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Berkutchi, or hunting with Golden Eagles, is a tradition in Central Asia. The unique heritage is still practised by some nomads in the region these days.
Video below shows the hunting activity in Kazakhstan; the eagle is so fierce that it could take on a large animal, e.g. a wolf and mountain goat etc.
A TV crew in Kagoshima, Japan, has filmed what they believed to be the longest recorded flight of a flying fish – an amazing a 45-second glide.
Flying fish rely on their long, wing-like fins to enable gliding flight for considerable distances above the water’s surface… most of the time to avoid predators.
Thousands of toads were spotted on May 9 at a bridge in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, China. According to local expert, the toads were enduring mass migration because of depleting oxygen resource in a nearby river.
However, it seems like their chance of survival are not good on the road either…
[Update] This story was first shared before the Sichuan earthquake on May 12.
There are speculations that the mass migration was an omen. And the rumours heated up as similar sighting was spotted in Mianzhu, one of the quake affected areas, just a few days before the disaster struck.
Personally, I don’t think the migrations and quake are related. The world is full of mysteries though, I am not sure despite scientific explanations.
Regardless, what really matters now is to rescue the possible survivors and help with the relieve efforts. See what you can do OK?
A gigantic pink spiny lobsters was caught by a fishing boat around 200 miles south west of Newlyn, England.
Named Poseidon for his size and strength, this lobster was two feet in length and weighed nine-and a-quarter pounds; around 5x the size of an average lobster.
Spiny lobsters don’t usually occur in British waters, but often found off the west coast of Africa and in the Mediterranean. It grows much bigger than its cousin and can survive at depths of up to 600 metres.
Poseidon will be kept in the Blue Reef Aquarium in Newquay; experts are now consulting record books to see it’s the biggest one ever landed in Britain.
If a giant lobster of this size is captured in Asian waters, it’s going to head straight to the dining table. Speaking of culture preferences lol.
[via Dailymail]
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