Flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus) The large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus), so named because of its fox-like facial features, is one of the largest bats in the world. #animals #nature

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Atlantic Wolffish - (Anarhichas lupus) "Atlantic wolffish are usually solitary but form pairs during the breeding season. They mate via internal fertilization, and females spawn relatively large eggs, which both sexes guard until they hatch. This level of parental care is rare...See more

Tasmanian Tiger Compilation of all five known Australian silent films featuring the recently extinct thylacines, shot in Hobart Zoo, Tasmania (other footage from London Zoo is not PD). Benjamin, the last specimen, is shown in the footage starting from 2:05. For descriptions of each video, see source. The clips are separated by fades, and shown in chronological order. #animals #nature #environment #photography

Hatching of dragonfly Aeshna cyanea. The video does not show the right proportions of time, because in reality there are quick movements and long intervalls without motion. a) gliding out head down 9 min b) moving the legs 10 min c) pause with legs near body 15 min d) shoot up and the back gliding out within less than 1 minute e) "growing" of the wings to full size 10 min f) pause half an hour g) streching of the abdomen 15 minutes h) pause until unfolding the wings more than one and a half hour another long pause until flying away #animals #nature