Rare Footage of New Bird of Paradise Species Shows Odd Courtship Dance | Nat Geo Wild

Oh my, look at it! That 'smiley face' bird though. So there's a smiley face bird and now the frowny face bird. Fascinating!...

By observing its courtship appearance and dance, researchers were able to confirm the rare Vogelkop superb bird of paradise as a new species.

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Iceland's Volcanic World | National Geographic

Boiling rivers?!!? Fascinating! Iceland is an adventurer's dream...

Discover Iceland’s boiling rivers, geysers, and volcanoes with explorer Andres Ruzo. Sponsored by Coors Light.

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See How Ants Build Bridges in Mid-Air With Just Their Bodies | National Geographic

These fascinating little creatures which never ceases to amaze is the epitome of what teamwork is all about ...

There are an estimated ten thousand trillion ants on our planet. They weigh very roughly the same as all of humanity. Army ants exhibit complex social behaviors that require group cooperation to achieve success. New footage shows how these ants build bridges with their bodies.

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This Fish "Walks" Like Our Prehistoric Ancestors | National Geographic

This animal, called a “little skate,” may be providing us clues to the evolutionary development of land-dwelling locomotive behaviour.

We knew that some fish could move along the sea floor in a way similar to walking. We didn’t know just how similar it was … until now.

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Watch the World's First Floating Wind Farm Ride the Waves | National Geographic

Fifteen miles off Scotland's North Sea coast is a new wind farm, with the world's first floating turbines.
It took years for the Norwegian company Statoil to design, build, and finally move the five towers. Each stands 500 feet above the water, with another 250 feet below. It's an expensive project, made possible by the participation of Scotland's government as part of the U.K.'s renewable energy goals. But the payoff could be big, too. A floating wind farm can operate in much deeper water than traditional wind farms. Since a great deal of the Earth's available wind power is far out at sea, being able to locate far from shore opens up a valuable—and clean—energy source.

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What is this Brain-Like Blob Found in a Lagoon? | National Geographic

The Lost Lagoon that is - an artificial, captive 16.6-hectare (41 acre) body of water, west of Georgia Street, near the entrance to Stanley Park in Vancouver, Canada. Who knew it harboured such slimy 'creatures'...

Strange animal blobs that look like human brains have been discovered in a Vancouver park. Lost Lagoon, a pond just north of the city center, contains a population of bryozoans. They live in colonies of genetically-identical individuals connected to one another, and wrapped around a wad of slime. The bryozoans' presence had either gone unnoticed until now, or may have migrated north from their former range.

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Watch: Owl 'Swims' for Its Life in Rare Video | National Geographic

That look by the owl at the end though...

See rare video of a swimming great horned owl. Hikers walking through a canyon in Lake Powell between Arizona and Utah stumbled upon the rare sight. It's likely a young great horned owl and still has some of its nestling feathers.

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Watch: Great White Shark Feasts on Dead Whale | National Geographic

Whoa! Talk about an all you can eat buffet...

See a great white shark binge eat a dead humpback whale.
Filmed off the coast of southern California, the shark feasted on the whale for more than 18 hours. Famous for their prowess as predators, little is known about their more docile scavenging behaviors. They have been observed regurgitating already eaten food to make room for more calorically rich meat. While sharks have frequently been observed hunting, scavenging is less often seen.

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Here, Cutting Down Millions of Trees is Actually a Good Thing | National Geographic

Scientists protect a vast carbon store by chopping down millions of trees in Scotland.
In the far north of Scotland, an unusual conservation project is underway: the systematic removal of millions of trees. While tearing down forests is generally a bad thing, at the RSPB Forsinard Flows Nature Reserve it is essential to restoring one of the most important ecosystems on the planet. ...

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Watch Squid Snatch Squid in Surprise Attack | National Geographic

While calibrating equipment used to study deep sea creatures, Australia’s Marine National Facility captured this footage of one squid attacking another. Scientists are uncertain of the exact species of the squid involved, but they are likely neon flying squid or Nototodarus gouldi. It’s also possible the squid are two different species. The attack took place at a depth of about 443 feet below sea level.

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When squid attack!
This video was captured during deployment of equipment to investigate marine life in the deep ocean, when two not so friendly squid caught our attention!

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Go Inside The Tomb of Christ | Explorer

Enter the reputed burial tomb of Jesus as it's opened for the first time in centuries with Explorer correspondent Tim Samuels and archaeologist Fredrik Hiebert.

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Meet One of the World's Weirdest Fish | National Geographic

We've heard of these hagfish before, but we've never seen one slime it's way across a rock. Pretty cool!...

