Tourist lured wild boar to crocodile
# News Source (dailymail.co.uk)
Published : 16 July, 2015
The moment a group of tourists bait a wild pig into the jaws of a monster alligator has been captured on video.
The disturbing footage shows the hungry alligator stalking its prey from the murky waters of a river in New Orleans, Louisiana, before striking out and grabbing the pig as it gingerly retrieve food thrown by tourists on a boat.
The giant carnivore is clearly visible from the boat as tourists throw food in front of the pigs in an attempt to lure them into the water, and they can be heard talking about the alligator.
'We need to feed him one of these pigs,' a man's voice appears to say in the video.
'Look at the pigs back up,' a voice can be heard to say, as the pigs step forward and then rush back after cautiously grabbing bread thrown into the water in front of the alligator.
Other voices can be heard laughing.
When one pig steps into the river to grab the food, the semi-submerged reptile lunges out and grabs its victim by the hind legs.
As the helpless animal frantically screams and tries to escape to safety, the other pigs are seen rushing forward, apparently in an effort to help save the animal.
Eventually the pig is dragged underwater by the alligator.
Stunned tourists are heard screaming while their boat pulls away from the river bank as the pig scrambled to escape its jaws.
'That was amazing', one male tourist can be heard saying before the video cuts out.
The video, posted onto YouTube on April 20 this year by Jacques Brousseau, has been viewed more than 280,000 times.
A caption along the video said: 'This big guy took advantage of some very daring feral pigs , it was hard to watch, and one woman on board almost threw up, but this is reality in the Bayou.'
Thousands of people have condemned the cruel and senseless act after watching the video, which reemerged on Live Leak on Thursday morning.
One person posted: 'If alligator naturally hunt wild pig, I think it's okay. But in this case, you intend to throw bread into the water to be the decoy in order to have wild pig to be eaten by alligator.
It's very cruel and it should not be acceptable.'
r44cker wrote: 'I cant handle the fact that sick humans get pleasure out of luring an animal to its certain death and the j*** in their pants while the hog fights for its life under a huge load of stress and panic.'
Amine err said: 'The person who threw the bread is heartless and cruel i can't believe how he's sleeping at night after doing this, i'm speechless.'
But others disagree with the horrific act, saying they would 'pay' to see this attack.
ratelslangen said: 'Oh wow i would pay to see stuff like this. Feral pigs are pests anyway, no loss.'
marcin ktoss wrote: 'Would pay to see this.'
- dailymail.co.uk
Tree Climbing Goats of Morocco.
# News Source (Amusing Planet)
Published : Thursday October 1, 2015
In southwest Morocco, you might actually be forgiven for asking daft questions like “do goats grow on trees?”.
Everywhere you look, you will find dozens of goats hanging out lazily from the tree tops, munching absentmindedly like overgrown crows.
Goats are skilled climbers and are known to scale steep rock faces and mountains in search of food.
The ones in Morocco climb trees for the same reason – food, which is otherwise scarce in this drought-ridden region.
The goats are drawn to the fruit of the Argan tree, which ripens in June each year.
The Argan grows to 8-10 meters high and live up to 150–200 years.
They are thorny, with gnarled trunks, but the goats, who have been climbing these trees for centuries, have learnt to adapt themselves to the task.
The goats native to this region have cloven feet.
Each hoof has two toes which can spread out, providing balance and leverage, while the soles of their feet are soft and yielding, helping them to grip the bark.
The animals also have two vestigial toes higher up their legs, called dewclaws.
These are found on many species including cats and dogs, but the goats’ dewclaws are much firmer and stubbier and help the creatures pull themselves up branches, or lower themselves down sheer cliff faces.
The Argan is endemic to the semi-desert Sous valley of southwestern Morocco and to the Algerian region of Tindouf in the western Mediterranean region.
The fruit is also a valuable source of oil, and an important source of economy for the Berber people of Morocco.
The fruit, which is about 2–4 cm long, has a very hard nut surrounded by the fleshy part that the goats eat.
Inside the nut contains one or two, small, oil-rich seeds. The fruit takes over a year to mature, ripening in June to July of the following year.
Until this happens, the goats are kept out of the Argan woodlands, because the animals would often eat the fruit before it’s ripe, as well as the leaves stunting the growth of the trees.
Traditionally, the goats were a part of the oil producing business.
The local Berber people would allow the goats to eat the fruit, but the hard nut would pass through the animal’s digestive system unharmed.
The goat excrete would then be collected, the seeds removed and grinded or pressed to extract oil, which is used in salad dressing and cosmetics.
Removing the soft pulp is the most labor-intensive part of the oil-extraction process which is why the goats were employed.
Modern methods, however, have bypassed this stage because a “goaty” smell can sometimes be detected in the oil.
During the past two decades, argan oil has soared in popularity and price to become the world's most expensive oil (about $300/liter).
It is sold in Europe and North America where it has become a fashionable product.
Ironically, the argan oil’s popularity has threatened the very survival of this tree.
The extra cash acquired from selling the oil has enabled the locals to buy more goats, resulting in more climbing and damage to the trees.
Trees are also felled for their wood or to make way for other crops.
Through the 1970s and 1980s about 600 hectares of argan forest per annum was lost.
- Amusing Planet
Enamorate - Fall in Love
They are DVICIO a group from Spain. The lead singer's name is Andres. They are all between 22-24 years old. The song in english is called "fall in love" (Enamorate)
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