Nature

"Nothing like a little time apart to rekindle the affections that could lead to a baby panda. So says a panda expert sent by China to Taiwan to advise on how to encourage mating by the pair given by Beijing last December to mark the two sides' growing friendship." - imabonehead from Bookmarklet

"Helpful acts, such as grooming or foster parenting, are common throughout the animal kingdom, but accounts of animals rescuing one another from danger are exceedingly rare, having been reported in the scientific literature only for dolphins, capuchin monkeys, and ants. New research shows that in the ant Cataglyphis cursor, the behavior is surprisingly sophisticated. " - imabonehead from Bookmarklet

#cellularautomata - See-ming Lee 李思明 SML

夏威夷難怪是旅遊勝地，太美了． - Jackie from Bookmarklet

that's sweet, Myrna :) - Bicentennial (Franc)

Good use of light in photo. - darkknight

"Not a giant, Harry Potter-esque arachnid, says Hine, head of a team that IDs mysterious bugs from around the world. The real culprits were the larvae of flying insects known as ermine moths, so named because their white wings with black spots resemble a certain weasel’s winter coat. The caterpillars create these silky veils when they’re trying to eat enough greenery to sustain themselves through weeks of cocooning and post-metamorphosis life as moths. Hine guesses that in the widely publicized Rotterdam incidents the bugs simply ran out of trees and randomly descended on a car (below). Weird as the giant webs can look, it’s normal for these caterpillars to spin them. The larvae’s feeding seldom causes lasting tree damage, and the adults are useful plant pollinators. And, Hine adds, “Once they’re out of their cocoons, they’re lovely little moths.”" - John (a.k.a. dendroica) from Bookmarklet

Cleaning that car would not be my preferred job, yikes! - Rene Wirtz

I don't think I would want that job, either. - John (a.k.a. dendroica)

"On a few islands in western Canada, white 'spirit bears' walk the woods. Now scientists have discovered why these striking animals, a race of black bear, survive. White bears are less visible to fish than their black counterparts, making them 30% more efficient at capturing salmon in the islands' rivers. Elsewhere, similar white bears appear rarely, probably because those that do become vulnerable to predators such as grizzly bears and wolves." - Eivind from Bookmarklet

"Lawmakers capped months of discussions, weeks of tedious negotiations and years of chasing a water deal with approval of major legislation in a marathon session that ended Wednesday as the sun rose." - chaz2b from Bookmarklet

"It takes wolves a year or two to learn how to hunt, but their ferociousness doesn't last long. According to a new study, most wolves lose their prowess by age 3, just halfway through their lives. After that, they have to rely on younger members of the pack to catch the majority of their meals. The discovery adds to growing evidence that aging affects animals much like it affects people. The findings might also change the way scientists think about the health of both wolf packs and the elk they prey on." - Eivind from Bookmarklet

Fall color photography is the photography of the nature that represent fall of a season. When a season ends its starts to show in nature and we can see leaves changing color, change of color of sunset in the horizon, flowers change and the ambiance of morning change which show immense change in the season fall. - Jackie

"The amazing mating display of the marvellous spatuletail hummingbird has been filmed in full for the first time. The spatuletail hummingbird is among the most rare and striking of birds. By using a high speed camera, a BBC natural history film crew was the first to capture the mating sequence in super slow motion." - Eivind from Bookmarklet

"The species lives in just a few locations in Peru, and is unusual not just because of its rarity, but also because of its extreme mating behaviour. Unusually among hummingbirds, the bird has just four tail feathers. In males, two of these feathers grow to three or four times the bird's body length, each ending in a large violet-blue disc; the spatule. In an amazing display, a male then advertises its quality as a mate to a female by hovering in front of her while furiously waving his spatules about. " - Eivind

i saw this birds video on facebook. amazin. - fatoskaracam

"5 / 14: A flock of budgerigars in Australia. Flooding in 2009 has created ideal breeding conditions and plentiful food supplies for the birds. Photograph: Ann Britton/EPA" - John (a.k.a. dendroica) from Bookmarklet

just beautiful bubble coral - jeunhommalunet from Bookmarklet

"2 / 14: A roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) flies over Puerto Parada in Jiquilisco Bay, San Salvador. It has a long bill lined with sensitive nerve endings that help the bird locate and capture prey. Photograph: Jose Cabezas/AFP/Getty Images" - John (a.k.a. dendroica) from Bookmarklet

One of my favourite!!! What a colour!!! - Burcu Meltem ARIK

"3 / 9: Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus). A rescue plan was launched in 1989 when the number of breeding pairs dropped to 118, and the entire population was confined to south Devon. Farmers were encouraged to revert to traditional hay crops rather than sileage to give grasshoppers – the birds' main source of food – a greater chance of survival. Photograph: Andy Hay/RSPB" - John (a.k.a. dendroica) from Bookmarklet

Bedtime for godwits? - John (a.k.a. dendroica) from Bookmarklet