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Japanese Woman Spotted Walking In These Amazing “Pigeon Shoes”

A woman created pigeon shaped shoes as she was worried her normal ones might cause distress. She wanted to be close to the birds without scaring them, so crafted the realistic-looking footware at home. The shoe designer, named online as Kyoto Ohata, has inspired others to make their own version of the heels. Continue reading »

Extremely Rare White Giraffe With Ginger Mane Spotted In Tanzania

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Omo the giraffe is fifteen months old. She has survived her first year despite being born with leucism – a condition which means only some of her skin cells can make pigment, which gives her almost white skin. She was photographed by Dr Derek Lee, founder and scientist at the Wild Nature Institute, whilst she was roaming the Tarangire National Park, in Tanzania. Continue reading »

Rare Sighting of a “Blue Dragon” Spotted on the Shores of Australia

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Depending on your tastes, this bizarre little blue creature may inspire either aww-worthy shrieks of excitement or a bit of discomforted shock, possibly a combination of both. Meet the blue dragon, one of the weirdest and most wonderful little-known animals in the world. The proper name of this mythical-looking creature is Glaucus atlanticus, or blue sea slug, and although it is much smaller than its fictional brethren of lore (only about an inch or two in length) it has a host of nasty tricks up its sleeve—er wing? Continue reading »

Rare Pink Dolphin Is Spotted Near Louisiana’s Coast

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Pinky the dolphin is a mythical-looking creature who is quickly capturing the hearts of people around the world. Though we’re used to dolphins typically having a blue/grey tint, Pinky is actually pink! The marine mammal’s rosy glow seems like an unbelievable impossibility, but she’s definitely not the only one. Pink dolphins are most often seen in the Amazon River, where they’re either a carnation pink or light grey. Continue reading »

Batmobile Replica Spotted in Sweden

A Swedish guy built it from a 1973 Lincoln Continental. It took him over $1 million USD and 3.5 years to complete, or some 20.000 hours of work. It features a lot of gadgets like satellite navigation, voice recognition, reversing cameras, a DVD player, a plasma TV. Continue reading »

Rare ‘Flying Rainbow’ Spotted over Southern China

This ‘flying’ rainbow was spotted over Wanning City, in southern Chinese province of Hainan. The spectacular sight was first witnessed by a child on a fishing boat and later captured on camera by a local photographer. The ‘flying rainbow’ is created when light reflects off ice crystals in clouds, rather than water particles close to the Earth. Continue reading »