Beast with a big tongue

Bear (?) tongue. Via.

Link roundup

1. Dead Space-inspired backpacks available for preorder. Via.

2. "Capable of reaching speeds exceeding 70 kilometers per hour, the pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) is one of the fastest mammals on earth. No large North American carnivore can match it for speed – some conservationists have go so far as to suggest importing cheetahs to special parks to reinstate the evolutionary race between pronghorn and extinct big cats." So, which animal kills pronghorn?

3. Gallery of photos showing off 826LA's Time Travel Mart.

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Biting off more than you can chew

Squirrel with a mouthful. Via.

Cyborg Owl

Cyborg owl by humandescent.

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Link roundup

1. Elephants are afraid of ants, but not mice.

2. If you're looking for something to watch online, the here's Fast Company's picks for good webshows.

3. How to Turn Your Flash Drive into a Portable Privacy Toolkit.

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Link roundup

1. An argument for why "even strict vegans should feel comfortable eating oysters by the boatload." Via Peter Feld who adds: I remember a cookbook in the ’80s whose preface praised [squid] as a protein source and said "some vegetarians prefer to think of squid as unusually mobile vegetables."

2. Gregg Easterbrook:

Last season, the Patriots had no offensive coordinator, with Belichick covering that post; this season, they also will have no defensive coordinator. It's Belichick, Belichick and more Belichick -- no coordinators. Is this an ego-trip thing -- he wants to prove he can do something no major football coach has even attempted since, say, Leo Meyer? TMQ has been complaining for years that NFL clubs are overstaffed at coach, since it's hard to believe a head coach needs 19 more coaches, which is how many Mike Shanahan has at Washington, including a safeties coach, a tight ends coach and an assistant coach for the special-teams coach. Belichick is veering to the other extreme.

3. A new store owner talks about the costs of running a hobby shop.

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Robot Deer

Deer sculpture made out of typewriter parts by Jeremy Mayer.

*Previously: Antique typewriter collection.

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Link roundup

1. Lone Wolf and Cub meet Plastic Man.

2. Teeny tiny frog. Via.

3. Eric Nakamura tells a touching story about his mom.

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Transparent electronic fish

Swimming transparent robot fish by Sedensha Co. Via these sites.

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Ducks wear dog masks

Ducks wear dog masks. Via.

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Sword-billed Hummingbirds have astonishingly long beaks and tongues.

This is in no way an endorsement of illegal narcotics

Cocaine-loving bear via.

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Scary shark video

Chuck Patterson:

the day before I shot this video, i was SUP surfing with a couple friends and 2 sharks circled us for about 15 minutes. the next day, i decided to go back out at around the same time and take my GO PRO HD camera mounted on a 10 ft pole and do some exploring.

Sure enough within 5 minutes a 9 ft shark came out of no where and circled twice and slapped his tail on my board before disappearing. then a minute later a 7 ft young juvenile Great White swam circles around me for 12 minutes.

The sound is the key to making this unsettling. Via these sites.

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Video of a hyrax riding a tortoise

Video of a hyrax riding a tortoise. Via.

Murder mouse

Mouse (hamster?) with a knife via these sites.

Link roundup

1. Scientists think that some different types of dinosaurs are actually simply the juvenile and adult versions of the same animal. For example, Triceratops (juvenile) and Torosaurus (adult). Via.

2. Sucker Punch concept art.

3. Adorable purple octopus.

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Owls are watching

Owls via these sites.

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Miniature giraffe

Miniature giraffe created by The Mill for DirecTV.

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Creepy animals

Animals with glow in the dark eyes t-shirt by Brian Cook for Threadless. Click on the voting widget if you'd like the chance to buy it.



Relatedly, creepy cats:



Via these sites.

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Link roundup

1. Six reasons to ride a polar bear to work.

2. Plush baby vampires.

3. Fairytale ad for ghd hair products features Rapunzel and a knight on shining motorcyle.