Animals

July 16, 2019

Animator Edits His Cat into Iconic Hollywood Films to Make Them Even Better

Cat lovers know that fabulous felines make everything better. They even improve things you didn’t know needed improving upon—such as classic Hollywood films and critically-acclaimed television shows. Filmmaker and animator Tibo Charroppin proves this with the help of his cat Lizzy, aka OwlKitty. Together, they create funny cat videos featuring Lizzy as she steals the spotlight in Game of Thrones, Jurassic Park, Titanic, and the classic horror film The Shining.

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July 11, 2019

Natural Phenomenon Transforms Hummingbird’s Wings into Tiny Rainbows

Artist and photographer Christian Spencer was standing on his verandah in Rio de Janeiro when he made an amazing discovery. When the black Jacobin hummingbird flew with the sun striking its open wings, a beautiful prism effect appeared. At that moment, it was as if its body was made of rainbows. In 2011, Spencer recorded the bird's movements for a film called The Dance of Time.

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June 15, 2019

Interview: This Man Is Caring for the Last Two Northern White Rhinos on Earth

Every day, an ever-growing number of plant and animal species risk extinction. While most of us only occasionally face this fact, James Mwenda, a conservationist at Kenya's Ol Pejeta Conservancy, deals with it on a daily basis. Tasked with the job of protecting two critically endangered northern white rhinos, Mwenda's role as a caregiver carries a lot of weight—especially since this pair is the last of their subspecies.

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