Nat Geo’s incredible images of 2016
FROM polar bears to terrifying tornadoes and stunning meteorite strikes, iconic magazine National Geographic has revealed its best pictures of the year.
Animals
Zookeeper’s near miss with lion
A ZOOKEEPER giving a demonstration about not showing fear has screamed for his life after a lion broke through a fence and charged him.
Giraffes are headed to extinction
JUST when you thought 2016 couldn’t get any worse, comes this terrible news about giraffes.
Giraffes are headed to extinction
JUST when you thought 2016 couldn’t get any worse, comes this terrible new about giraffes.
Mutant pig born with monkey face
BIZARRE images of a tiny piglet born with the face of a monkey have baffled not only locals but social media users too.
Woman’s terrifying shark encounter
A MODEL has told of the moment she was casually waving at people, unaware they were desperately trying to tell her a huge shark was behind her.
Mysterious ‘dead zone’ a threat
A HUGE, mysterious dead zone — 60,000 sq km virtually devoid of oxygen and life — has been discovered in Australia’s northwest.
Unlucky in love? Try this
IN THE flamingo world, it’s all about your dance moves. And the better the moves from the male, the better chance of scoring.
Lost penguin rescued from storm drain
A YOUNG penguin took the wrong direction when swimming through Sydney this morning, ending up in a stormwater drain in the city’s inner west.
Fossil solves evolution mystery
THIS 25 million-year-old fossil answers questions about why whales are the biggest creatures in the world.
Woman ripped off by ‘hairless cat’
A CANADIAN woman thought she was shelling out $700 for a hairless Sphynx. But two weeks after she bought the kitten, it started sprouting fur.
The ‘dire threat’ posed by bees
BEES and other pollinators are responsible for 1.4 billion jobs worldwide and scientists are warning that both jobs and lives could soon be lost.
Pair charged over baby monkey theft
TWO men charged over the alleged theft of three monkeys from a wildlife park south of Sydney — but police are still on the hunt for one rare pygmy marmoset.
Baby koala just wants a human hug
THIS mother and son got the surprise of their life in their Adelaide backyard when a koala joey climbed off its mother’s back and onto a boy’s arm.
An arachnophobe’s worst nightmare
THIS is the skin-crawling moment a spider as big as a turtle terrified a group of tourists as it scurried out of a bush and straight towards them.
National Geo’s most loved pictures
HOW National Geographic photographers took control of Instagram sharing their most incredible photos with the world in real time.
Freaky new spider’s cunning disguise
IT’S got eight legs and way too many eyes but a new spider has been found with a never before seen method of hiding from predators and fooling prey.
‘Watching it all was exhilarating’
SEE the incredible moment an American Bald Eagle, hunting for lunch, drags a huge salmon from the river in Alaska.
The cutest thing you’ll see today
THE photographer had to trek across snow and ice to get up close to his subject. But the result was worth the wait and is captivating the world.
Deer smashes through shop window
WATCH VIDEO: A deer that became trapped inside a US store made a dramatic exit when it came crashing through the front window.
Man’s hour long fight with goat
A MAN has been taken to hospital with dehydration after being attacked by a goat for about an hour at a Queensland property.
Is this the world’s dumbest selfie?
CHECK out these toothy grins as thrillseeking tourists grab some selfies with huge great white sharks in Port Lincoln, South Australia.
Monster shark ‘an unofficial record’
A MONSTER hammerhead caught by a couple mates off a beach in Western Australia could be an unofficial record.
Iguana vs snake chase video goes viral
IT IS the stuff of nightmares for every person with even the slightest of snake phobias.
Penguin fight erupts over ‘cheating’
TWO penguins got into a vicious punch-up after one discovered his “wife” having an affair with another penguin. And the internet went crazy.
Wild orang-utans shot with air rifles
AN orang-utan has been found barely alive, riddled with pellets from an air rifle, some of which have caused him to go blind. But this is not a rare case.
Millions of butterflies invade Brisbane
IN A once-in-a-decade phenomenon, millions of flying creatures have descended as part of what Queenslanders are calling a “butterfly blizzard”.
Odd things man does with pet caiman
THIS man brushes his pet Crocodilia’s teeth every morning and this isn’t even the strangest thing the dynamic duo get up to.
‘Flasher’ frog found that exposes genitalia
DON’T like the idea of a face full of frog genitalia? Then don’t mess with a newfound Australian amphibian that has a salacious way of startling attackers.
The Queensland spider scaring the world
A PICTURE of a giant Huntsman spider snapped at a southeast Queensland animal rescue centre has taken the world by storm.
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