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Video: Animal With The Longest Penis (Relative To Its Size)

Mating barnacles from Casey Dunn on Vimeo.

Life as a barnacle can be tough particularly when it comes to mating. That's why they been blessed with the longest penis in the animal kingdom (relative to its size). [via]

'Sea Blobs' From The Mediterranean

A short documentary about some very strange looking blob-like masses in the Mediterranean.

Couple Find Bear in Car

A couple who thought their car was being stolen got a fright when they found a bear inside the car. The bear had opened a door and climbed in setting off the alarm in the process. Police arrived and the bear ran away when the car door was opened. Link

Bat Drinking Water and 1 Million Snow Geese

Two stunning sets of photos - 1 million snow geese and a bat drinking water (check out the photographer's setup)

Ants Attack Spider

© Mats Grimfoot

A stunning photo of two ant attacking a small spider. With some extra help, the ants won and took the spider into their nest.

Video: Birds On A Wire

A photo of birds on some cables converted into music. Clever!

Turtle Receives New Legs Made From Furniture Coasters

The cutest photos that you'll see today.

Video: Daily Telegraph Writer Mauled After Entering Lion's Enclosure

'He's only playing'

Video: The Cat That Likes Taking a Shower

Arctic Jellyfish

The BBC has some stunning photos of jellyfish found in the depths of the Arctic Ocean.

Crow Flying At 80mph + Windscreen =

This.

Video: Friendship Between Man and 38 Lions

Goldfish Survives Being Flushed Down Toilet

A goldfish which survived being flushed down the lavatory is enjoying a new lease of life after being rescued from a sewage plant near East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire.

The fish, nicknamed Pooh, is now being looked after at the Philipshill Waste Water Treatment Works until a new home can be found for it.

Link

Illuminated Cuban Tree Frog

This Cuban tree frog was so intrigued by the lights on this tree, he decided to 'eat' one of them. The frog was fine and the light didn't do him any damage. [via]

Video: 5-year-old Girl goes Fishing

The Prairie Dog Photo Crasher

© Melissa Brandts

Melissa Brandts and her husband stopped to take a timed photo of themselves alongside a lake in Canada when this cheeky prairie dog popped into the shot. [via]

Video: Dog in a Swing

Baby Elephant Gets Stuck In Drain

This unlucky baby elephant got stuck in a manhole on a street in Thailand. A team of rescuers took three hours to release the animal which escaped from the ordeal unharmed. [via]

Video: Horse Gallops Over Car

Hungry Ants Carry Crisp Up A Wall

A photoset showing some hungry ants carrying a cheese and onion crisp up a wall<./p>

Video: Kitten Mittens

Love it!

Are You As Smart As A Crow?

Apparently crows can tell us apart, can you tell them apart?

'Oldest' Pot Plant To Get New Pot

A tree believed to be the "oldest pot plant in the world" is being re-potted in a delicate operation at Kew Gardens in south London.

The ancient cycad was collected in the early 1770s from the Eastern Cape in South Africa by Kew's first plant-hunter Francis Masson.

The tree, which weighs 1 tonne, is almost as old as Kew Gardens which celebrates its 250th anniversary this year.

View video here.

Video: The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog (Literally)

Video: Danger Crab

Video: Chicken Lays A Kitten

Video: Rescued Lion Gives Animal Shelter Owner A Birthday Hug

Jupiter the lion, who was rescued from a travelling circus by the owner of an animal shelter in Colombia, gives her a big hug on his tenth birthday. [via]

Video: Baboons Figure Out How To Open Car Roof Boxes

This demonstration video shows how baboons at Knowsley Safari Park, Merseyside have worked out how to get into car roof boxes.

According to park manager David Ross, "their technique involves the largest baboons jumping on the box, flexing it until the lock bursts open. Then the rest pile in to see what they can find."

Boxer + Popcorn = Fun

© John Cobb

A cracking photoset of Charlie the boxer dog eating popcorn.

Video: Pelican Eats Pigeon

Looks like he's going to choke on it.

Video: 17 Foot Snake Gets Dental Work And Dinner At The Same Time

Video: Confused Dog

A dog gets confused when it sees a cat on the computer that's also sat in the room.

Ant Mega-Colony Takes Over The World

Scientists have discovered a mega-colony of ants that have colonised much of the world.

Originally from South America, the Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) have been introduced to all continents apart from Antarctica.

These introduced Argentine ants are renowned for forming large colonies, and for becoming a significant pest, attacking native animals and crops.

In Europe, one vast colony of Argentine ants is thought to stretch for 6,000km (3,700 miles) along the Mediterranean coast, while another in the US, known as the "Californian large", extends over 900km (560 miles) along the coast of California. A third huge colony exists on the west coast of Japan.

While ants are usually highly territorial, those living within each super-colony are tolerant of one another, even if they live tens or hundreds of kilometres apart.Each super-colony, however, was thought to be quite distinct.

But it now appears that billions of Argentine ants around the world all actually belong to one single global mega-colony.

Link

Video: Dresser Crab Camouflage

A Dresser Crab dons some pearls to avoid being seen.

Video: Most Spiders On A Body For 30 Seconds

That's a world record that he can keep to himself!

Panda Elephants

An elephant sanctuary in Thailand has painted its five elephant black and white to try and attract some attention after a panda cub was born at zoo in Bangkok.

The Daily Mail has more photos.

Weird New Animals Discovered in Ecuador

This endangered glass frog or crystal frog is one of the weirder new species found in Ecuador this year. Its internal organs can be seen through the translucent skin.

Also found is a bug-eyed salamander that looks like ET. You can view photos of the animals here.

Boy Accidentally Flushes Puppy Down Toilet

A week-old puppy was recovering today after he was accidentally flushed down the toilet.

It took four hours for specialists to recover the dog that ended up in the sewer system after the owner's four-year-old son put the dog in the toilet for a wash. Link

Video: Eagle Attacks Remote-Controlled Eagle

AWV reader, Bill Whitaker, flies a remote controlled eagle with a camera on it and that was attacked by a juvenile eagle last weekend. Here's the footage:-

Stunning Animal Photos

A large collection of some stunning animal photos.

Giant Blue Whale Floats Belly-Up

An almost unreal photo of a blue whale floating belly-up in the Pacific Ocean. It probably died after being hit by a ship.

Animal Photos

A great selection of 32 animal photographs from the Daily Telegraph including these three-month-old pinkie wombats.

Rick's Custom Squirrels

Rick's a taxidermist and he sells stuffed squirrels. What's unique about these stuffed squirrels is that many come with GI Joe accessories and little fake cigarettes.

You can view a gallery of Rick's creations here.

'Human-Like' Dragonfly

A photo of a dragonfly that has features that makes it look a little human.

Video: Over 30 Bald Eagles Congregate Outside Houses

Atlantic Walrus Closeup

You can almost smell it.

Video: Alligator vs Watermelon

A demonstration of what it might be like if you put your head between the jaws of an alligator.

Chipmunk Demonstrates How To Cram A Peanut Into Its Mouth

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Video: Kitty Co-Pilot

Invasion of the Zombie Animals

Mental Floss has posted some really weird parasites that have ingenious ways of turning host animals into zombies.