Planet Firsts

Big Wave and I were watching some Planet Earth Sunday night - Mountains (awesome) and Caves (kind of gross, actually) - and were remarking how the script loves superlatives and the mention of filming/wildlife firsts. "The most secret cave" stood out. So did the litany of firsts that occurred in the filming of the snow leopard hunt. Admittedly, the snow leopard business is ridiculously awesome, but honestly shut up and let me watch the cat try to take down the goat. Even you, David Attenborough.

For a proud list of all of Planet Earth's firsts, check it.

Best Safari Photographs 2010

Building on the Best of List themes started by Snipes with the best of underwater photos, and Phil with the best arctic photos, here's
Safari Leaders Best Photos of 2010.

Zebra-Horse ... not kidding

For those of you already familiar with my obsession with Grizzly/Polar Bears, here's another very cool hybrid.

Animal photo of the day...

I really missed the boat with getting this one posted during the mega-hot July we had here in Boston but think it works nonetheless.

Octopuses Are Smart*

Great interactive graphic and article from Boston.com on the intelligence of Octopuses. As a believer in evolution, and further, a believer that humans are by no means the end point of evolution, but rather a stop on the way to even more evolved beings that will one day make us look like single-celled organisms in comparison, I love reading about the intelligence of other creatures.


*Funnily enough, I meant the headline as a joke "knowing" as I do that the plural of Octopus is Octopi. Turns out, I was wrong, at least in part. Octopuses is perfectly acceptable as a plural, as is Octopi.

Forget LeBron - World Cup is The Big Sports Story And Animals Are Always Cute

LeBron is so tedious. The World Cup is a wonderful, worldwide celebration. And here are some animals kicking a soccer ball. Hope that cheers you up a little bit Ohio.