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		Animal pictures of the week. Come for the swimming tiger, stay for the flying dolphins (telegraph.co.uk)		60
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Krymson Tyde		2012-04-22 09:29:20 PM

A cheeky crow tries to hitch a ride on an eagle mid-flight in Kyeonggi-do, South Korea. Photographer Hyeongchol Kim caught the smaller bird saving some energy by swooping in on the eagle and perching on its back.

Yeah, I'm going to have to dispute the validity of this claim.

libranoelrose		2012-04-22 09:32:52 PM

They could have lied about number 2. :(

Oznog		2012-04-22 09:37:12 PM

libranoelrose: They could have lied about number 2. :(
Good lord now I'm gonna have nightmares. Disney SO lied to me about animals.

Fista-Phobia		2012-04-22 09:37:31 PM

libranoelrose: They could have lied about number 2. :(

I'M A SHA... ah nevermind.

AverageAmericanGuy		2012-04-22 09:38:10 PM

Yeah, number 2 is tragic.

And I don't think those dolphins are actually flying. Dolphins sometimes jump out of the water, though.

wxboy		2012-04-22 09:40:59 PM

Number 3 begs for a "I'm a shaaark" caption.

#22: "The lamb community frowns on your shenanigans"

#32 is a "come at me Bro" candidate.

Snapper Carr		2012-04-22 09:41:47 PM

This cute steenbok was just hours old and was so unafraid of the leopard it even tried to suckle milk from the predator. The leopard toyed with the steenbok calf for 45 minutes, until eventually killing it.

i1127.photobucket.com

That went downhill really really fast.

Shenanigans!		2012-04-22 09:43:02 PM

libranoelrose: They could have lied about number 2. :(

I was thinking the same thing...I would have been a lot happier thinking they were pals who helped each other out on an adventure-filled journey.

skinink		2012-04-22 09:43:10 PM

"You're gonna need a bigger Kleenex..."

i.telegraph.co.uk

LordOfThePings		2012-04-22 09:44:25 PM

De-slidified

neuroflare		2012-04-22 09:45:18 PM

praxis44241		2012-04-22 09:45:47 PM

I think I can take him. I'm not scared. No Sir.

/OMG it's a tiger! RUN!!

ds_4815		2012-04-22 09:46:05 PM

"Got your nose!"

*3 seconds later*

"Got your arm."

Snapper Carr		2012-04-22 09:46:40 PM

Production begins on the ill-advised remake of The Terror of Tiny Town.

skinink		2012-04-22 09:47:10 PM

Everytime you masturbate to Paris Hilton, the buffaloes kill a lion

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ZMugg		2012-04-22 09:47:43 PM

"Meow, motherfarker, do you speak it"?

Archimedes' Principal		2012-04-22 09:49:22 PM

Krymson Tyde: A cheeky crow tries to hitch a ride on an eagle mid-flight in Kyeonggi-do, South Korea. Photographer Hyeongchol Kim caught the smaller bird saving some energy by swooping in on the eagle and perching on its back.

Yeah, I'm going to have to dispute the validity of this claim.

Me too. Crows in my neighborhood attack hawks on a weekly basis. None of them have ever hitched a ride.

/Don't know if they're brave or just stupid.

skinink		2012-04-22 09:50:29 PM

Waiting for the Hobittses and Precioussssss

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Sgt Oddball		2012-04-22 09:50:51 PM

Snapper Carr: ... eventually killing it.

[i1127.photobucket.com image 512x288]

That went downhill really really fast.

Precisely. Talk about a sharp right turn into a brick wall.

LordOfThePings		2012-04-22 09:50:56 PM

The love that dare not speak its name

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KingoftheCheese		2012-04-22 09:52:35 PM

libranoelrose: They could have lied about number 2. :(

My wife smacked me for laughing at that caption.

dennysgod		2012-04-22 09:55:15 PM

So long and thanks for all the fish,

skinink		2012-04-22 09:56:06 PM

So long and thanks for all the fish,
So sad that it should come to this,
We tried to warn you all but oh dear!

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zvoidx		2012-04-22 09:57:01 PM

libranoelrose: They could have lied about number 2. :(

They did lie.
This was the actual story:

i44.tinypic.com

Yakivegas		2012-04-22 10:01:41 PM

Krymson Tyde: A cheeky crow tries to hitch a ride on an eagle mid-flight in Kyeonggi-do, South Korea. Photographer Hyeongchol Kim caught the smaller bird saving some energy by swooping in on the eagle and perching on its back.

Yeah, I'm going to have to dispute the validity of this claim.

Agreed.

The correct caption would be "A crow tells an eagle to get the fark out of his territory".

libranoelrose		2012-04-22 10:02:49 PM

zvoidx: libranoelrose: They could have lied about number 2. :(

They did lie.
This was the actual story:

[i44.tinypic.com image 640x509]

lol

skrame		2012-04-22 10:03:56 PM

Gergesa		2012-04-22 10:15:57 PM

Number 2, while completely logical and predictable, is nonetheless depressing. I kind of imagine the cat thinking to itself "well this is easy...."

NobleHam		2012-04-22 10:19:20 PM

This cute steenbok was just hours old and was so unafraid of the leopard it even tried to suckle milk from the predator.

At first I was like, d'awww. Then...

The leopard toyed with the steenbok calf for 45 minutes, until eventually killing it.

nachomanlance.files.wordpress.com

Gramma		2012-04-22 10:21:35 PM

ZMugg: [i.telegraph.co.uk image 640x399]

"Meow, motherfarker, do you speak it"?

