The Bee Hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world, weighing 1.8 g (0.06 oz) and measuring about 5 cm (2 in). A typical North American hummingbird, such as the Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus), weighs approximately 3 g (0.106 ounces) and has a length of 10–12 cm (3.5–4 inches). The largest hummingbird is the Giant [...]
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Timothy Treadwell Timothy Treadwell was an American bear enthusiast, environmentalist, amateur naturalist, and documentary film maker, whose birthname was Timothy Dexter. He lived among the coastal grizzly bears of Katmai National Park in Alaska, USA, for approximately 13 seasons. At the end of his 13th season in the park in 2003, he and his girlfriend [...]
12…. PT-91 The PT-91 Twardy is a Polish main battle tank. It is an extensive modernization of the T-72M1 and first entered service in 1995. The PT-91 was designed at the Research and Development Centre of Mechanical Systems OBRUM and is produced by the Bumar Łabędy company. Changes from the T-72 include a new [...]
The Beretta 92 is a series of semi-automatic best pistols designed and manufactured by Beretta of Italy. It is one of the most instantly recognisable firearm models in the world. The 92 was designed in 1972 and production of many variants in different calibers continues to the present day. The M9 version replaced the M1911 [...]
Perhaps small, short haired dogs feel the cold and encourage their owners with unexpectedly high levels of co-operation. my dog works as a therapy dog in an adult day care center so we dress him up all the time and the old people love it. plus if you had to take a crap outside [...]
Ben Goossens worked for 35 years in his native Belgium as an ad agency art director. After retiring, Goossen’s turned to creating photo montages with a distinctive Surreal style reminiscent of his fellow countryman, Rene Magritte. Goossens’ images have received awards in a number of prestigious international photography competitions including Gold and Silver medals at [...]