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Paratrooper bitch!



IN TOTAL CONFIDENCE. For Siara, a young Belgian shepherd from Malinois, this leap into the void, hanging on his master's harness, is only a formality. At more than 4000 meters in free fall, the animal even seems ready to appreciate the splendid sight which is revealed before its eyes. Trained from a very young age, this Colombian air force dog is one of the rescue units used in particular in the event of a natural disaster. After this fifth and final jump, Siara will be considered as a “certified paratrooper” and will have completed her training. An obstacle course during which she will have been confronted with many exceptional situations, learning to manage her stress during dozens of different exercises.

Le Figaro 24h photo

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First "heat wave" for Viennese carriage horses

the 01.08.2017


A coachman refreshes his horses in the heat wave on Stephanplatz in central Vienna, August 1, 2017-APA / AFP / GEORG HOCHMUTH

The Viennese carriage horses benefited Tuesday for the first time from an official "heat wave" as the temperature exceeded 35 ° C in the Austrian capital, announced the municipality.

The coachmen of the 375 equines in service in Vienna were asked to stop all activity for the day and to bring their animals cool to their bases, under new regulations.

Adopted in June 2016 by the name of animal welfare, the provision, which prohibits the work of Viennese carriage horses past 35 ° C, had never been implemented, the ceiling having not been reached until then .

But the fateful threshold was largely crossed Tuesday: the temperatures flirted with the 36 ° C in the Austrian capital, whereas a part of Europe knows its first heat wave episode of the year.

A typical element of downtown Viennese, horse-drawn carriages represent a must-see attraction for the wealthiest tourists. The activity is shared between 28 companies which employ a total of 250 people and 375 horses.

https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/nature- ... ois_115264

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HUNGRY. Despite several attempts, this jackal could not catch any bird and remained hungry. The Kgalagadi cross-border park shared in South Africa and Botswana covers 38.000 square kilometers and is home to many species from southern Africa.

photo 24h Figaro

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© PHOTO. TARUN SINHA / 2017 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Crocodiles du Rio Tarcoles, by Tarun Sinha, third place in the “Nature” category of the National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year 2017 competition.

“American crocodiles congregate along the coast of Rio Tarcoles in Costa Rica. When our guide told us that there were probably between 30 and 40 crocodiles in the river, we thought he was exaggerating. We walked along a narrow bridge and looked carefully through the barrier that came to our waist, the crocodiles moving in the water. I wanted to capture the amazing contrast between their bodies partially covered by the water of the river and their enormous size when they were completely out of the water, ”wrote Tarun Sinha.

https://fr.sputniknews.com/photos/20170 ... hoto-2017/

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Texas: Hurricane Harvey, alligators come to seek refuge with the inhabitant

Josephine Christiaens | Posted Aug 26 2017



While a terrible hurricane hits Texas, the man is not the only one to flee the storm. Alligators are also desperately trying to find refuge.
The weather will no longer be the only concern of the inhabitants of Texas who must now face a new anxiety: the alligators.
Hit for several hours by Hurricane Harvey, the most powerful in the United States since Katrina in 2005, the Texas fauna trembles in front of gusts of wind and torrential rains.
Unexpected visitors

If floods, falling trees and damage to homes were on the list of foreseeable risks, alligators were not included. Faced with this "major disaster" (to use the words of the governor of Texas Greg Abbott), some found themselves face to face with the reptile.

Disoriented and panicked, several alligators have sneaked into the residential aisles to take refuge on the landing of houses or under cars.

https://parismatch.be/actualites/societ ... -lhabitant

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The purple pig-nosed frog, a new species of frog discovered in India

By Lison Gevers on 26.08.2017/XNUMX/XNUMX

Bhupathy's purple frog (Nasikabatrachus bhupathi), is also known as the "purple pig-nosed frog". However, the nickname "mole frog" would probably have suited him better. Indeed, this one has the particularity of spending almost all its life under the earth.



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https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/animaux ... nde_115782

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The little panda at Beauval Zoo is 1 month old!


By Anne-Sophie Tassart the 04.09.2017

"Mini Yuan Zi" was born on August 4, 2017. A month later, the mammal is still in great shape.



The most famous resident of Beauval zoo is celebrating his birthday today: he is 1 month old! On August 4, 2017 was born "Mini Yuan Zi" (its final name is not yet known) at 22:32 pm precisely. It then weighed only 142,4 grams. A month later, the young panda crossed the bar of the kilo, that is to say 1,223 kg for a size of 35,5 cm from the muzzle to the end of the tail. He now has very black ears and the spots on his body and around his eyes are also visible. And if the pink of her skin is still visible on her stomach, her coat should soon be completely covering it. In a few days, the young panda will be able to open his eyes and observe the world around him for the first time.
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https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/animaux ... ois_116045

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A drowned and then frozen fox ...

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Source: http://www.boredpanda.com/scary-nature/

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REWARD. For the third consecutive year, Nature Photographers and the British Trust for Ornithology have organized the Bird Photographer of the Year competition. Beyond the beauty of the photographs, the competition aims above all to raise public awareness of the preservation of endangered species. This year, the prize was awarded to photographer Alejandro Prieto Rojas, who immortalizes the scene of a flamingo feeding his young bird in Rio Lagartos, Mexico.
Alejandro Prieto Rojas / Cover Images / Sipa

24 hours photo Le Figaro

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RUSSIA A fisherman catches a fish over a ton!


The gigantic moonfish was brought by fishermen to the port of Itouroup. Screenshot

This gigantic sea monster of over 1 ton was fished a few days ago off the Kuril Islands, in the Sea of ​​Okhotsk.

It is an incredible specimen of moon fish weighing over 1,1 tonnes!

According to The Siberian Times, this gigantic fish was caught by Itouroup fishermen on September 9 off the Kuril Islands in the Okhotsk Sea. This archipelago, which in the past has changed status several times, is now administered by Russia, although some islands are claimed by Japan.

Proud of their take, the authors of the take shared the photo of the sea monster on social networks. Brought back to the port, the fish was exposed to the eyes of the curious, where it began to rot. Finally, the sunfish were fed to the brown bears of the archipelago, which struggled to find food during this period.

The scientific community has demanded that the fish be analyzed and put in a museum, but too late.

http://www.ledauphine.com/france-monde/ ... -une-tonne




Islanders use the feeding site as a way to keep the bears away from their village, but short supplies this year means the bears have largely gone hungry

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -back.html