Gorilla seen using club to save baby from crocodile in congo creek A wildlife photographer following a family of gorillas in the Republic of Congo captured an astonishing moment on camera. While recording the troop near a creek, a sudden yelp pierced the air. The alpha male instantly sprinted down the bank, where he found a baby gorilla caught in the jaws of a crocodile.

Grabbing a heavy branch, the alpha swung with explosive force, striking the reptile until it released the infant. The baby scrambled free as the crocodile slithered back into the water while the photographer snapped the once in a lifetime photo.

 

 

 

He doesn’t need camouflage. He is the hide and seek champion. This tiny damselfly knows how to vanish in plain sight — by using the oldest trick in the wild playbook: stay still and let the world miss you. Balanced perfectly on a twig, only his bulging, alert eyes betray the fact that he’s even there at all. For a predator scanning the foliage, one blink… and he's gone. No speed, no fight — just silence and stillness. And sometimes, that’s enough to survive. Fun fact: Damselflies can rotate their heads and have nearly 360° vision. They often perch in narrow vertical spaces — like this — to break their outline from predators. Sometimes the smallest creatures have the smartest strategies.

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Hi, I'm a crane fly, commonly known as a giant mosquito. Due to the ignorance of many people, they took my life without me posing any danger.

I don't suck blood, I'm not a vampire. Feeding on the nectar of flowers and helping with pollination, just doing my natural duty. Now that you know me, please don't kill me.

This is my 95-year-old neighbor. He's been living alone since his wife passed away from cancer, and not long ago, he also lost his loyal companion dog. Now, every day, our chicken Hei Hei escapes the yard just to visit him. She sits with him, accepts treats, and lets him pet her like an old friend. It’s almost like she knows he needed someone, and somehow, she decided it would be her.

 

I saw my first wolf spider over 30 years ago on my back patio loaded with about 100 babies, I was so impressed I left her alone, about a week later I found her again near the Azalea's, she and her brood were eating a black spider and earwigs. From then on she and brood were allowed to live in peace with me and her descendants still do.

 

These are “Orb Weaver” spiders. They are large (about 1/2” to 3/4” body length), and they usually appear in late summer and early fall. Right about now, in other words. This is their time of year to build webs and find mates.

They are 99% HARMLESS TO HUMANS. THEIR VENOM IS NON-TOXIC TO US. THEY ARE DOCILE AND NON-AGGRESSIVE. THEY ALMOST NEVER, EVER EVEN BITE!!!!

I know they’re scary looking, but they are our allies, not enemies. They devour insect pests that plague us. Also, they're mostly active at night - they rest in their webs during the day.

This chick already looks like it’s seen too much

The shoebill stork is famous for its serious expression, but here the chick seems to have inherited the same grumpy face from day one. Standing side by side with its parent, the little one looks like a miniature version, already practicing the family’s iconic death stare.

Shoebills may look intimidating, but their chicks are clumsy, curious, and full of personality. Still, moments like this — where both bird and chick glare into the camera — are pure comedy.

The most shocking thing: even as fluffy babies, shoebills already carry the same prehistoric presence. It’s as if they skip the “cute” stage and jump straight to looking ancient and wise.

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