When beachgoers at the town of Tirúa, Chile caught this writhing, slimy creature, they had no idea what it was.

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Hagfish are outliers. Their lineage split off from all the world’s more familiar fish long, long ago—probably before they evolved a backbone, something hagfish still lack. Sometimes called “slime eels”—they are slimy, but they’re not eels—hagfish have changed surprisingly little in 300 million years. They make their home on the ocean floor, often very deep. They’re certainly not what Lissete Hermosilla and some friends and family were angling for on a recent fishing trip in the coastal town of Tirúa, Chile. But when they realized that the strange creature had gotten caught up in their fishing gear, they untangled it and set it down to identify. Hermosilla may have found the hagfish’s slime a little gross at first, but she was pleased to see that it made its twisting way back to the ocean.

Watch: Man Straddles Shark On Beach to Save It | National Geographic

A man and his friends were fishing at Jensen Beach in Florida when they spotted a blacktip shark that seemed to be caught in something. Fortunately for the shark, the beachgoers pulled it from the surf and removed a fishing line and hook from its body. Blacktip sharks migrate to Florida’s warmer waters in the winter. They’re around six feet long and often have encounters with humans since they hang out in shallow waters. Nonetheless, most incidents have involved minor bite wounds and there have been no known fatalities. Blacktip sharks are listed as “near threatened” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature due to commercial and recreational fishing.

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Watch: Sea Snake Swallows Eel Whole | National Geographic

Not just any eel either - a moray eel at that. Ironic, considering moray eels are usually the ones doing the eating! Check out the 2nd vid!...

This video taken by a diving instructor in Thailand showcases a sea snake, known as a banded sea krait, in its element: swallowing a moray eel as big as it is.

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Shark attacked and eaten by giant Moray eel

This is crazy - a small white tip shark comes to close to a Moray eel and is not only attacked, but almost swallowed whole by the moray.

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See What Happens When You Tickle a Rat | National Geographic

By studying how rats react to tickling, scientists are gaining insight into how a brain processes and responds to the sensation. Video courtesy Humboldt University of Berlin

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109-Year-Old Veteran and His Secrets to Life Will Make You Smile | Short Film Showcase

Meet Richard Overton, America's oldest veteran. In this lively short film by Matt Cooper and Rocky Conly, hear the whiskey-drinking, cigar-smoking supercentenarian reveal his secrets to a long life.

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See the 1,000-Year-Old Windmills Still in Use Today | Short Film Showcase

Fascinating...

These amazing windmills are among the oldest in the world. Located in the Iranian town of Nashtifan, initially named Nish Toofan, or "storm's sting," the windmills have withstood winds of up to 74 miles an hour. With the design thought to have been created in eastern Persia between 500-900 A.D., they have been in use for several centuries.

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A Machete Martial Arts Master Shares His Secrets | Short Film Showcase

In Haiti, the machete is both a weapon and a farmer’s key to survival. This dichotomy is especially true for Alfred Avril, a master machete fencer and subsistence farmer. The traditional art of machete fencing can be traced back to the Haitian Revolution. With fewer guns than the soldiers they were battling, many slaves fought with the machetes they had used to toil the sugarcane fields. In this short film from Third Horizon, Avril shares his mysterious craft as well as the practical and spiritual value of the machete throughout Haitian history.

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Ghost Shark Caught on Camera for the First Time | National Geographic (2 Videos)

Fascinating!...

It took researchers seven years to come to the conclusion that what was captured on film was in fact a pointy-nosed blue blue ratish Hydrolagus trolli otherwise known as a ghost shark. - foxnews

The pointy-nosed blue chimaera, a species of "ghost shark," was captured on camera for the first time in 2009. Video courtesy Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.

Previously discovered in the deep sea near Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia, researchers observed the pointy-nosed blue chimaera in the North Pacific for the first time in 2009. This footage was captured by a remotely operated vehicle as far as 6,700 feet below the ocean surface. Only recently were experts able to confirm that these fish were the same species as the ones that were previously discovered in the Southern Hemisphere. DNA sampling still needs to be conducted to be certain.

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The pointy-nosed blue ratfish Hydrolagus trolli

Video observations of Hydrolagus cf trolli, the pointy-nosed blue ratfish, from the Northeast Pacific ocean represent a range extension for the species and are the first ever of this animal alive, in its natural habitat. The species was originally described from specimens collected off New Caledonia in 2002. It was named in honor of Alaskan artist Ray Troll because of his fascination and appreciation for this strange group of fishes known as chimaeras.

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