magicalnaturetour:

Young elephant playing on a beach in Phuket, Thailand by John Lindie

omg that tummy

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elegantbuffalo:

A whale that is almost unknown to science (the spade-toothed beaked whale, Mesoplodon traversii) has been seen for the first time after 2 individuals—a mother and her calf—were stranded and died on a New Zealand beach.

“This is the first time this species has ever been seen as a complete specimen, and we were lucky enough to find two of them,” says Rochelle Constantine of the University of Auckland.  “Up until now, all we have known about the spade-toothed beaked whale was from 3 partial skulls collected from New Zealand and Chile over a 140-year period.  It is remarkable that we know almost nothing about such a large mammal.”

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anotherimages:

Elephant Seals and King Penguins.

An Image from National Geographic.

(via fyeahpenguins)

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haleyfood:

Elephant in Phuket, Thailand playing on the beach. So cute!!

By John Lindie

(via theanimalblog)

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hgkw:

invasion of the ducks #spain #beach #holiday #ducks #sea #blue #posers (Taken with instagram)

(via ducksducks)

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travelingcolors:

Sossusvlei Flight | Namibia (by gakout | via danseurs)

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lions20spurs50:

Black Beach, Iceland

(via studyofnature)

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Immature humpback whale washes ashore, dies in White Rock

The whale, between eight and ten metres long, was alive when the fisheries department was notified around 5 a.m. Staff from the Vancouver Aquarium and the fisheries department also arrived to assess the animal. It died around 7:30 a.m.

“Unfortunately it passed away. It was in very poor shape,” said government marine mammal coordinator Paul Cottrell.

The whale had rope through its baleen and through its mouth, as well as some fishing net. There was also netting near to the animal on the beach.