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Egrets

In a cruel struggle of the Darwinian sort, baby egrets see who will survive and who will be sacrificed to the alligators that wait below.

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Sucker Footed Bat

The Sucker Footed Bat is a bat named for its suction cup like feet that allow for it to grasp onto just about any surface. This type of bat is quite small and is identified by its feet, which contain the sucker like pads on both the thumbs as well as the soles of its feet. Sucker Footed Bat The...

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Barn Owls

Accidentally bred in captivity at the Barn Owl center, this barn owl permits a lot more interaction than some of the others you will see featured. Barn Owls are not good pets however.

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Alligator Goes to Town

Apparently a very large alligator has decided that this Texas town, in the eastern part of the state suits him fine, and took steps to move in.

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Feeding Alligators

Hand feeding alligators can be hazardous to your health. This is one of those things you don’t try at home.

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Prehistoric Shark

A species of shark rarely seen alive because its natural habitat is about 2,000 feet under the sea was captured on film by staff at aAwashima marine park staff in Japan.

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Swimming with Sting Rays

As we all know it isn’t always safe to swim with the rays, but this incredible footage gives us some inkling of their power and beauty.

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Crocodiles Feeding

Not for the squeamish, two crocodiles take down and kill a young gazelle, and have a meal. A good example can be viewed of the crocodiles “death roll”.

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Megamouth Shark

Some extremely rare views of a Megamouth Shark, swimming the depths with several divers.. Not exactly where I’d like to be…

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Grizzly bear Hunt

A grizzly bear with cubs takes down a caribou for a meal that ends up not being as quickly won as she might have hoped it would be.

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Grizzly Bear Fight

Two of the most powerful carnivores alive go to battle in this incredible footage of a grizzly bear combat.

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Polar Bear Hunt

This video shows us how the polar bear hunts, his habitat and his meal, consisting of a walrus in this instance.

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Polar Bears in the Wild

A male and female polar bear meet on an icy backdrop in this footage of these incredible creatures. Polar bears are one of the animals that require our protection with their habitat loss and the oil field hunters.

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Jaguar and Anaconda

One of the largest snakes on earth, the Anaconda doesn’t have many natural predators, however as this video shows, a determined Jaguar can make a meal of him, but not without a battle.

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Tiger Vs Croc

In a fight to the finish, this tiger takes on a crocodile and wins a battle that could easily have gone the other way.

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Leopard and Tiger

Not normally friends in the wild, these two, a leopard and tiger don’t seem to understand that they shouldn’t be friendly.

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Deadly Love

The black widow spider gives a new meaning to the phrase forbidden love, with her habit of killing the mate just after the mating process.

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Philippine Tarsier

The Philippine Tarsier is an animal that not very many outside of the Philippines are familiar with. This creature is thought to be more than 45 million years old and was named for the tarsus bone, located in the ankle. The Philippine Tarsier is an endangered species and there is a foundation that...

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Fire Ants

Swarming fire ants sometimes create vast problems, eating everything that lies in front of them, even stripping bones completely bare of flesh.

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Lioness Saving Her Cubs

A male lion, on the prowl and looking to kill the infants of his rival, gets a bit more than he bargained for when mum decides to protect her babies from his predation.

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