That looks more like a Vulcan mind meld to me.

Danack		2012-04-22 10:23:57 PM

Krymson Tyde: A cheeky crow tries to hitch a ride on an eagle mid-flight in Kyeonggi-do, South Korea. Photographer Hyeongchol Kim caught the smaller bird saving some energy by swooping in on the eagle and perching on its back.

Yeah, I'm going to have to dispute the validity of this claim.

Yeah it's definitely not doing it for fun, but to drive the eagle out of it's territory. I think this must happen a lot as even I've gotten some photos of it happening, and I don't spend that much time photo-ing eagles.

Balchinian		2012-04-22 10:33:14 PM

Somebody sent me a link to this one a few weeks ago. It makes me smile.

DeadMouseTails		2012-04-22 10:43:44 PM

zvoidx: libranoelrose: They could have lied about number 2. :(

They did lie.
This was the actual story:

[i44.tinypic.com image 640x509]

I like this story better. Delusional as it may be.

guitarpick8120		2012-04-22 10:44:37 PM

Deslide-ified

digitalpirate		2012-04-22 10:51:46 PM

zvoidx: libranoelrose: They could have lied about number 2. :(

They did lie.
This was the actual story:

Would you(or anyone else) mind copying and pasting the caption on the bottom of the screen?I can't read the real story.

Thank you in advance!

zvoidx		2012-04-22 11:01:55 PM

digitalpirate: zvoidx: libranoelrose: They could have lied about number 2. :(

They did lie.
This was the actual story:

Would you(or anyone else) mind copying and pasting the caption on the bottom of the screen?I can't read the real story.

Thank you in advance!

Text

BuckTurgidson		2012-04-22 11:02:43 PM

Skeptical capybara family remain politely skeptical.
Even the kids don't buy your B.S.

BuckTurgidson		2012-04-22 11:04:27 PM

Rule 34.

No exceptions.

unyon		2012-04-22 11:06:19 PM

wxboy: Number 3 begs for a "I'm a shaaark" caption.

#22: "The lamb community frowns on your shenanigans"

#32 is a "come at me Bro" candidate.

"The Water Buffalo community frowns on your shenanigans" was what I was thinking for the lion chase pic.

BuckTurgidson		2012-04-22 11:06:35 PM

ZOMG PENGUINS!11

/alternate: penguin penguin penguin penguin penguin SEAL! IT'S A SEAL!
//second alternate: This looks shooped.

austin_millbarge		2012-04-22 11:33:40 PM

Its ZOOBOOKS!

fusillade762		2012-04-22 11:46:06 PM

two six-week-old cubs were allowed on to Tiger Island for the very first time this week.

"Tiger Island"? That's a real place?

BuckTurgidson: [i.telegraph.co.uk image 640x399]

Rule 34.

No exceptions.

That chick's kinda cute.

Shenanigans!		2012-04-22 11:56:52 PM

zvoidx: libranoelrose: They could have lied about number 2. :(

They did lie.
This was the actual story:

I KNEW IT!!

...and I LOL'd...then cried some more.

Oznog		2012-04-23 12:08:44 AM

Danack: Krymson Tyde: A cheeky crow tries to hitch a ride on an eagle mid-flight in Kyeonggi-do, South Korea. Photographer Hyeongchol Kim caught the smaller bird saving some energy by swooping in on the eagle and perching on its back.

Yeah, I'm going to have to dispute the validity of this claim.

Yeah it's definitely not doing it for fun, but to drive the eagle out of it's territory. I think this must happen a lot as even I've gotten some photos of it happening, and I don't spend that much time photo-ing eagles.

[farm7.staticflickr.com image 250x500]

So, you're saying, basically, he hates the farking Eagles?

Oznog		2012-04-23 12:20:14 AM

zvoidx: libranoelrose: They could have lied about number 2. :(

They did lie.
This was the actual story:

[i44.tinypic.com image 640x509]

blu.stb.s-msn.com

Oh dear lord there's video of it.

I don't see any suckling behavior shown. The thing is terrified and very very loud.

natmar_76		2012-04-23 12:27:02 AM

Oznog: Oh dear lord there's video of it.

That is SOOOOO precious =p

litespeed74		2012-04-23 12:31:44 AM

Thanks subby

/Pretty amazing stuff

Oznog		2012-04-23 12:35:43 AM

natmar_76: Oznog: Oh dear lord there's video of it.

That is SOOOOO precious =p

www.cartoonscrapbook.com

Awww, it sounds just like "Uni" from Dungeons and Dragons.

TommyymmoT		2012-04-23 01:07:04 AM

LOOK MOM, I'M THE SPACE SHUTTLE!

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doglover		2012-04-23 01:47:51 AM

Archimedes' Principal: /Don't know if they're brave or just stupid.

It's called mobbing and it's pretty much the only way smaller birds ever get a moment's peace from larger ones. If you notice, sparrows will also do it.

Basically a raptor is a slow, bomber kind of flyer while smaller birds, especially the crow family, are agile, fighter types. If you look you can what's basically a WWII dogfight style of combat where the large, slow flyer will simply try to power through the attacks from smaller, more agile ones that try to get up and come in from above for a damaging strike to the back and head. The goal isn't to kill the raptor, which might not even be possible, but just to drive it away from the area so they can forage and relax in peace for a time.

It's basically what humans would do if there was a bear near their campsite in Alaska, only without noisemakers like pistols and bells.

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