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Monday, June 25, 2007
BIG TIME MATCHUP #4!
GREAT WHITE SHARK VS. ANACONDA!
The giant anaconda is one of the most elusive of all creatures. Before his disappearance in 1925 in the Amazon Jungle Colonel Percy H. Fawcett of the British Army reported his encounter with 62 foot anaconda. Serge Bonacase, a Frenchman, told of shooting a sleeping anaconda in Brazil in 1947. The serpent was approximately 75 feet long! The head alone was 2 feet long! A 1949 Brasilian newspaper account tells of a 131 foot anaconda that weighed 5 tons. The giant anaconda is equally at home on land and in the water. While they are constrictors they also have lots of teeth and do bite. They are masters of camouflage and have no natural predators.
The great white shark is a natural killing machine with several rows of razor sharp teeth and cold black eyes. Like the giant anaconda they have no natural predators, other than man. One of the largest great white sharks ever recorded was captured in the 1870's in Australia. It measured 36 feet long.
Photo info: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
The giant anaconda is one of the most elusive of all creatures. Before his disappearance in 1925 in the Amazon Jungle Colonel Percy H. Fawcett of the British Army reported his encounter with 62 foot anaconda. Serge Bonacase, a Frenchman, told of shooting a sleeping anaconda in Brazil in 1947. The serpent was approximately 75 feet long! The head alone was 2 feet long! A 1949 Brasilian newspaper account tells of a 131 foot anaconda that weighed 5 tons. The giant anaconda is equally at home on land and in the water. While they are constrictors they also have lots of teeth and do bite. They are masters of camouflage and have no natural predators.
The great white shark is a natural killing machine with several rows of razor sharp teeth and cold black eyes. Like the giant anaconda they have no natural predators, other than man. One of the largest great white sharks ever recorded was captured in the 1870's in Australia. It measured 36 feet long.
Photo info: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
Monday, June 11, 2007
#3 FUN TIME SUPER FUN TIME MATCHUP!
Squirrel vs. Opossum!
Not much of a matchup you say? On the contrary, I happen to know it would be a very spirited showdown. Case in point, a squirrel once got into our apartment and left in a plastic bag being carried by the guy who shot it in the head and then clubbed it to death.
The opossum has a tail that is very strong!
Check out these links for more on their fighting styles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opossum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirrel
Photo info: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
Not much of a matchup you say? On the contrary, I happen to know it would be a very spirited showdown. Case in point, a squirrel once got into our apartment and left in a plastic bag being carried by the guy who shot it in the head and then clubbed it to death.
The opossum has a tail that is very strong!
Check out these links for more on their fighting styles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opossum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirrel
Photo info: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
Sunday, June 3, 2007
#2 TOTALLY SUPER UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME MATCHUP!
Hyena vs. Dingo!
Think hard about your pick. These animals may not look wild, but they are! Dingos are baby snatchers, but they're also very adaptive. They can even go to the beach for a fight. Hyenas are pretty weird looking and sometimes they even have a lazy eye. Plus, they laugh like crazy, so they've got the psychological aspect of their fighting down like the mat in front of your door!
Thanks for all your posts for the first matchup. It's more fun when I know who's posting so try to sign in so you're not "anonymous".
Check this stuff out to learn more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyena
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo
Photo info: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
Think hard about your pick. These animals may not look wild, but they are! Dingos are baby snatchers, but they're also very adaptive. They can even go to the beach for a fight. Hyenas are pretty weird looking and sometimes they even have a lazy eye. Plus, they laugh like crazy, so they've got the psychological aspect of their fighting down like the mat in front of your door!
Thanks for all your posts for the first matchup. It's more fun when I know who's posting so try to sign in so you're not "anonymous".
Check this stuff out to learn more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyena
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo
Photo info: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
Monday, April 30, 2007
#1 SUPER BIG FUN-TIME MATCHUP!
Gorilla vs. Grizzly Bear!!!
Here are some links so you can do some research:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_bear
Photo info: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
Here are some links so you can do some research:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_bear
Photo info: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
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