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Charming Clouded Leopard

The clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) is a felid found from the Himalayan foothills through mainland Southeast Asia into China, and has been classified as vulnerable in 2008 by IUCN. Its total population size is suspected to be fewer than 10,000 mature individuals, with a decreasing population trend and no single population numbering more than 1,000 adults.

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23 Oct 2012 07:23:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Rally Masters Show 2012

There has been a huge work to be done on the basis of the 1st Rally Masters Show. Organizers have put a lot of efforts to make this great event even more attractive for the participants & spectators. Following the last year’s tradition we will find a pleasant surprise for every Rally Masters Show guest. Invitations for participation in this competition will be sent to the leading Russian & foreign rally crews.

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13 Jun 2012 04:54:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

The aquarium is a part of the Ocean Expo Commemorative National Government Park located in Motobu, Okinawa. The aquarium is made up of four floors, with tanks containing deep sea creatures, sharks, coral and tropical fish. The aquarium is set on 19,000 m² of land, with a total of 77 tanks containing 10,000 m³ of water. Water for the saltwater exhibits is pumped into the aquarium from a source 350m offshore, 24 hours a day.

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21 Aug 2012 12:45:00,post received 0 comments

Charming Dogs and Children

It’s the topic of one never-ending conundrum — do dogs look like their owners? If this is indeed true, do dogs grow to mimic their owners, or do owners choose a dog in their own image? It’s great when science confirms something we already instinctively know. According to a U.S. study, it’s official — dogs do look like their owners.

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25 Aug 2012 12:33:00,post received 0 comments

Funny Switcheroo Photo Project by Hana Pesut

Switcheroo is a dual portrait series by Vancouver-based photographer Hana Pesut. Accomplices are photographed twice, once in their own clothes and again wearing reversed outfits against the same background. The magic in this series lies in the similitude of the normal and affected versions that becomes distanced when their variances become more apparent

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05 Sep 2012 07:53:00,post received 0 comments

Educative Stockholm Metro

The Stockholm metro (Swedish: Stockholms tunnelbana) is a metro system in Stockholm, Sweden. The first line opened in 1950, and today the system has 100 stations in use, of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground. There are seven lines numbered from 10 to 19, in three groups identified by a color: the Green, Red and Blue lines. Each color line has two or three numbered lines on shared sections through the Stockholm City Centre.

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12 Sep 2012 05:10:00,post received 0 comments

Charming Dinagyang Festival 2012

The Dinagyang is a religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City, Philippines held on the fourth Sunday of January, or right after the Sinulog In Cebu and the Ati-Atihan in Aklan. It is held both to honor the Santo Niño and to celebrate the arrival on Panay of Malay settlers and the subsequent selling of the island to them by the Atis. wiki

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07 May 2012 04:18:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Plant Sculpture by Emeric Chantier

French artist, Emeric Chantier, created these magnificent skull-infused plant sculpture. I say infused because I can’t think of another way to describe this unusual piece of art. Emeric is part of the Macadam Gallery and also created other pieces of art in a similar style which contains guns, hearts, hands and cars.

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11 Jul 2014 10:55:00,post received 0 comments