Pictures : Air Berlin skid off the Runway this morning

A Boeing 737 of German airline Air Berlin stands at the end of the runway at the airport iin the western German city of Dortmund on January 3, 2010. No one was injured after the pilot aborted the takeoff due to technical reasons on the flight heading for the Spanish Island of Grand Canaria. AFP

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Risky ride

Snowy egret perches on alligator

Snowy egret,alligator,white Heron

In this photo taken on December 30,2009, a snowy egret took a risky ride on the back of a passing alligator in Florida. The bird, a small white Heron, obviously mistook the swimming killer for a floating log, a disguise which usually helps snare dinner – not passengers. Lucky for the Egret, the Gator didn’t notice the Continue Reading

[ More ] January 4th, 2010 | No Comments | | Posted in Funny & Amazing, Science, Environment & Nature news |

Things Have Changed! Frog eats Snake

Frog eats Snake

Green frogs are a regular sight in Far North Queensland – but rarely making a meal of a snake. As these photos taken by Ian Hamilton show, the frog is not incapable of experimenting with new predator-prey relationships and dinnertime treats. Mr Hamilton said his 18-year-old grandson, Brendan Healy, spotted this frog snacking on a brown tree snake in Continue Reading

[ More ] January 2nd, 2010 | No Comments | | Posted in Funny & Amazing, Science, Environment & Nature news |

An aerial view of Pousada Sankay hotel buried by a mudslide in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

An aerial view of Pousada Sankay hotel buried by a mudslide in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro state

An aerial view of Pousada Sankay hotel buried by a mudslide in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro state

Earth covers homes in Ilha Grande, an island off the city of Angra dos Reis near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 1, 2010. A rain-soaked hillside collapsed on three houses and an upscale lodge after New Year celebrations, killing at least 15 people, according to Brazilian authorities. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Pictures (boston.com/telegraph.co.uk)

The first car to cross the border after the Berlin Wall fell 20 years ago

The first Volkswagen Beetle to cross the berlin wall

A tree grows through the bumper of a VW Beetle in a garden near Fuldatal, Germany. The Beetle was supposedly the first car to cross the border after the Berlin Wall fell 20 years ago.

Via guardian.co.uk


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