Peace for the Soul
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From 'Animals doing things'
tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2023-12-26:5143044:Topic:462997
2023-12-26T20:23:31.699Z
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12336367281?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12336367281?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> <span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">What an amazing discovery! Scientists have discovered that ants, after collecting the grains and seeds that they need for winter break those seeds down into…</span></p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12336367281?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12336367281?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">What an amazing discovery! Scientists have discovered that ants, after collecting the grains and seeds that they need for winter break those seeds down into halves before storing in their nests because breaking them in half keeps them from germinating even through rain and the most perfect germinating conditions. But scientists were stunned when they discovered that coriander seeds stored in the ant nest were broken down into 4 pieces instead of 2 pieces. After lab research, scientists discovered that a coriander seed will still germinate after being divided into two, but it won’t germinate after it’s divided into four parts. So how do these tiny tiny creatures know all this? Humans know very little, there's a lot to learn from other creatures</span></p>
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Blue-Footed Booby
tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2023-11-24:5143044:Topic:461728
2023-11-24T20:01:50.694Z
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Beautiful Octopus
tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2023-11-23:5143044:Topic:461397
2023-11-23T22:03:27.354Z
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12299870082?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/12299870082?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<div class="" dir="auto"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13" id=":r5tf:"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Did you know that the octopus is considered to be the most intelligent of all invertebrates? They have been known to recognize faces, complete mazes, use tools, open jars and so much more!</div>
<div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">They also sport three hearts, and blue blood, and have been around since well before the dinosaurs. The oldest known fossil of an octopus found is estimated to be 330 *million* years old!</div>
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Wild Explorer - Scarlet Ibis' in Trinidad
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2023-11-22T12:38:57.796Z
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Kingdom of The white Wolf
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2023-09-13T10:10:55.249Z
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Former media executive has a new calling: saving donkeys and helping them heal
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2022-12-13T12:32:41.509Z
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Wonders of Nature
tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2022-10-30:5143044:Topic:419617
2022-10-30T20:19:31.177Z
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Amazing Nature
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2022-07-27T13:16:28.294Z
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Here are some pictures to make us feel better!…</strong></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Here are some pictures to make us feel better!</strong></span></p>
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Rainbow lobster
tag:peaceformeandtheworld.ning.com,2022-06-08:5143044:Topic:386977
2022-06-08T17:25:12.770Z
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<p>Rainbow lobster.<br></br> <br></br> Tropical rock lobster (Panulirus ornatus) is a large spiny lobster with 11 larval stages. It migrates annually from the Torres Strait to Yule Island in the Gulf of Papua in order to breed. After the migration the sexes segregate by water depth. Males enter shallower water and females enter deeper water…</p>
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<p>Rainbow lobster.<br/> <br/> Tropical rock lobster (Panulirus ornatus) is a large spiny lobster with 11 larval stages. It migrates annually from the Torres Strait to Yule Island in the Gulf of Papua in order to breed. After the migration the sexes segregate by water depth. Males enter shallower water and females enter deeper water until the eggs have hatched. Female Panulirus ornatus produce up to three broods with a reduction in size of each subsequent brood.</p>
<p>There is no return migration of breeding adults. Reproductive migration across the Gulf of Papua occurs in order to disperse larvae in oceanic currents that favour their distribution near the Torres Strait. Dispersed throughout the eastern coast of Australia, Panulirus ornatus larvae must migrate as juveniles to the adult habitat in the northern Torres Strait. From there, they remain in specific reef complex for 1–2 years until they are of breeding age and undertake the annual mass migration to breed.</p>
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The winners of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards will brighten your day
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2021-11-24T11:58:30.360Z
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Alex Walker's Serian Creatures on the Land Award</strong></p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9839666076?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9839666076?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="737"></img></a> <span class="font-size-1">Alex Walker's Serian Creatures on the Land Award: Ninja Prairie Dog! (in the United States).<br></br> © Arthur Trevino/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2021</span></p>
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<p>The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards…</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Alex Walker's Serian Creatures on the Land Award</strong></p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9839666076?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9839666076?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="737"/></a><span class="font-size-1">Alex Walker's Serian Creatures on the Land Award: Ninja Prairie Dog! (in the United States).<br/> © Arthur Trevino/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2021</span></p>
