Frog Eats A Snake

“Green frogs are a regular sight in Far North Queensland – but rarely making a meal of a snake. As these photos taken by Ian Hamilton show, the frog is not incapable of experimenting with new predator-prey relationships and dinnertime treats. Mr Hamilton said his 18-year-old grandson, Brendan Healy, spotted this frog snacking on a brown tree snake in his grandparents’ retirement village garden in Mackay last Sunday night. ‘We took some photos, not realising at the time just how unusual it was,’ he said.” w/ photos
50’s Train Conductor Eats Razors
“Meet a train conductor eats fire, razor blades and glass.”
Tough Olympic Training For Chinese Kids
“Who knows what happens to these young people if they go to the Olympics and lose. Are they ever seen again?”
Dog Swallows Toy Wand

“A dog has had a miracle escape after swallowing a fairy wand almost the length of her entire body. Pip’s owner Ashleigh Fisher raised the alarm after noticing the five-month-old whippet had something lodged in her throat. A vet’s X-ray revealed the animal had swallowed the child’s toy whole. Ashleigh, who got Pip as an 18th birthday gift from her parents, said the family first noticed something was wrong when Pip began gulping loudly. Laura Lamb, trainee nurse at the Bridge Veterinary Group in Middlesbrough said: ‘When the X-ray was developed the vet and nurse could hardly believe their eyes. ‘A long, narrow object was visible, starting at the bottom of Pip’s throat and going off the edge of the plate towards her stomach.’ A second picture was taken, revealing that the object stretched all the way from the little dog’s throat right into her stomach.” w/ photos
The Calf With 3 Nostrils

“This calf has a nose for survival after it became a local celebrity when it was born with three nostrils at a farm in Cheiry, Switzerland. Swiss bio farmer Urs Herrmann, 44, said: “People are always coming to visit her – bringing nice things for her to eat and making a fuss of her. She is in the stable with all the other young calves and is totally healthy and fine. “But she has a better life than the others since she gets spoiled more than the others who get a lot less attention.” w/ photos
21-Year-Old Raises Money For Her Funeral

“Just days before Christmas, a young woman with muscular dystrophy is planning her own funeral, so she won’t leave the burden behind for her family. Sierra Cooper, 21, has battled muscular dystrophy her entire life, then she received another blow: Being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Now, Sierra faces a grim outlook and doctors said she has little time left. “If it was up to me, she’d have another 30 to 40 years and she’d bury me,” Sallie Cooper, Sierra’s mother, said. “You’re not supposed to bury your child.” Sierra may only have weeks left. This Christmas, her wish isn’t under the tree this year. She’s asking for donations to help pay for her funeral.” w/ photo + video
One Of The Dirtiest Beaches In The World
“Captain Charles Moore takes us to a Hawaiian beach in the running for Dirtiest Beach in the World, thanks to the plastic waste that accumulates there.”
Garbage City

“This unbelievable city piled high with trash is a real place called Garbage City, outside of Cairo in Egypt. It’s populated by a community of workers called Zabbaleen, who personally collect, sort, reuse, resell or otherwise repurpose Cairo’s waste. Recently several photographers have trained their cameras upon the city, and now we see what it would really be like to live in the aftermath of our own consumption.” w/ photos
