Archive for 02/02/11
Last week, a series of flash floods and mudslides struck the Serrana mountain region near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, destroying buildings roads and more. Nearly 14,000 people are now homeless, 759 are reported to have been killed and another 400 remain missing in this, Brazil's worst-ever natural disaster. As soldiers make their way to remote towns with aid and transportation, Brazil's government has said it would accelerate efforts to build up a nationwide disaster-prevention and early-warning system. Collected here are photos from the mountainous regions near Rio that were so hard-hit by these landslides.
Landslides in Brazil. (not funny)
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Last week, a series of flash floods and mudslides struck the Serrana mountain region near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, destroying buildings roads and more. Nearly 14,000 people are now homeless, 759 are reported to have been killed and another 400 remain missing in this, Brazil's worst-ever natural disaster. As soldiers make their way to remote towns with aid and transportation, Brazil's government has said it would accelerate efforts to build up a nationwide disaster-prevention and early-warning system. Collected here are photos from the mountainous regions near Rio that were so hard-hit by these landslides.
Fantasy Girls Wallpapers
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Believe It or Not !
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The Art of Extreme Sleeping!
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Sleeping
Chameleon creatures: Amazing photos of a well-hidden Orchid Mantis and other camouflaged pretenders By Graham Smith
Last updated at 2:33 PM on 21st January 2011Sitting on a plant, this Orchid Mantis blends into its background as it patiently waits for its prey.The Malaysian insect in one of several chameleon creatures photographed by Alex Hyde, a teacher of Biological Photography at the University of Nottingham.The 27-year-old's close-up pictures reveal the mysterious world of creatures in hiding.He captured the chameleons in various locations, from the rainforests of Madagascar to his own home and garden in Derbyshire.
Camouflaged Creatures
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Chameleon creatures: Amazing photos of a well-hidden Orchid Mantis and other camouflaged pretenders
By Graham Smith
Last updated at 2:33 PM on 21st January 2011
Last updated at 2:33 PM on 21st January 2011
Sitting on a plant, this Orchid Mantis blends into its background as it patiently waits for its prey.
The Malaysian insect in one of several chameleon creatures photographed by Alex Hyde, a teacher of Biological Photography at the University of Nottingham.
The 27-year-old's close-up pictures reveal the mysterious world of creatures in hiding.
He captured the chameleons in various locations, from the rainforests of Madagascar to his own home and garden in Derbyshire.
You don't scare me: Moment brave young wildebeest stood up to a lioness who wanted him for dinner
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 6:56 AM on 19th January 2011
A series of amazing pictures shows how a young wildebeest overcomes the odds to successfully beat off a hungry lioness before submitting to the king of the jungle.The migration of wildebeest through swirling Kenyan rivers always loses many victims to drowning, but this fawn manages to battle its way across and haul itself through the mud towards safety.Unfortunately, the youngster's brave bid for survival has attracted the attention of the lioness who waits patiently on the riverbank for the exhausted fawn to emerge. But even though the poor wildebeest is on its last legs, he somehow manages to fend off his aggressor with a series of head butts that startle the attacker into retreat.
Lions Versus Their Dinner
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You don't scare me: Moment brave young wildebeest stood up to a lioness who wanted him for dinner
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 6:56 AM on 19th January 2011
Last updated at 6:56 AM on 19th January 2011
A series of amazing pictures shows how a young wildebeest overcomes the odds to successfully beat off a hungry lioness before submitting to the king of the jungle.
The migration of wildebeest through swirling Kenyan rivers always loses many victims to drowning, but this fawn manages to battle its way across and haul itself through the mud towards safety.
Unfortunately, the youngster's brave bid for survival has attracted the attention of the lioness who waits patiently on the riverbank for the exhausted fawn to emerge.
But even though the poor wildebeest is on its last legs, he somehow manages to fend off his aggressor with a series of head butts that startle the attacker into retreat.
Some Grate Art.!!!
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1937 Bugatti Type 57S – $4.4 million
When relatives of the recently deceased and “eccentric” Dr. Harold Carr opened the garage he’d left to them in his will, they had no idea what to expect. Sure they’d heard that there might be a Bugatti in there, but that was just a bit of local legend. As it happened, there really was a Bugatti in there—and, when it went to auction at Bonham’s Retromobile car show in February of 2009, it sold for €3,417,500—around $4.4 million at the time.
World’s Most Expensive Classic Cars
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1937 Bugatti Type 57S – $4.4 million
When relatives of the recently deceased and “eccentric” Dr. Harold Carr opened the garage he’d left to them in his will, they had no idea what to expect. Sure they’d heard that there might be a Bugatti in there, but that was just a bit of local legend. As it happened, there really was a Bugatti in there—and, when it went to auction at Bonham’s Retromobile car show in February of 2009, it sold for €3,417,500—around $4.4 million at the time.