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Squid eyes under the knife Jun 11 2008
What has eyes the size of dinner plates, fearsome suckers that cling to its prey, razor-sharp hooks to shred its victims and two beaks to crush the remains? It’s the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) – an elusive “killing machine” from the dark depths of Antarctic seas.
Impala herd grazes in the morning May 9 2008
On a beautiful, rain-refreshed morning in the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve, in South Africa, the first animal the Earth-Touch crew saw was an impala ram, belonging to a herd of about 200.
Tags: africa, graze, herd, hluhluwe-imfolozi, horn, impala, kwazulu-natal, mammal, prey, ram, savannah, south africaDid you know? Wasps Apr 10 2008
Wasps are vital to ecosystems. Most are either parasitic or predatory and play a role in limiting the population growth of thousands of other insect species.
Tags: africa, bark, colony, environment, face, feed, flower, forest, insect, kwazulu-natal, larvae, marking, nest, paper, prey, sting, woodGreat white shark’s hunting kit Apr 3 2008
The great white shark senses what’s going on around it using its eyesight, special cells along its lateral line, and sensory cells on its nose, called ampullae of Lorenzini, which detect electrical fields.
Tags: africa, camouflage, coast, colour, fish, great white, marine, predator, prey, reef, sense, shark, sight, smell, south africa, struisbaai, swim, vertebrate, western capeFlickr pic of the day – green tree python Mar 14 2008
This green tree python (Morelia viridis) was one of the earliest submissions to our Flickr group by member Thor Hakonsen.
Tags: australasia, green, group, hunt, prey, python, snakeDid you know? Moray eels Feb 22 2008
Moray eels are nocturnal sea creatures, hunting and feeding on small fish and octopus.
Tags: fish, gill, indian ocean, jaw, moray eel, octopus, prey, reef, sea, shrimp, snakes, water, wrasseThis week’s most viewed stories Feb 1 2008
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 25 January to Thursday 31 January 2008) were:
Tags: barking, creature, deer, female, food, fresh, habitat, khao yai national park, pregnant, prey, pride, reef, ribbon, risky, search, shoots, small, south africa, thailandFledglings prepare for flight Jan 30 2008
Yellow-billed kites (Milvus migrans parasitus) are opportunistic feeders. They glide through the air, scanning the ground for carcasses of dead animals, or for small live prey such as lizards, locusts and frogs.
The adult kite that Earth-Touch has been tracking attends to its chicks’ needs, but soon it will be vital for these young fledglings to learn the ultimate survival skill, flight.
Tags: amphibian, bird, carcasse, chick, fly, frog, glide, kite, kwazulu-natal, lizard, locust, nest, prey, reptile, south africa, wing, yellow-billed kiteThe snow hunter Jan 29 2008
The great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) is one the largest in the world and in North America it is the tallest owl with the largest wingspan. Yet there are other owls that weigh more and have bigger feet.
Did You Know? Coyotes Jan 29 2008
The coyotes (Canis latrans) found in Yellowstone National Park are among the largest in the United States; adults average about 14kg (30lb). They are slighter in build than their relative, the grey wolf (Canis lupus), but can kill large prey, especially when hunting co-operatively. Such attacks can go on for hours.
Tags: communication, coyote, fruit, grey wolf, howl, hunt, pack, prey, territorial, wolf, yellowstone national parkDid you know? Lion feeding Nov 5 2007
Lions often behave aggressively towards one another at kills. To survive, they require energy in the form of food, and will do almost anything to get it.
The more lions at the kill and the smaller the prey, the more intense the competition for sustenance. On the rare occasion, these fights may even result in death or severe injury.
Tags: africa, buffalo, energy, feeding, lions, mammal, preyDid you know? Tiger sharks Oct 26 2007
The tiger shark is one of the largest sharks, growing to 3 or 4m (10 to 13ft) in length and weighing upwards of 350kg (772lb).
Did you know? African fish eagle Oct 2 2007
This fairly large eagle is related to the North American bald eagle, and looks quite similar. As its name suggests, the African fish eagle feeds mainly on fish but it has been known to eat the chicks of shore birds or even, rarely, monkeys, frogs and lizards.
Tags: african fish eagle, bird, chick, eagle, frog, lizard, monkey, preySunrise, sunset Sep 20 2007
By Andy Crawford, field crew
Did you know? - Superheated cheetahs Sep 3 2007
Although the cheetah is well-known for being the fastest animal on four legs and can accelerate to about 70km/h (43mi/h) in three seconds and reach a maximum speed of about 100km/h (60mph), it can’t keep this up for long.
Touching the Earth Aug 29 2007
By Tara Turkington, editorial team
It’ is winter and the sun is bathing the bush in an early-morning wash of light. We’’re bumping along slowly in our Volkswagen Combi on a dirt road near Berg-en-Dal in the Kruger National Park, when we see a long-legged dog running briskly towards us.
Did you know? Skimmers Aug 8 2007
An African skimmer fishes by flying close to the surface of the water, scooping up unsuspecting prey with its lower beak. Watch the first of Earth-Touch’s coverage of these endangered birds this season: African skimmers return to Nxamaseri.
A matter of pride Jul 5 2007
By Andy Crawford, field crew
Brad and I assumed that we could continue our lives as a filming team once our child was born. We had great visions of slinging up a hammock in the back of the filming vehicle to rock the little guy to sleep, and Brad even went so far as to design a mini chair to attach to his camera box between our two front seats where Rio would happily sit, gurgling away contentedly as we bounced through aardvark holes and over anthills in our quest for interesting subjects to film. Stupidly we expected him to behave in a civilised manner and be quiet while we filmed these interesting subjects.
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