Owls don’t always look scary and dull. They can be very cute and even smile for the camera. The snowy owl might be on the endangered species list, but a cute new photograph of the majestic bird could make even the most ardent supporter of logging crack a smile. They can also find a common language with other animals, and this is very sweet. Take a look at another photos of the happy bird below. Owls are the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 extant bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal with some exceptions. These photos of laughing owls are guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Enjoy.

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The Aral Sea, located in central Asia on the border of Kazakhstan, was once the 4th largest lake on the planet. Now, thanks to the diverting of its feeder rivers for agriculture, the sea has almost completely dried up leaving only sand dunes and rusting ships in a new desert. The disappearance of the Aral Sea has, of course, destroyed the local economy. The water that is left is highly polluted and the absence of water has caused a climate change in the immediate area making Summers are drier and hotter while Winters are colder and longer. The good news is that, recognizing the immensity of the problem, dams have been constructed to try and restore the Aral Sea and, in 2008, the sea’s depth has risen 12 meters from its lowest point in 2003. Despite this new effort to save it, the depletion of the Aral Sea has been called the greatest ecological disaster Earth has ever witnessed in modern history.

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Here’s a collection of photos of bears being bears. Bears are awesome. This is a fact, people. Fact. Perhaps you heard about the bear who broke into a house and stole a stuffed bear. Not enough proof? See below. They’re the funniest. Take a look and check out how cute and funny they are. Enjoy.

Bears are no strangers to Zen

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Both of these Nile Tilapia fish have been given the appropriate name “Siamese Twins” by their caretakers at a small aquarium in Bangkok. Joined at the skin, the larger of the fish will actually protect his smaller brother as he looks for food on the aquarium bottom. It is so incredibly rare that you would think Siamese twin fish attached at the stomach would never survive. But at eight months old, these two Nile Tilapia fish in Thailand have found the perfect way to cope with life upside down… or the right way up if you’re the lucky twin. The bigger fish protects its smaller sibling on the bottom, while it in turn looks for food.

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Sometimes things are not what they appear to be.

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Here’s a collection of photos with an animal that has big cute eyes, interesting stripes and unfortunately that’s all I know about this little fella. This girl must be very happy to have such a cute creature waiting for her at home. They’re furry, four-legged and too cute for more words. Enjoy

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It’s not so much snatching victory from the jaws of defeat as dinner from the jaws of danger. But even the imposing presence of an adult leopard at feeding time is not enough to get between plucky young Rattus Norvegicus (better known as the brown rat) and a free meal. This extraordinary series of images were captured by photography student Casey Gutteridge, as he trained his camera on the leopard for a course project.

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Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he felt; for he hath not another to help him up. – Bible

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1. Purple carrots

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Nice pictures of ash and smoke, which formed as a result of volcanic emissions. Many of the areas that spread out smog look very nice.

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