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<p>The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have been unearthing hilarious and heartwarming photos of creatures basically being their best selves since 2015.</p>
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<p>And this year is no exception. The recently announced <a href="https://www.comedywildlifephoto.com/gallery/comedy-widlife-2021-competition-winners.php">winners and finalists of the 2021 competition</a> include a visibly uncomfortable monkey, a trio of gossipy raccoons, a joyful bird reunion, gravity-defying fish and an all-powerful prairie dog.</p>
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<p>A panel of judges sorts through thousands of submissions from expert and novice photographers alike and determines one winner for each of the several categories — except for the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/comedywildlifephotoawards/posts/1669968509874925">people's choice award</a>, which is left up to members of the public. The overall winner gets a handmade trophy from a workshop in Tanzania and a weeklong Kenyan safari.</p>
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<p>This year's top prize goes to Ken Jensen. His photo, taken in Yunnan, China, shows a golden silk monkey in a rather uncomfortable position with an appropriately startled look on its face.</p>
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<p>The caption reads: "This is actually a show of aggression however in the position that the monkey is in it looks quite painful!"</p>
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<p>Another crowd favorite shows a pigeon with a flyaway leaf covering its entire face, titled <em>I guess summer's over</em>. The shot, by John Speirs, took home the people's choice award.</p>
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<p>Rahul Lakhmani won the sole video category with a video titled "Hugging Best Friend After Lockdown." In it, one bird perches expectantly on a branch as another dives toward it, knocking them both out of the frame. It's surely a relatable moment for many humans this year too.</p>
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<p>The contest is more than just a delight to behold. It also aims to raise awareness about the importance of conservation.</p>
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<p>"The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards was born from the need for a wildlife photography competition that was light-hearted, unpretentious and importantly, could make a difference to animals and our natural world," <a href="https://www.comedywildlifephoto.com/conservation.php">reads its website</a>. "Its founders realised that laughter was a uniquely effective tool to engage audiences of all ages and cultures with images of creatures they may never be able to see for themselves – and that the world could lose forever."</p>
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<p>Organizers Paul Joynson-Hicks, Tom Sullam and Michelle Wood say they also donate 10% of their total net revenue to conservation organizations that protect endangered wildlife. This year, proceeds are going to the <a href="https://savegporangutans.org/">Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program</a> in Borneo.</p>
<p>Nature is healing, as they say. But it still has a long way to go.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Creatures Under the Sea Award</strong></p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9839688460?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9839688460?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="737"/></a><span class="font-size-1">Creatures Under the Sea Award: Time for school (in Singapore).<br/> © Chee Kee Teo/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2021</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Spectrum Photo Creatures in the Air Award & Affinity Photo People's Choice Award</strong></p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9840117473?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9840117473?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="737"/></a><span class="font-size-1">Spectrum Photo Creatures in the Air Award & Affinity Photo People's Choice Award: I guess summer's over (in Scotland).<br/> © John Speirs/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2021</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Highly Commended Winners</strong></p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9840197679?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9840197679?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="737"/></a><span class="font-size-1">Let's dance (in far east Russia).<br/> © Andy Parkinson/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2021</span></p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9840243261?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9840243261?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="737"/></a><span class="font-size-1">See who jumps high (in Taiwan).<br/> © Chu han lin/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2021</span></p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9840272862?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9840272862?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="737"/></a><span class="font-size-1">Majestic and Graceful Bald Eagle (in the United States).<br/> © David Eppley/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2021</span></p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9840304261?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9840304261?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-center" width="637"/></a><span class="font-size-1">The Green Stylist (in Western Ghats, India).<br/> © Gurumoorthy K/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2021</span></p>
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<p>some selected, from many more...</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2021/11/18/1056851585/comedy-wildlife-photography-award-winners-2021?t=1637751404848" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>continue here</strong>:</a> to look all the heartwarming photos</p>
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