Love and Conflict among Water Shrews

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Love and Conflict among Water Shrews

Drama... devotion... The mating habits of the water shrew, detailed in "Our Wonderful Nature" - hilarious animation short by Tomer Eshed, from the German Film & Television Academy (HFF) - more info.

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Today's pictures & links:

Would somebody take out this trash - please!

Art installation by Monika Sosnowska, via.

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Corkscrew Shark Egg

We linked to one of these bizarre / alien eggs in our Shark article. Now, take a good look at another egg (from a horn shark), obviously capable of propagating through water:

(image credit: R. Aidan Martin)

(image credit: Kerry)

Read more about these eggs here.

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Very Strange Housing Projects

Strandkanten / 70ºN Arkitektur in Norway -
Speaking about architecture that leans toward the right... or the left.... Very efficient layout, too. Read about it here.

Want to make an art statement with your house? Consider this Cubist Concrete House by Yokohama's Torafu architects:

More images here

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Photo.net Editor's Pick

This issue highlights the best of Macro-Photography:

"Heart of Water Lily", by Javed Rassi

Jewelled Butterfly, by Peter Garvanovic

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Mixed fresh links for today:

Unassuming but lethal plants - [a must to know]
Amphibious Flying Vehicle Prototype - [futurist]
Themed Hotel Rooms in Berlin, info - [design]
Streamlined Portable Jacuzzi - [wow tech]
Strangest Ambulance Vehicles - [auto]
Stylish 1980s Movie Posters from Poland - [vintage]
Great stress relief video - [fun video]
The Great Escape! - [wow video]
Painting program that started it all - [cool 1968 video]
Green Commercial Kitchen Giveaway - [promotion]

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A-SF99 Sigma - The One and Only Mega-Yacht

Great description and pics are on this page (and don't ask about the price, because even to fill its tank would cost you around 1.4 millinon dollars)

"...When "A" dropped anchor in the bay of Cannes recently, you could hear the sound of Billionaire’s accountants calculating the cost of building a more spectacular boat about thirty seconds later"

(image credit: Mark P. Knowles)

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With an iPod he would've felt more comfortable

(photo by Charles Ebbets)

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Some architects don't know when to stop

...and it's a good thing:

Dutch outrageous concepts - via Dezeen, more images there.

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Caught in the right moment

See more of such "coincidences" (some are real, some Photoshopped) in this collection.

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Epic Hot Pools

In Pamukkale, Turkey (info). Great place to visit... it used to be that they allowed to swim in these pools, but not any more.