The platypus is possibly the weirdest animal: it's a mammal but lays eggs, its duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed and venomous. It has electroreceptors for locating prey, eyes with double cones, no stomach, and 10 chromosomes. It's fluorescent and glows under UV light.2mo ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/BeAmazed
Thousands of tattooed inmates pictured in El Salvador mega-prison1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The Opossom is able to withstand up to 80 rattlesnake bites. Thanks to him, there is an antidote to snake venom. They don't get rabies and they eat ticks. They're your friend. ❤1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/aww
You got this, my lovely little potato! Mother Hippo teaches her baby to swim.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/aww
This natural phenomenon is called the Giant's Causeway in N.Ireland1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/BeAmazed
The Parasitic Batfly has co-evolved with its bat hosts for millions of years. They have developed a flat, hard body to prevent being crushed & velcro-like hairs & claws to hang on to their host's fur.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
🔥 A turtle in the hand: the Spiny turtle (Heosemys Spinosa) is a South-East Asian endangered turtle species.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
🔥 One of the weirdest undersea creatures: the Shaggy Frogfish1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
Guinness Book of World Records: smallest waist. Cathy Jung has a remarkable 15 waist!1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/oddlyterrifying
The Harlequin Bug has so many color variants that no two bugs are identical.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/woahdude
Toronto dog DNA testing company IDs woman as 40% Alaskan Malamute1mo ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/mildlyinfuriating
Forty kilometres south of central Florence lies the Sammezzano Castle. Inside is the absolutely stunning Peacock Room.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/woahdude
An artist makes amazing sculptures from Driftwood found on beaches.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/BeAmazed
Why are so many babies born around 8:00 A.M.? (source in Comments)1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Say hello to Merlin. Merlin likes to practice Yoga to increase his flexibility and general well-being.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/cute
Eye on the prize: an Osprey, in a perfect dive, about to wreak havoc on an unsuspecting fish.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/natureismetal
Why can't I have eyelashes like that? The Dik Dik (small S.African antelope)1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/aww
This rare, vibrant heirloom corn is the work of a Dust Bowl farmer with Cherokee roots.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/awesome
Crazy! Wheels replaced with sawmill blades for cycling on a frozen lake.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/BeAmazed
The gorgeous Spanish Village Art Center in Balbao Park, San Diego1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/woahdude
Nido de Quetzalcoatl. The artist carefully places each tile as he builds up the pattern, while the sun moves across the sky and changes the reflections and shadows.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/woahdude
🔥 A clutch of cobras hanging out while attempting to braid.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
Argonaut Octopus, Victoria, Australia. A few weeks ago, a young girl saw this rare Argonaut - often called a Paper Nautilus - washed onto the beach at East Cape Conran. She told locals about it and Myke Mollard went and picked up the little dude then released her back into deeper water.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/BeAmazed
You wanna be my friend? We could play. Also, do you have nuts or frogs?1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/cute
(OC) Meet Bonnie, our 3 month old Collie. During the night she discovered a can of blue paint with a loose lid. We call this her 'Blue Period' since she is obviously going through some artistic phase. (The Chinese rug cost nearly $6,000.)1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/Wellthatsucks
Your life lifts me higher: World's tallest teen, 6ft 8in, strolling on a Brazilian beach with 5ft 4in boyfriend.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
The Bengal cat: cute as a kitten, magnificent as an adult. Still takes my breath away.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/Eyebleach
Daredevil climbers scale 'The Castle' rock in Orkney, Scotland1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/oddlyterrifying
Feeling horny – lion gets impaled on buffalo’s horn when going in for the kill1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/natureismetal
🔥 The adorable Quokka is an Australian marsupial about the size of a domestic cat.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
Consciousness a 'realistic possibility' in birds, fish, squid and bees, scholars say2wk ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/BeAmazed
🔥 Rude turtle wins top prize at the 2020 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
🔥 These giant squirrels in India can grow up to 3 feet long.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
Fear not what is before you, for those that care are behind you.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/awesome
Mysterious link between cat owners and schizophrenia is real, study finds3wk ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/ThatsInsane
🔥 Extraordinary Threesome: Heron, snake, fish. Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/NatureIsFuckingLit
Rank them in order, from the one you might stand a chance with, to the one you would have zero chance with.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/TerrifyingAsFuck
The Universe is a hologram: Stephen Hawking's final theory, explained by his closest collaborator. (Article in Comments)1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/BeAmazed
I ❤ this extraordinary and unique kitchen design, I've never seen anything like it.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/BeAmazed
You know that famous picture of a bunch of construction workers sitting on a girder way up in the sky and having lunch? Here's the photographer who took that picture: Charles C. Ebbets.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
When you look into an abyss, tha abyss also looks into you.1yr ⋅ Gainsborough-Smythe ⋅ r/wholesomememes
