Wild Things: Great Whites, Tree Snakes, Drongos and More
These animals redefine life as we know it
- By T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Jesse Rhodes, Jess Righthand and Sarah Zielinski
- Smithsonian magazine, February 2011
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Comments (9)
Wow! Greenish pictured!
Posted by WAUWAUWAU on April 1,2013 | 10:25 PM
sharks are cool!
Posted by seth on March 20,2013 | 12:12 PM
I thought the Nile crocodile had the strongest bite force?
Posted by Marcus on January 19,2012 | 08:20 PM
I thought this was called a Tomato Hornworm that will someday transform into the Humming Bird Moth. Is this another name for this worm? I found many on our tomato plants and took pictures.
Thank you.
Posted by Connie Koehler on August 12,2011 | 09:06 AM
heyy nice video how do i wach another video like the bird or the shark????
Posted by mattie on July 26,2011 | 11:23 AM
I agree with Betty Arndts. Same thing happened to me on Sunday April 10, 2011.
Sure would like to see that snake fly.........
Posted by Ann Shew on April 10,2011 | 04:48 PM
How amazing! How does the snake make a fail-proof landing after sailing 330 ft in the air? It must have a built-in radar or sonar beam to get it to a safe landing. A spectacular photo!
Posted by Audrey Synnott on February 5,2011 | 12:28 PM
Betty,
To see the video please click to the right of the screen under "Video Gallery" No Need for a Plane, This Snake Can Fly. You can also see the video here:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/video/No-Need-for-a-Plane-This-Snake-Can-Fly.html
The Editors
Posted by The Editors on January 25,2011 | 09:59 AM
The Smithsonian magazine article (Feb. 2011) said I could watch the snake fly. I only see a still picture! No flight!
Posted by Betty Arndts on January 24,2011 | 09:39 PM