learn about on its own) and it just fails because it was quickly and fully overwhelmed.

Just because I posted the above and semi-regularly post links to worst case scenarios for the Pacific Northwest, here is similarly themed article on the potential for wild fires in South Jersey.

Wildfire damage to a city can be astronomical. America's worst contemporary wildfire hit Oakland in 1991. It killed 25, destroyed 3,300 homes and 2,000 vehicles, and cost $2.67 billion in losses. A New Jersey megafire could dwarf that record. In the Pinelands, half a million people and billions in property abut woods that Pyne called "the biotic equivalent of a munitions depot... among the most flammable landscapes in America."

Posted: **Sat May 07, 2016 8:33 pm**

Jesus.

Posted: **Sun May 08, 2016 12:16 pm**

Auntie Em! Auntie Em! Where's Toto?

Posted: **Tue May 17, 2016 11:20 am**

I took this while walking the dog last week. That's my massive man hand next to a writhing hell pile of ants.

Posted: **Mon May 23, 2016 1:21 pm**

Cloud formation that looks like a massive wave.

Posted: **Mon May 23, 2016 9:55 pm**

Here are a couple wild cloud formations:

Posted: **Tue May 24, 2016 11:35 am**

Not exactly horrifying, but damn if this cloud didn't look just like Australia:

Posted: **Tue May 24, 2016 11:39 am**

Johnnie wrote:Here are a couple wild cloud formations:

More like the fist of God. Probably taking out his rage on Portugal for the Supreme Court holding in Obergefell.

Posted: **Thu May 26, 2016 5:22 pm**

Not horrifying (unless you count nearly being eaten by a jaguar), but incredible. A remote camera in the Amazon.

Posted: **Thu May 26, 2016 8:39 pm**

That gave me some flashbacks to watching Go Diego, Go.

Posted: **Fri May 27, 2016 9:33 am**

Shirley wrote:Not horrifying (unless you count nearly being eaten by a jaguar), but incredible. A remote camera in the Amazon.

I enjoyed that. But, I imagine that guy's life's work will end when he gets eaten by a jaguar.

Posted: **Fri May 27, 2016 1:51 pm**

Golfing today, hit a ball that slowly rolled into a pond. Went to see if I could get it and the water was black.

A bajillion tadpoles. Never seen anything like it. Fuck it, it was just a Pinnacle.

Posted: **Fri May 27, 2016 3:21 pm**

Our fears are real.

Posted: **Tue May 31, 2016 1:03 pm**

From this weekend's trip to the Grand Tetons. It's about time I got to see one up close:

Posted: **Wed Jun 01, 2016 6:38 am**

Shirley wrote:How about this adorable photo of a kangaroo cuddling his fallen mate, perhaps so she can see her child one last time?

Or is that what's happening?

But the Australian Museum quickly weighed in with another interpretation of the image, with principal research scientist Dr Mark Eldridge saying the picture shows the standing male is in a state of sexual excitement and is “trying to get a female to stand up so he can mate with her.”

Other commentators say that the male may well have been trying to mate with the female for some time and, along the way, caused the injuries that killed the animal.
Koalas may not be hard, but that kangaroo sure is.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/15 ... ons_heart/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Cute until you read this article
http://www.bicycling.com/news/news/cycl ... roo-attack

Posted: **Wed Jun 01, 2016 12:36 pm**

wlu_lax6 wrote:
Shirley wrote:How about this adorable photo of a kangaroo cuddling his fallen mate, perhaps so she can see her child one last time?

Or is that what's happening?

But the Australian Museum quickly weighed in with another interpretation of the image, with principal research scientist Dr Mark Eldridge saying the picture shows the standing male is in a state of sexual excitement and is “trying to get a female to stand up so he can mate with her.”

Other commentators say that the male may well have been trying to mate with the female for some time and, along the way, caused the injuries that killed the animal.
Koalas may not be hard, but that kangaroo sure is.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/15 ... ons_heart/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Cute until you read this article
http://www.bicycling.com/news/news/cycl ... roo-attack

At least he didn't fuck her after. Maybe because her tits had popped.

Posted: **Fri Jun 10, 2016 10:19 am**

I love the duck

Posted: **Thu Jun 30, 2016 12:24 pm**

Shark sonogram. I will have nightmares for a week.

Posted: **Sun Sep 11, 2016 1:42 pm**

This Twitter account seems appropriate for this thread.

https://twitter.com/NatureisScary

A sample.

Posted: **Sun Sep 11, 2016 2:14 pm**

"AH! Fuck. What was that? Tim? Tim, you hear that? Tim? ... ... ... Tim?"

Posted: **Sun Sep 11, 2016 2:53 pm**

mister d wrote:"AH! Fuck. What was that? Tim? Tim, you hear that? Tim? ... ... ... Tim?"

The glowing eyes approaching were the creepiest part.

Posted: **Mon Sep 26, 2016 9:29 am**

They could have had so much more fun with this article. Especially with the quote the guy gave.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/it ... ative_1_na

Posted: **Mon Sep 26, 2016 2:04 pm**

Posted: **Mon Sep 26, 2016 2:14 pm**

wlu_lax6 wrote:They could have had so much more fun with this article. Especially with the quote the guy gave.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/it ... ative_1_na

“It’s crazy,” he said. “The last thing in my mind was being attacked by a damn beaver.”

Especially so close to a beaver dam.

Posted: **Mon Sep 26, 2016 2:18 pm**

Posted: **Mon Sep 26, 2016 3:33 pm**

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