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Shirtless James in Law of the Jungle: Indian Ocean

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You are not IN the universe, you ARE the universe. An intrinsic part of it. Ultimately you are not a person, but a focal point where the universe is becoming conscious of itself. What an amazing miracle. ♡

~ Eckhart Tolle

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Harry Potter - How It Should Have Ended (x)

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Absolutely magnificent promotional pictures for the THE VIRTUOUS QUEEN OF HAN. I see now why they call it a “costume drama” because those costumes are sublime. (9 Aug 2013)

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From Natural Selection

"While these organised structures might look like the work of an artist, they’re actually just the remnants left behind where a sand bubbler crab’s been snacking.  During low tide they exit their burrows (as seen in the top pic) to scour the sand for tiny bits of organic debris in a radial motion. While eating, the crabs ball the excess sand on their heads, then discard it when it gets too big for them to see over, leaving behind a remarkable-looking reminder which helps them keep from searching for food in the same sand twice. Each time High Tide returns, the small structures crumble and are washed away, all while leaving behind more food particles to fuel the tiny crab’s next accidentally artistic pursuits.” Source: http://tinyurl.com/7vpzwj8 Video of the Sand bubbler crab in action:http://vimeo.com/6449515

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Holiday Appetizers: Goat’s milk brie in grape leaves {PHOTO: Stacey Brandford} Find the recipe here: http://www.styleathome.com/food-and-entertaining/recipes/recipe-goat-s-milk-brie-in-grape-leaves/a/58752

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Biodiversity: Life ­– a status report Of all the species that have populated Earth at some time over the past 3.5 billion years, more than 95% have vanished — many of them in spectacular die-offs called mass extinctions. On that much, researchers can generally agree. Yet when it comes to taking stock of how much life exists today — and how quickly it will vanish in the future — uncertainty prevails. Studies that try to tally the number of species of animals, plants and fungi alive right now produce estimates that swing from less than 2 million to more than 50 million. The problem is that researchers have so far sampled only a sliver of Earth’s biodiversity, and most of the unknown groups inhabit small regions of the world, often in habitats that are rapidly being destroyed.

Read more (via nature.com)

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Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer (Chalybura urochrysia) in Costa Rica. by Juan Carlos Vindas www.juancarlosvindasphoto.com on Flickr.

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ZooLogger:  The Bird That Mimics a Toxic Caterpillar

by Sandhya Sankhar

Species:  Cinereous mourner (Laniocera hypopyrra) Habitat:  Lowland Amazonian rainforests in South America

In the warm, humid tropical forests of the Peruvian Amazon, a rather drab grey bird makes its way to a cup-shaped nest made of dry leaves, its beak stuffed with a juicy insect.

Inside the nest, however, there are no gaping mouths and crying chicks begging for food. Instead, a creature starts sliding around inside the nest. On closer inspection it seems that a huge, bright orange caterpillar has ravaged the nest.

But something magical happens next. The bird gives out a call and the caterpillar transforms into a hungry chick eager to get its meal…

(read more and SEE VIDEO: New Scientist)

photograph by Santiago David-Rivera

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like, no offense to other people, but the people who read this blog are the best people on the planet. 

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James Zapata

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9 unforgettable ways indigenous people made an impact in 2014 

It was a remarkable year for indigenous Americans. In Canada and the United States especially, gains made in the political, social and creative spheres have catapulted Natives to the forefront of cultural innovation and prominence.

After more than 500 years of plunder and death at the hands of European colonizers, the refusal of these strong nations to fade or submit is impossible to ignore — and vital to our identity as North Americans.

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Miles Johnston

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Sakimori

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Sakimori

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Olivia Huynh

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