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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Trees Cocooned in Spiders Webs

An unexpected side-effect of the fl00ding in parts of Pakistan has been that millions of spiders climbed up into the trees to escape the rising flood waters. Because of the scale of the fl00ding and the fact that the water has taken so long to recede, many trees have become cocooned in spiders webs. People in this part of Sindh have never seen this phenonemon before – but they also report that there are now less mosquitos than they would expect, given the amoungt of stagnant, standing water that is around. It is thought that the mosquitos are getting caught in the spiders web thus reducing the risk of malaria, which would be one blessing for the people of Sindh, facing so many other hardships after the fl00ds. UK aid – in response to the Pakistan fl00ds – is helping millions of survivors return home and rebuild their lives. 08 more images after the break...

Cow jump like a Horse

"Luna" cow can jump like a horse? Well, that appears to be the case for "Luna," a Germany-residing cow who thinks she's a horse and behaves like one too. Schoolgirl Regina Mayer, who lives on a farm in Laufen, Germany, didn't worry when her parents couldn't afford to buy her a horse - she just trained her cow to ride instead, reports USA Today. The resourceful 15-year-old spent hours training Luna and the pair now go on long rides together. Luna can also jump over hurdles. After hours of arduous training, the pair regularly embark on long rides through the southern German countryside and do jumps over a makeshift hurdle of beer crates and painted logs, USA Today reports. "She thinks she's a horse," Regina joked. "When she wants to do something, she does it, when she doesn't, she doesn't. And she's often very headstrong but can also be really adorable." 04 more images after the break...

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Ileana Photo Stills in Shakti

Ileana Photo Stills in Shakti (Om Shakti) 13 more images after the break...

Hilary Duff — Out in Beverly Hills

Hilary Duff - Out in Beverly Hills - 31.03.2011

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Man 5000 years ago

September 19, 1991 on the border of Italy and Austria, in the Tyrolean Alps, after an emergency ice melting on the glacier Similaun at 10 500 feet group of climbers found the body of an ancient man, who lived about 5300 years ago. Perfectly preserved mummy. Scientists decided to recreate the image of man, look, what they have. 03 more images after the break...

Capilano Suspension Bridge

Voices from Vancouver's past mingle with the sounds of nature, beautiful gardens skirt colourful totem poles, British Columbia First Nations artisans chisel legend into cedar and Capilano Suspension Bridge takes you to the serenity of a West Coast rainforest and Canada's award-winning Vancouver attraction, Treetops Adventure. 17 more images after the break...

10 Thousand Buddhas Monastery

In Hon Kong, ten thousand Buddhas Monastery is unique and famous place which present its illusion in some other world. Check out the wonderful pictures hopefully you like it. Inside the monastery there are about 13000 little Buddhas on the walls with different facial expressions. In the center there are big golden statues. 27 more images after the break...